- Country: Japan
- Genres: Action, Animation, Comedy
- Release: 2009-01-06
- Director: N/A
- Writers: N/A
- Language: Japanese
- Stars: Kohei Kiyasu , Rikiya Koyama , Keiji Fujiwara , Kenji Utsumi , Tomokazu Seki , Akio Otsuka , Shozo Iizuka , Yuichi Nakamura , Takaya Kuroda , Daisuke Namikawa
- Runtime: 20 min
- Awards: N/A
- AKA: Hajime no Ippo: New Challenger (India) , Hajime no Ippo: New Challenger (Japan) , Hajime no Ippo: New Challenger (Germany) , Fighting Spirit: New Challenger (United States of America) , Первый шаг: Новый претендент (Russian Federation) , Hajime no Ippo: New Challenger , Hajime No Ippo: New Challenger (India) , Fighting Spirit: New Challenger (United Arab Emirates) , Hajime no Ippo: New Challenger (France, French Republic) , Knockout: New Challenger (Philippines) , Hajime no Ippo: New Challenger (Italy)
- Plot: Ippo continues to defend his title and training to reach his goal, Ichiro Miyata. While Takamura goes for the world, and faces the world champion, Brian Hawk. In what is to become his toughest fight so far.
- IMDB:tt1992744
Hajime no Ippo: New Challenger Cast
Kohei Kiyasu
Ippo Makunouchi
Rikiya Koyama
Mamoru Takamura
Keiji Fujiwara
Tatsuya Kimura
Kenji Utsumi
Genji Kamogawa
Tomokazu Seki
Ichiro Miyata
Akio Otsuka
Bryan Hawk
Shozo Iizuka
Miguel Zale
Yuichi Nakamura
Kyosuke Imai
Takaya Kuroda
Arnie Gregory
Daisuke Namikawa
Manabu Itagaki