Retsu's first boxing match in America is announced, and it's against former world champion Andrei Valev. Meanwhile, Baki gets a premonition. For some reason, Chiharu Shiba keeps trying to fight Baki.

Mitsunari Tokugawa announces his plans for a world martial arts tournament, and fighters from around the world gather for it. In the first fight of round one in the A-Block, Baki Hanma fights Artemis ...