The Contender (2005)
A reality television series that follows a group of boxers as they compete with one another in an elimination-style competition, while their lives and relationships with each other and their families are depicted.
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Episode 1 - The Contender Tryouts
Release Date: 2007-09-04Sixteen super-middleweight boxers vie for a $1 million purse as the bell sounds for Season 3 of this reality show, hosted by Sugar Ray Leonard and produced by Mark Burnett ("Survivor," "The Apprentice"). Each episode ends with a five-round elimination bout. Buddy McGirt and Jose Correa are trainers.
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Episode 2 - We're at the Dance Now, Baby!
Release Date: 2007-09-11Conflict erupts between two old rivals; the fighters receive a visit from Oscar de la Hoya.
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Episode 3 - Don't Tell Me Who You Are. Show Me Who You Are.
Release Date: 2007-09-18The second first-round bout is on tap, with the Gold team owning the "power of choice." Sugar Ray Leonard hosts.
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Episode 4 - The Big Guns
Release Date: 2007-09-25One fighter gets bad news from home while another looks to prove himself against a tough foe in the third elimination bout. Seven boxers will remain. Sugar Ray Leonard hosts.
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Episode 5 - There Ain't No Quitting
Release Date: 2007-10-03The last two first-round matchups are determined as the boxers feel pressure to advance to the semifinals. Sugar Ray Leonard hosts.
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Episode 6 - Gunnin' For the Knockout
Release Date: 2007-10-09The final first-round bout is held, after which four semifinalists will be determined. Host: Sugar Ray Leonard.
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Episode 7 - No Turning Back
Release Date: 2007-10-16The semifinal matchups are set; season 1 favourite Alfonso Gomez battles Ben Tackie in a welterweight bout from Staples Center in Los Angeles.
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Episode 8 - Bringing the Pain
Release Date: 2007-10-23Jaidon Codrington vs. Wayne Johnsen in an eight-round semifinal bout.
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Episode 9 - Nothing Will Stop Me From Winning This Fight
Release Date: 2007-10-30Australian countrymen Sam Soliman and Sakio Bika square off in an eight-round semifinal. The winner makes the Nov. 6 final in Boston. Host: Sugar Ray Leonard.
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Episode 10 - The Contender 3 Finale
Release Date: 2007-11-06Jaidon Codrington and Sakio Bika square off in the 10-round Season 3 finale in Boston. A $750,000 grand prize is on the line. Sugar Ray Leonard hosts.
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Episode 11 - One More Step to the Big Show
Release Date: 2009-02-18Troy Ross vs. Akinyemi "A.K." Laleye; Ehinomen "Hino" Ehikhamenor vs. Rico Hoye.
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Episode 12 - Finale
Release Date: 2009-02-25Troy Ross vs. Ehinomen "Hino" Ehikhamenor; from the MGM Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut.