The Contender

Season 3

2007 · 12 episodes · 10h 0m in all

Episodes

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   1. The Contender Tryouts

   4 Sept 2007 · 60 min

   Sixteen 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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   2. We're at the Dance Now, Baby!

   11 Sept 2007 · 60 min

   Conflict erupts between two old rivals; the fighters receive a visit from Oscar de la Hoya.

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   3. Don't Tell Me Who You Are. Show Me Who You Are.

   18 Sept 2007 · 60 min

   The second first-round bout is on tap, with the Gold team owning the "power of choice." Sugar Ray Leonard hosts.

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   4. The Big Guns

   25 Sept 2007 · 60 min

   One 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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   5. There Ain't No Quitting

   3 Oct 2007 · 60 min

   The 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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   6. Gunnin' For the Knockout

   9 Oct 2007 · 60 min

   The final first-round bout is held, after which four semifinalists will be determined. Host: Sugar Ray Leonard.

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   7. No Turning Back

   16 Oct 2007 · 60 min

   The 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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   8. Bringing the Pain

   23 Oct 2007 · 60 min

   Jaidon Codrington vs. Wayne Johnsen in an eight-round semifinal bout.

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   9. Nothing Will Stop Me From Winning This Fight

   30 Oct 2007 · 60 min

   Australian 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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    10. The Contender 3 Finale

    6 Nov 2007 · 60 min

    Jaidon 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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    11. One More Step to the Big Show

    18 Feb 2009

    Troy Ross vs. Akinyemi "A.K." Laleye; Ehinomen "Hino" Ehikhamenor vs. Rico Hoye.

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    12. Finale

    25 Feb 2009

    Troy Ross vs. Ehinomen "Hino" Ehikhamenor; from the MGM Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut.