Epix’s The Contender season five is the reverse of the very first NBC season: it’s now mostly boxing, with a little bit of reality show.
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The Contender, Mark Burnett’s boxing competition, is coming back
The boxing competition that aired on NBC and was originally hosted by Sugar Ray Leonard and Sylvester Stallone is returning to TV.
Contender boxer Jeff Fraza killed by train
The Contender season one and two cast member and boxer Jeff “Hell Raza” Fraza was killed early Saturday morning when he was hit by a commuter train in Haverhill, Mass. He was 34. His former girlfriend and mother of his… continue reading
Contender 4 debuts on Versus with new host Tony Danza
The Contender 4 debuts tonight, and the show is on its third network in four seasons. The 12 episodes will air on Versus, formerly known as the Outdoor Life Network, on Wednesday nights at 10. But networks aren’t all it’s… continue reading
Contender drops host Sugar Ray Leonard for Tony Danza, announces boxers
Besides changing networks and moving to Singapore, the boxing reality competition series The Contender will now be hosted by Tony Danza, of Taxi and Who’s the Boss fame. Danza, who was a professional boxer in the 1970s, replaces Sugar Ray… continue reading
Versus acquires Contender, will film it in Singapore and air Contender Muay Thai
The Contender, which was cancelled by ESPN after two seasons, has found a third home: Versus, the network formerly known as OLN. For the fourth season, the network will move the show to Singapore and feature teams of American and… continue reading
ESPN cancels The Contender because of low ratings
Mark Burnett’s boxing competition The Contender, which aired its second and third seasons on ESPN, plus an all-star season, has been cancelled by the network, but its producers say they’ll find another home for the show. “It was a hard… continue reading
Contender Norberto Bravo arrested for misdemeanor domestic violence assault
Contender 2 fighter Norberto Bravo “was arrested on suspicion of beating his fiancee in front of the couple’s 4-year-old son, Tucson police said Thursday,” according to the Tucson Citizen. Norberto “Nito” Bravo Jr. was arrested “on misdemeanor charges of domestic… continue reading
The Contender 3 concludes tonight; finalist’s father committed suicide during production
The third season of The Contender concludes tonight with a live fight at 9 p.m. ET. After three undercard fights, Sakio Bika and Jaidon Codrington will fight in Boston Garden for $750,000. The two “could conceivably battle to a draw,”… continue reading
The Contender 3 debuts tonight
Mark Burnett’s Contender begins its third season tonight on ESPN, the series’ second on the network. The show debuts at 10 p.m. ET, concluding November 6 with a live fight finale. The new season focuses on 16 super-middleweight boxers, a… continue reading
ESPN renews The Contender for a third season; unedited fights will air on ESPN2
The new season debuts Sept. 4 at 10 p.m. ET and will be “the first to feature the full, uncut fights that will air on ESPN2,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. The 16 boxers will compete for $1 million, a… continue reading
UK and US fighters face off in Contender Challenge tonight
Tonight at 9 p.m. ET, ESPN debuts The Contender Challenge, a six-episode competition series that pits veterans from the show against UK fighters. The series also airs on ITV in the UK, and features fights that took place March 30…. continue reading
Contender may move to HBO for its third season and focus on heavyweight boxers
ESPN will soon air The Contender Challenge, a series of fights between veterans from the US show and UK boxers. But a third season of the reality series is also apparently in the works, and it may involve two major… continue reading
Contender Challenge’s fighters announced
The seven Contender boxers who will take part in the upcoming Contender Challenge have been revealed. The show will feature fighters from the US series fighting UK boxers. The US series boxers who will participate are Jesse Brinkley, Cornelius Bunderage,… continue reading
Contender’s boxers will face UK fighters in ESPN’s The Contender Challenge
ESPN is bringing back The Contender, sort of, for a six-episode all-star series that will have boxers from the first two seasons fighting boxers from the UK. The Contender Challenge debuts April 10 on ESPN and ITV, and will feature… continue reading