Mark Burnett
Director
The Contender (2005)
Season 3
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.
Released March 8, 2005
Episode 60 min
None+
Genres: Action, Game Show, Reality, Reality TV
Keywords: tmdb.boxer, tmdb.sports-show, imdb.training, imdb.punching-bag, imdb.elimination, imdb.boxing-ring, imdb.non-fiction + 6 more, imdb.boxing, imdb.punch, imdb.gym, imdb.fight, imdb.challenge, awards.emmy-award-nominated
Watch Providers: MGM Plus, The Roku Channel, fuboTV, MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel, Philo
Production Companies: Rogue Marble, Mark Burnett Productions, ESPN, ESPN Original Entertainment, DreamWorks Television
Network: Versus
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S3E1 - The Contender Tryouts
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.
Sept. 4, 2007, midnight
S3E2 - We're at the Dance Now, Baby!
Conflict erupts between two old rivals; the fighters receive a visit from Oscar de la Hoya.
Sept. 11, 2007, midnight
S3E3 - Don't Tell Me Who You Are. Show Me Who You Are.
The second first-round bout is on tap, with the Gold team owning the "power of choice." Sugar Ray Leonard hosts.
Sept. 18, 2007, midnight
S3E4 - The Big Guns
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.
Sept. 25, 2007, midnight
S3E5 - There Ain't No Quitting
The last two first-round matchups are determined as the boxers feel pressure to advance to the semifinals. Sugar Ray Leonard hosts.
Oct. 3, 2007, midnight
S3E6 - Gunnin' For the Knockout
The final first-round bout is held, after which four semifinalists will be determined. Host: Sugar Ray Leonard.
Oct. 9, 2007, midnight
S3E7 - No Turning Back
The semifinal matchups are set; season 1 favourite Alfonso Gomez battles Ben Tackie in a welterweight bout from Staples Center in Los Angeles.
Oct. 16, 2007, midnight
S3E8 - Bringing the Pain
Jaidon Codrington vs. Wayne Johnsen in an eight-round semifinal bout.
Oct. 23, 2007, midnight
S3E9 - Nothing Will Stop Me From Winning This Fight
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.
Oct. 30, 2007, midnight
S3E10 - The Contender 3 Finale
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.
Nov. 6, 2007, midnight
S3E11 - One More Step to the Big Show
Troy Ross vs. Akinyemi "A.K." Laleye; Ehinomen "Hino" Ehikhamenor vs. Rico Hoye.
Feb. 18, 2009, midnight
S3E12 - Finale
Troy Ross vs. Ehinomen "Hino" Ehikhamenor; from the MGM Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut.
Feb. 25, 2009, midnight
Network: Versus
Episode Runtime: 60 min.
Season Runtime: 60 min.
Released: March 8, 2005
Last Air Date: Nov. 9, 2018, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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