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Brandon Adams Walks Away As The Top “Contender”

By: Sean Crose “The Contender” Season Five on Epix concluded on Friday night at the Forum in Inglewood, California. Things started off with a scheduled 8 round middleweight affair between…

11/10/2018

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$250K and a Shortcut to World Title Belt Awaits Winner of Epix Series The Contender

By: Vishare Mooney Southern California middleweight fighters Shane “Sugarman” Mosley, Jr. (13 - 2) and Brandon “The Cannon” Adams (20 - 2) will face off tonight in a ten round…

11/09/2018

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Boxing Insider Notebook: Algieri, Shields, De La Hoya, The Contender, and more…

Compiled By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of October 31st to November 7th; covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing…

11/07/2018

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Final Fight Of “The Contender” To Be Live On EPIX From Los Angeles November 9

On Friday, November 9 at 10pm ET/7pm PT, premium pay television network EPIX® will air the finale of The Contender live from the “Fabulous” Forum in Los Angeles. In the…

10/11/2018

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The Contender Preview: A Look at the Competitors

By: Jeandra Lebeauf The fifth season of television’s boxing tournament/reality series The Contender premieres Friday night on EPIX with an updated look, new trainers and a new host. Hosted by…

08/24/2018

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Real Time Full Length Bouts, Film Like Quality and Training Camp: “The Contender” a Treat for Boxing Fans

By Vishare Mooney There is no other sport that produces more profound imagery than boxing. Something about boxing that makes it immune from the staged scenes and story arcs forced…

08/24/2018

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Andre Ward Talks Hosting “Contender” Redux

By: Sean Crose From 2005-2009, “The Contender” showed television viewers the struggles and triumphs of struggling boxers determined to crack through to the big time. With heavyweight star power like…

06/28/2018

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Epix Sets Premier Date for The Contender, Reveals 16 Fighters Vying for Championship Belt

Premium pay television network EPIX® has announced the 16 fighters who will be facing off with one another for the championship belt on the revival of boxing franchise series The…

06/27/2018

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Andre Ward, Freddie Roach, and Naazim Richardson Join The Contender

Premium pay television network EPIX®, an MGM company, has announced that undefeated boxing champion Andre “Son of God” Ward will host the new version of the seminal The Contender boxing…

04/10/2018

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The Contender Returns

By: Oliver McManus THE CONTENDER returns to our television screens later this year after being picked up by the premium cable and satellite network Epix – the iconic show has…

01/24/2018