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The Contender S3E1 — The Contender Tryouts

The Contender•Season 3•Episode 1

The Contender Tryouts

Sep 4, 200760 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

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The Contender Tryouts

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We're at the Dance Now, Baby!

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

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There Ain't No Quitting

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Sergio Mora

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Brent Cooper

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Tarick Salmaci

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Najai Turpin

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Anthony Bonsante

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Jimmy Lange

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Alfonso Gómez

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Joey Gilbert

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Ahmad Kaddour

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Jeff Fraza

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Jonathan Reid

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Episode Summary

"The Contender Tryouts" is episode 1 of The Contender season 3. It aired on September 4, 2007.

Next: E2 · We're at the Dance Now, Baby!Best of Season 3