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The Contender

The Contender

Description: Following 16 promising professional boxers who have come to Los Angeles to compete in a tournament, with the final in Las Vegas. These men will live together, train together and eventually fight each other for the chance to change their lives.
Genre: Action, Game-Show, Reality-TV, Sport
Year Released: 2005
Number of seasons: 6
Number of episodes: 61
First episode air date: March 7, 2005
Theme Song: The Contender Theme Song
Presented By: Sylvester Stallone (season 1), Sugar Ray Leonard (seasons 1u20133), Tony Danza (season 4), Andre Ward (season 5)
Cast: Sergio Mora, Peter Manfredo Jr., Sugar Ray Leonard, MORE
Networks: ESPN, NBC, Epix, NBCSN
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