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Najai Turpin and Jeff Fraza depart 'The Contender', as Peter Manfredo Jr returns
March 21, 2005
In the fourth episode of NBC's reality-competition boxing show The Contender, chicken pox ended up giving one boxer a second chance, while two other boxers left without the $1 million first prize.
Ishe Smith eliminates Ahmed Kaddour in the third episode of NBC's 'The Contender'
March 14, 2005
The grudge match that everyone wanted to see in the third episode of NBC's reality-competition boxing show The Contender is over, but the complete domination of West boxers over East boxers continues unabated.Jonathan Reid becomes second straight East star ousted in NBC's 'The Contender'
March 11, 2005
Will East Coast boxing survive NBC's The Contender?
Peter Manfredo Jr. loses undefeated record in premiere of NBC's 'The Contender'
March 8, 2005
One of the real surprises when the cast for NBC's The Contender was announced was that Peter Manfredo, Jr., a promising middleweight with a 21-0 record who was ranked #3 in the world by the World Boxing Organization, had agreed to become one of the 16 contestants on the reality-competition boxing show. A bigger surprise, shown on the March 7 premiere episode of The Contender, was that Peter became the first contestant eliminated from the show, as he suffered his first pro defeat at the hands of Alfonso Gomez, Jr. (now 11-2-1 as a pro).NBC's 'The Contender' comes out swinging hoping to be Mark Burnett's next reality knockout
March 5, 2005
For the first time since 1976 and only the second time ever, a motion picture focused on the world of boxing, Clint Eastwood's Million Dollar Baby, won the Best Picture Oscar at the Academy Awards. Will that success translate into a wider interest in (or even a wider tolerance of) boxing? NBC's new reality-competition boxing series, The Contender, which premieres at 9:30 PM ET/PT on Monday, March 7, certainly hopes so.
Trista Rehn defends Taylor Frankie Paul's 'The Bachelorette' casting
Whitney Leavitt hints she may exit 'The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives' after Season 5
'90 Day Fiance: The Other Way' star Chloe Fabiano reveals more about her sugardaddy
Chris Harrison to host new "traditional marriage" dating show in first TV gig since 'The Bachelor'
'The Real Housewives of Rhode Island' premiere date announced by Bravo
'The Bachelor' alum Nick Viall and wife Natalie Joy expecting "rainbow" twins after miscarriages
'90 Day Fiance' star Chloe shares new details about Johny's new girlfriend and upcoming baby
'The Bachelorette' alums reunion to air on ABC before Taylor Frankie Paul's Season 22 premiere
Demi Engemann absent from Whitney Leavitt's Broadway debut amid rumors she's done with 'Mormon Wives'
