• Former 'The Contender' boxer Jeffrey Fraza killed by commuter train

  February 5, 2012
  Haverhill, Mass., boxer Jeffrey Fraza, known as "Hell Raza" on a TV reality show, died after being hit by a commuter train, transit authority officials said.
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  Sugar Ray Leonard: 'Dancing with the Stars' the "best time of my life"

  April 13, 2011
  Sugar Ray Leonard says his Dancing with the Stars experience with professional partner Anna Trebunskaya was a standout moment in his life despite the couple's elimination during Tuesday night's live results show on ABC.

• New 'Contender' host Tony Danza not a fan of original host Sly Stallone

  December 3, 2008
  Tony Danza apparently has some fighting words for former The Contender host and executive producer Sylvester Stallone.

• 'The Contender' reveals fourth season cast, Tony Danza to host

  September 30, 2008
  The Contender has revealed its fourth-season cast and announced Tony Danza will replace boxing legend Sugar Ray Leonard as the host of the show's Versus edition, which will premiere on the network in December.
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  Versus picks up 'The Contender' from ESPN, to air 'Muay Thai' spinoff

  July 11, 2008
  It's been knocked down twice now, but The Contender apparently isn't down for the count just yet.

• ESPN cancels 'The Contender,' expected to land with another network

  April 11, 2008
  ESPN has apparently decided to knockout The Contender.

• Sakio Bika defeats Jaidon Codrington to claim 'The Contender 3' title

  November 8, 2007
  Sakio Bika scored an eighth-round TKO against Jaidon Codrington to win The Contender's third-season crown during Tuesday night's live finale broadcast of the ESPN reality competition series.
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  ESPN renews 'Contender,' reveals cast, series to debut September 4

  August 7, 2007
  ESPN has announced it has ordered a third season of The Contender and revealed the identities of the 16 super middleweights who will compete in the boxing reality competition series, which will premiere Tuesday, September 4 at 10PM ET/PT.

• ESPN announces Ryder Cup-like 'The Contender Challenge' series

  February 12, 2007
  ESPN has announced plans for The Contender Challenge, a new reality series that will follow a team of The Contender boxers as they take on seven British boxers for the inaugural "Sugar Ray Leonard Cup."  The six-episode series is scheduled to premiere on ESPN on Tuesday, April 10, and it will also be shown in Britain on ITV.
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  The Contender 2 - Finale Episode summary

  September 29, 2006
  "A Winner is Crowned!," our episode summary for the twelfth and final episode of ESPN's second season of The Contender, written by ARnutz, is now available.

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