About this season
A reality television series that follows a group of boxers as they compete with one another in an elimination-style competition, while their lives and relationships with each other and their families are depicted.
Episodes (12)
1. The Contender Tryouts
Aired 4 September 2007 • 60 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 Correa are trainers.
2. We're at the Dance Now, Baby!
Aired 11 September 2007 • 60 min
Conflict erupts between two old rivals; the fighters receive a visit from Oscar de la Hoya.
3. Don't Tell Me Who You Are. Show Me Who You Are.
Aired 18 September 2007 • 60 min
The second first-round bout is on tap, with the Gold team owning the "power of choice." Sugar Ray Leonard hosts.
4. The Big Guns
Aired 25 September 2007 • 60 min
One fighter gets bad news from home while another looks to prove himself against a tough foe in the third elimination bout. Seven boxers will remain. Sugar Ray Leonard hosts.
5. There Ain't No Quitting
Aired 3 October 2007 • 60 min
The last two first-round matchups are determined as the boxers feel pressure to advance to the semifinals. Sugar Ray Leonard hosts.
6. Gunnin' For the Knockout
Aired 9 October 2007 • 60 min
The final first-round bout is held, after which four semifinalists will be determined. Host: Sugar Ray Leonard.
7. No Turning Back
Aired 16 October 2007 • 60 min
The semifinal matchups are set; season 1 favourite Alfonso Gomez battles Ben Tackie in a welterweight bout from Staples Center in Los Angeles.
8. Bringing the Pain
Aired 23 October 2007 • 60 min
Jaidon Codrington vs. Wayne Johnsen in an eight-round semifinal bout.
9. Nothing Will Stop Me From Winning This Fight
Aired 30 October 2007 • 60 min
Australian countrymen Sam Soliman and Sakio Bika square off in an eight-round semifinal. The winner makes the Nov. 6 final in Boston. Host: Sugar Ray Leonard.
10. The Contender 3 Finale
Aired 6 November 2007 • 60 min
Jaidon Codrington and Sakio Bika square off in the 10-round Season 3 finale in Boston. A $750,000 grand prize is on the line. Sugar Ray Leonard hosts.
11. One More Step to the Big Show
Aired 18 February 2009
Troy Ross vs. Akinyemi "A.K." Laleye; Ehinomen "Hino" Ehikhamenor vs. Rico Hoye.
12. Finale
Aired 25 February 2009
Troy Ross vs. Ehinomen "Hino" Ehikhamenor; from the MGM Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut.