The Contender premiered on ESPN on March 7, 2005. The Contender is an unscripted drama about the lives, fears and hopes of 16 professional boxers as they compete for the chance to change their lives and the lives of the people they love forever.
Cast
Character
Actor
Host
Sylvester Stallone
Episodes
Season 1 (2004-2005)
(16 Episodes In Season 1)
Gomez/Manfredo (Originally Aired 3/7/2005)
Brinkley/Reid (Originally Aired 3/10/2005)
Smith/Kaddour (Originally Aired 3/13/2005)
Mora/Turpin (Originally Aired 3/20/2005)
Espino/Manfredo (Originally Aired 3/27/2005)
Bonsante/Cooper (Originally Aired 4/3/2005)
Salamaci/De La Rosa (Originally Aired 4/10/2005)
Lange/Gilbert (Originally Aired 4/17/2005)
Mora/Smith (Originally Aired 4/24/2005)
Gomez/Kaddour (Originally Aired 4/24/2005)
Manfredo/Gilbert (Originally Aired 5/1/2005)
Brinkley/Bonsante (Originally Aired 5/8/2005)
Manfredo/Gomez (Originally Aired 5/15/2005)
Mora/Brinkley (Originally Aired 5/22/2005)
Gomez/Brinkley (Originally Aired 5/24/2005)
Mora/Manfredo (Originally Aired 5/24/2005)
Season 2 (2005-2006)
(12 Episodes In Season 2)
The First Will Be The Last And The Last Will Be The First (Originally Aired 7/18/2006)
The Power Of Choice (Originally Aired 7/18/2006)
First In The Kitchen (Originally Aired 7/25/2006)
Let 'Em Sweat (Originally Aired 8/1/2006)
Old Rivals (Originally Aired 8/8/2006)
Friendly Fire (Originally Aired 8/15/2006)
To Be The Man, You've Got To Beat The Man! (Originally Aired 8/22/2006)
The Elite Eight (Originally Aired 8/29/2006)
Dog Fight (Originally Aired 9/5/2006)
Por La Rasa (Originally Aired 9/12/2006)
Final Four (Originally Aired 9/19/2006)
Championship Bout (Originally Aired 9/26/2006)
Season 3 (2006-2007)
(6 Episodes In Season 3)
Walter Wright vs. Anthony Small (Originally Aired 4/10/2007)
Freddy Curiel vs. Ross Minter (Originally Aired 4/17/2007)
Gomez vs. Concepcion (Originally Aired 4/24/2007)
Ravelo vs. Buchanan (Originally Aired 5/1/2007)
Jesse Brinkley vs. Robin Reid (Originally Aired 5/8/2007)
Cornelius Bundrage vs. Colin McNeil (Originally Aired 5/15/2007)
Season 4 (2006-2007)
(10 Episodes In Season 4)
The Contender Tryouts (Originally Aired 9/4/2007)
We're At The Dance Now, Baby! (Originally Aired 9/11/2007)
Don't Tell Me Who You Are, Show Me Who You Are (Originally Aired 9/18/2007)
The Big Guns (Originally Aired 9/25/2007)
There Ain't No Quitting (Originally Aired 10/2/2007)
Gunnin' For The Knockout (Originally Aired 10/9/2007)
The Contender (Originally Aired 10/16/2007)
Bringing The Pain (Originally Aired 10/23/2007)
Nothing Will Stop Me From Winning This Fight! (Originally Aired 10/30/2007)
The Contender premiered on ESPN on March 7, 2005. The Contender is an unscripted drama about the lives, fears and hopes of 16 professional boxers as they compete for the chance to change their lives and the lives of the people they love forever.
