The fourth season of ''The Contender'' was recorded in

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(with the exception of the live finale), and premiered on

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on December 3, 2008. The show was on its third network, with the first season being broadcast on

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and second and third seasons being shown on

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Contestants

The following 16 fighters, hailing from around the globe, were selected to take part in the fourth Contender Tournament which took place in the cruiserweight division. ''Records entering tournament in parentheses (W-L-D)''

Trainers

Tommy Brooks Tommy Brooks (born June 6, 1954 in Knoxville, Tennessee) is a boxing trainer and a former boxer. He is best known as the trainer of Evander Holyfield. Amateur boxing career As an amateur Brooks was the 1975 National AAU Middleweight champion. ...

* John Bray

Emcee for the series

* Perry Cale - Australia (During tournament) * John Vena - USA (Finale)

Fight results

Episode 1 * Felix Cora Jr. defeats Joell Godfrey by unanimous decision. **50-45 , 50-45 , 49-46 **Blue Team 1, Gold Team 0 Episode 2 *Alfredo Escalera Jr. defeats Jon Schneider by unanimous decision. **49-45 , 50-44 , 49-45 **Blue Team 2, Gold Team 0 Episode 3 *Akinyemi Laleye defeats Erick Vega by unanimous decision. **50-46 , 49-46 , 49-46 **Blue Team 2, Gold Team 1 Episode 4 *Deon Elam defeats Richard Gingras by unanimous decision. **50-45 , 49-46 , 48-47 **Blue Team 2, Gold Team 2 Episode 5 *

Ehinomen Ehikhamenor Ehinomen Ehikhamenor (born 1 April 1980) is a Nigerian professional boxer who fights in the cruiserweight division. Professional career Ehikhamenor turned professional in February 2004 at the Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut, U.S.. In his debut ...

defeats

Darnell Wilson Darnell Wilson (born September 22, 1974) is an American boxer. He challenged once for the WBA World Cruiserweight title in 2008. He is perhaps best remembered for his brutal left-hook knockouts of Emmanuel Nwodo and David Rodriguez. Backgro ...

by unanimous decision. **50-44 , 50-45 , 50-44 **Gold Team 3, Blue Team 2 Episode 6 *

Troy Ross Troy Amos-Ross (born July 17, 1975) is a Guyanese-Canadian retired professional boxer. As an amateur, he competed in the light heavyweight division at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Personal lif ...

defeats

Lawrence Tauasa Lawrence Tauasa is a Samoan Australian former professional boxer who competes in the cruiserweight division. He comes from Sydney, is a former Australian cruiserweight champion and was a contestant on the fourth season of the Contender. Ea ...

by TKO (referee stoppage) in round two. **Gold Team 4, Blue Team 2 Episode 7 *

Rico Hoye Rico Hoye (born November 9, 1974) is an American former professional boxer who competed in the Cruiserweight division. He resides in Phoenix, Arizona, and is a former number one ranked light heavyweight contender ( IBF) and a former world titl ...

defeats Mike Alexander by unanimous decision. **49-46 , 48-47 , 49-46 **Gold Team 5, Blue Team 2 *Ryan Coyne defeats Tim Flamos by split decision. **49-46 , 47-48 , 48-47 **Gold Team 5, Blue Team 3 Episode 8 *''Quarterfinal 1'' **

defeats Felix Cora Jr. by TKO (referee stoppage) in round one. **Time: 2:38 Episode 9 *''Quarterfinal 2'' **Akinyemi Laleye defeats Alfredo Escalera Jr. by KO in round five. **Time: 1:51 Episode 10 *''Quarterfinal 3'' **

defeats Deon Elam by unanimous decision. **49-46 , 49-46 , 49-46 *''Quarterfinal 4'' **

defeats Joell Godfrey by unanimous decision. **50-44 , 49-45 , 48-46 **Hoye was originally scheduled to fight Ryan Coyne, but due to the severity of Coyne's cut that he sustained in his fight with Tim Flamos, he was unable to continue in the Contender Season 4 tournament. He was replaced by Joell Godfrey, who was invited back to the tournament to fight Rico. Episode 11 *''Semifinal 1'' **

defeats Akinyemi Laleye by unanimous decision. **50-45 , 50-45 , 50-45 **In preparation for the fight, as per the Gold Team's ritual, Laleye spells out "gorilla warfare" on the whiteboard in his locker room. In actuality, the term is "guerilla warfare". *''Semifinal 2'' **

defeats

by unanimous decision. **50-45 , 48-47 , 49-46 Live finale at the MGM Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut *''February 25, 2009

*Contender championship bout ** Troy Amos-Ross, Troy Ross defeats

by TKO in round four. *Third place bout **

defeats Akinyemi Laleye by unanimous decision. **79-72 , 79-72 , 79-72 *Other undercard bouts ** Felix Cora Jr. defeats Tim Flamos by TKO in round three. **Ryan Coyne defeats Richard Gingras by unanimous decision. **Alfredo Escalera Jr. defeats Erick Vega by TKO in round six.

References

External links

Official website
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