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

Fight results

Episode 1 *

Felix Cora Jr. Felix Cora Jr. (born 18 February 1980) is an American professional boxer. He is a former holder of the USBA and NABF cruiserweight titles and was a contestant in the fourth season of the reality TV show '' The Contender''. Professional career ...

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 "A.K." 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 "Hino" Ehikhamenor 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 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 life He is the son of ...

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 professional boxer who current competes in the Cruiserweight division. He resides Phoenix, Arizona, and is a former number one ranked light heavyweight contender (IBF) and a former world title ch ...

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

by TKO (referee stoppage) in round one. **Time: 2:38 Episode 9 *''Quarterfinal 2'' ** Akinyemi "A.K." Laleye defeats Alfredo Escalera Jr. by KO in round five. **Time: 1:51 Episode 10 *''Quarterfinal 3'' ** Ehinomen "Hino" Ehikhamenor 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 "A.K." Laleye by unanimous decision. **50-45 , 50-45 , 50-45 **In preparation for the fight, as per the Gold Team's ritual, A.K. spells out "gorilla warfare" on the whiteboard in his locker room. In actuality, the term is "guerilla warfare". *''Semifinal 2'' ** Ehinomen "Hino" Ehikhamenor 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 **

defeats Ehinomen "Hino" Ehikhamenor by TKO in round four. *Third place bout **

defeats Akinyemi "A.K." Laleye by unanimous decision. **79-72 , 79-72 , 79-72 *Other undercard bouts **

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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