7.8/106 votes#1 - The Contender Tryouts
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/4/2007
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.
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NaN/100 votes#2 - We're at the Dance Now, Baby!
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 9/11/2007
Conflict erupts between two old rivals; the fighters receive a visit from Oscar de la Hoya.
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NaN/100 votes#3 - Don't Tell Me Who You Are. Show Me Who You Are.
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 9/18/2007
The second first-round bout is on tap, with the Gold team owning the "power of choice." Sugar Ray Leonard hosts.
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NaN/100 votes#4 - The Big Guns
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 9/25/2007
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.
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NaN/100 votes#5 - There Ain't No Quitting
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/3/2007
The last two first-round matchups are determined as the boxers feel pressure to advance to the semifinals. Sugar Ray Leonard hosts.
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NaN/100 votes#6 - Gunnin' For the Knockout
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 10/9/2007
The final first-round bout is held, after which four semifinalists will be determined. Host: Sugar Ray Leonard.
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NaN/100 votes#7 - No Turning Back
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 10/16/2007
The semifinal matchups are set; season 1 favourite Alfonso Gomez battles Ben Tackie in a welterweight bout from Staples Center in Los Angeles.
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- NaN/100 votes
#8 - Bringing the Pain
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 10/23/2007
Jaidon Codrington vs. Wayne Johnsen in an eight-round semifinal bout.
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- NaN/100 votes
#9 - Nothing Will Stop Me From Winning This Fight
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 10/30/2007
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.
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- NaN/100 votes
#10 - The Contender 3 Finale
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 11/6/2007
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.
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- NaN/100 votes
#11 - One More Step to the Big Show
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 2/18/2009
Troy Ross vs. Akinyemi "A.K." Laleye; Ehinomen "Hino" Ehikhamenor vs. Rico Hoye.
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- NaN/100 votes
#12 - Finale
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 2/25/2009
Troy Ross vs. Ehinomen "Hino" Ehikhamenor; from the MGM Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut.
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Season 3 Ratings Summary
"The Contender Tryouts" is the best rated episode of "The Contender" season 3. It scored 7.8/10 based on 6 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/4/2007. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "We're at the Dance Now, Baby!".