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| The Contender | |
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| Season 1 | |
| No. of episodes | 15 |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | March 7 – May 24, 2005 |
| Season chronology | |
The Contender 1 is the first season of The Contender.
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| The Contender | |
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| Season 1 | |
| No. of episodes | 15 |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | March 7 – May 24, 2005 |
| Season chronology | |
The Contender 1 is the first season of The Contender.
The West Coast wear gold, and the East Coast blue. Much of the equipment is being provided by Everlast.
West Coast Team | East Coast Team |
While The Contender is a reality TV show, it does contain a serious competition with a proper format – a 16-man knockout tournament.
(Numbers refer to the episode in which the fight took place.)
Quarterfinal bouts are determined by the individual winner of each challenge. The winner can choose whom he wants to fight, or become the "matchmaker" and select two fighters to compete against each other.
(Numbers refer to the episode in which the fight took place.)
These two matches took place between the four remaining boxers, Sergio, Alfonso, Peter, Jesse.
(Numbers refer to the episode in which the fight took place.) On the final night in Las Vegas, Alfonso Gomez took on Jesse Brinkley for 200,000 prize. Alfonso was in better shape and connected better punches.
For $1,000,000, from Caesars Palace, Las Vegas.
(Number refers to the episode in which the fight took place.)
These three bouts were staged as warm-up events for the final.
| Contestant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
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| Sergio | IN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | WIN |
| Peter | LOSE | Not in arena (re-enter week 4) | IN | WIN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | WIN | IN | LOSE | |
| Jesse | IN | WIN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | LOSE | |
| Alfonso | WIN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | IN | LOSE | ||
| Anthony | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | LOSE | |||
| Joey | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | IN | IN | LOSE | ||||
| Ahmed | IN | IN | LOSE | Not in arena (re-enter week 9) | IN | LOSE | |||||||||
| Ishe | IN | IN | WIN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | LOSE | ||||||
| Juan | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | QUIT | |||||||
| Jimmy | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | LOSE | |||||||
| Tarick | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | LOSE | ||||||||
| Brent | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | LOSE | |||||||||
| Miguel | IN | IN | IN | IN | LOSE | ||||||||||
| Najai | IN | IN | IN | LOSE | |||||||||||
| Jeff | IN | IN | IN | QUIT | |||||||||||
| Jonathan | IN | LOSE | |||||||||||||
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