The Contender - Season 1 - Eps 1: Gomez/Manfredo
Sixteen of the best middleweight fighters in the United States arrive in Los Angeles at the Contender Gymnasium. Each week, the boxers will train at this gymnasium and, with the support of their families who are now living close by, will vie to win $1,000,000 if they win a fight at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Teams are divided into East and West and in the first challenge, the winner of which decides the matchup for the fight that week (one fighter from each team), the players must haul three logs up a steep hill. West comes out victorious, and choose Alfonso Gomez and Peter Manfredo as the contenders of the night. In a suprising fight, Alfonso, with help from his father, mother and family, beats Peter, who has his wife and daughter to cheer him on.
About The Contender
Title: The Contender
First Air Date: 2005-03-07
Last Air Date: 2018-11-09
Status: Ended
Rating: 7/10 (from 5 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 5
Total Episodes: 67
Network: NBC ESPN Epix Versus
Genres: Reality
Production Companies: Rogue Marble, Mark Burnett Productions, ESPN, ESPN Original Entertainment, DreamWorks Television
Synopsis
A reality television series that follows a group of boxers as they compete with one another in an elimination-style competition, while their lives and relationships with each other and their families are depicted.
Cast
Sylvester Stallone
Self - Boxing Mentor
Sergio Mora
Self
Brent Cooper
Self
Tarick Salmaci
Self
Najai Turpin
Self
Anthony Bonsante
Self
Jimmy Lange
Self
Alfonso Gómez
Self
Joey Gilbert
Self
Ahmad Kaddour
Self
