The Contender Australia
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The Contender Australia is a reality television
show based on the sport of boxing
, but with an added element of insight into the competitor's lives and relationships with each other within the show's living quarters. The series was filmed in Sydney, Australia and was first aired on Australian Pay-Television channel Fox8
on 3 November 2009. The winner will win the Contender Australia title and a A$250,000 prize-"fight" with Anthony Mundine
.
and New Zealand
, were selected to take part in the Contender Tournament which took place at the Super Middleweight
division.
Records entering tournament in parentheses (W-L-D)
Episode 2
Episode 3
Episode 4
Episode 5
Episode 6
Episode 7
Episode 8
Episode 9
Episode 10
Reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...
show based on the sport of boxing
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
, but with an added element of insight into the competitor's lives and relationships with each other within the show's living quarters. The series was filmed in Sydney, Australia and was first aired on Australian Pay-Television channel Fox8
FOX8
Fox8 is an Australian cable and satellite channel available on Foxtel, Austar and Optus Television's subscription platforms...
on 3 November 2009. The winner will win the Contender Australia title and a A$250,000 prize-"fight" with Anthony Mundine
Anthony Mundine
Anthony Mundine is an Australian professional boxer and former rugby league footballer.He is the current interim WBA Light Middleweight Champion boxer, former two-time WBA Super Middleweight Champion, former IBO Middleweight Champion and New South Wales State of Origin representative footballer....
.
Contestants
The following 14 fighters, hailing from AustraliaAustralia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, were selected to take part in the Contender Tournament which took place at the Super Middleweight
Super middleweight
Super Middleweight is a boxing and Muay Thai weight division that has a weight limit of 168 pounds .- 1960s–1983 :There was interest in a division between Middleweight and Light Heavyweight in the late 1960s, the mid-1970s, and the early 1980s...
division.
Records entering tournament in parentheses (W-L-D)
- Ben "The Juicer" McCulloch (3(2 by KO)-0-0)http://www.fox8.foxtel.com.au/Shows/The-Contender-Australia/Contenders/Ben/index.htm
- Adrian TaihiaAdrian TaihiaAdrian Taihia is a professional boxer from New Zealand of Niuean decent. He has a fight record of 5 wins from 6 fights 3 of them were knockouts...
(5(3 by KO)-0-1)http://www.fox8.foxtel.com.au/Shows/the-contender-australia/Contenders/Adrian/index.htm - Israel "Cobra" Kani (9(4 by KO)-2-2)http://www.fox8.foxtel.com.au/Shows/the-contender-australia/Contenders/Adrian/index.htm
- Josh "Cast Iron" Clenshaw (26(13 by KO)-16-0)http://www.fox8.foxtel.com.au/Shows/the-contender-australia/Contenders/Josh/index.htm
- Daniel Mackinnon (13(7 by KO)-4-1)http://www.fox8.foxtel.com.au/Shows/the-contender-australia/Contenders/Daniel/index.htm
- Garth "From the Hood" Wood (4(2 by KO)-1-0)THE WINNER AND 2009 AUSTRALIAN CONTENDERhttp://www.fox8.foxtel.com.au/Shows/the-contender-australia/Contenders/Garth/index.htm
- Junior "The One" Talipeau (14(5 by KO)-0-0)http://www.fox8.foxtel.com.au/Shows/the-contender-australia/Contenders/Junior/index.htm
- Kariz "Peter" Kariuki (18(17 by KO)-7-2)http://www.fox8.foxtel.com.au/Shows/the-contender-australia/Contenders/Kariz/index.htm
- Les "Diamond" Piper (10(2 by KO)-2-3)http://www.fox8.foxtel.com.au/Shows/the-contender-australia/Contenders/Les/index.htm
- Luke "Kool Hand" Moloney (13-4-0)http://www.fox8.foxtel.com.au/Shows/the-contender-australia/Contenders/Luke/index.htm
- Sonni "Jungle Boy" Michael Angelo (15(5 by KO)-8-2)http://www.fox8.foxtel.com.au/Shows/the-contender-australia/Contenders/Sonni/index.htm
- Victor "The Crushin Russian" OganovVictor OganovVictor Oganov is a Russian boxer of Armenian descent.-Career:Oganov was 64-16 as an amateur and turned pro as a Super Middleweight in Russia in 1998 year. Has a good start in Saint Petersburg Russia, Russia with management team Tundra...
(28(28 by KO)-2-0)http://www.fox8.foxtel.com.au/Shows/the-contender-australia/Contenders/Victor/index.htm - Pradeep "The Indian Warrior" Singh (15(8 by KO)-1-1)http://www.fox8.foxtel.com.au/Shows/the-contender-australia/Contenders/Pradeep/index.htm
- Nader "Lionheart" Hamdan (41(18 by KO)-6-0)http://www.fox8.foxtel.com.au/Shows/the-contender-australia/Contenders/Nader/index.htm
Fight Results
Episode 1- Josh Clenshaw defeated Israel Kani by split decision.
- Garth Wood and Ben McCulloch qualified for Round 2 through winning the challenge.
- Blue Team 0, Gold Team 1
Episode 2
- Daniel Mackinnon defeated Luke Moloney by 3rd round KO.
- Blue Team 0, Gold Team 2
Episode 3
- Nader Hamden defeated Les Piper by a Unanimous decision.
- Blue Team 1, Gold Team 2
Episode 4
- Victor OganovVictor OganovVictor Oganov is a Russian boxer of Armenian descent.-Career:Oganov was 64-16 as an amateur and turned pro as a Super Middleweight in Russia in 1998 year. Has a good start in Saint Petersburg Russia, Russia with management team Tundra...
defeats Junior Talipeau by Majority decision.- 48-48 | 48-47 | 48-47
- Blue Team 2, Gold Team 2
Episode 5
- Kariz Kariuki defeated Adrian Taihia by 2nd round KO.
- Sonni Michael Angelo defeated Pradeep Singh by Unanimous decision
- 48-47 | 49-48 | 49-46
- Blue Team 2, Gold Team 4
Episode 6
- Ben McCulloch leaves the house due to neck injury from the advice of his physio
- Israel Kani replaces Ben McCulloch and is now fighting Garth Wood
- The fighters meet up with Sugar Ray LeonardSugar Ray LeonardSugar Ray Leonard is an American retired professional boxer and occasional actor. He was named Ray Charles Leonard, after his mother's favorite singer, Ray Charles...
- Garth Wood defeated Israel Kani by 2nd round KO.
Episode 7
- Victor OganovVictor OganovVictor Oganov is a Russian boxer of Armenian descent.-Career:Oganov was 64-16 as an amateur and turned pro as a Super Middleweight in Russia in 1998 year. Has a good start in Saint Petersburg Russia, Russia with management team Tundra...
defeats Sonni Michael Angelo by Unanimous Decision- 49-45 | 49-46 | 48-46
Episode 8
- Josh Clenshaw defeats Daniel Mackinnon by Majority Decision
- 48-48 | 48-47 | 50-45
Episode 9
- Kariz Kariuki defeats Nader Hamden by Unanimous Decision.
- 49-46 | 48-46 | 49-45
Episode 10
- Garth Woods defeats Victor Oganov by Majority Points Decision.
- Kariz Kariuki defeats Josh Clenshaw by Unanimous Decision.