Contender Championship Belt (Credit: You Tube) Producers of The Contender, a reality TV boxing competition, and a top British promoter, Frank Warren, have joined forces to create the Sugar Ray Leonard Cup competition. On March 30, Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle, England, will host Leonard and his team of fighters in a US vs. UK battle royale.
That team will most likely include Alfonso Gomez, Freddie Curiel, Cornelius “K-9” Bundrage, Walter Right and Vinroy Barrett. However, the final announcement has yet to be made.
Team USA will face seven British fighters (Paul Smith, Ross Minter, Nigel Wright and Wayne Alexander are some of the names being tossed around for Team UK) in just one night.
For those who can’t attend the event, there’s no need to worry. The fights will be filmed for television. In fact, The Contender Challenge will debut on April 10 on ESPN and ITV. The full eight-round fights between these gladiators of the ring will be shown, along with some behind-the-scenes footage.
The team that wins the majority of the fights will take home the “Sugar Ray Cup”.