The Contender (season 5)

The Contender (season 5)
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	12
Release
Original network	Epix
Original release	August 24, 2018 –
Season chronology

The fifth season of The Contender was recorded in Los Angeles, California and premiered on Epix on August 24, 2018.^[1] The show was on its fourth network, with the first season being broadcast on NBC, with the following second and third seasons being shown on ESPN and the fourth season in Versus.

Contestants

The following 16 fighters, hailing from around the globe, were selected to take part in the fifth Contender Tournament which took place in the Middleweight division.^[2]

Records entering tournament in parentheses (W-L-D)

Contestant	Hometown	Record	TC Record
Lamar Russ	Wilmington, North Carolina	(17–2)	(0–1)
Shane Mosley Jr.	Pomona, California	(10–2)	(1–0)
John Thompson	Newark, New Jersey	(18–3)	(1–1)
Michael Moore	Cleveland, Ohio	(15–1)	(1–0)
Malcolm McAllister	Long Beach, California	(9–1)	(0–1)
Ievgen Khytrov	Brooklyn, New York	(16–1)	(1–0)
Eric Walker	Plaquemine, Louisiana	(15–1)	(2–0)
Brandon Adams	Los Angeles, California	(17–2)	(1–0)
Quatavious Cash	Las Vegas, Nevada	(10–0)	(0–1)
Daniel Valdivia	Tulare, California	(14–2)	(0–1)
Gerald Sherrell	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	(8–0)	(1–0)
Morgan Fitch	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	(18–1–1)	(0–1)
Marcos Hernandez	Fresno, California	(11–1–1)	(1–0)
Tyrone Brunson	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	(26–6–2)	(0–1)
John Jackson	St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands	(20–3)	(0–1)
Devaun Lee	Jamaica Queens, New York	(10–3–1)	(0–1)

Crew

Crew Member	Job
Andre Ward	Host
Freddie Roach	Blue Team Trainer
Naazim Richardson	Gold Team Trainer

Fight results

Fight 1 - Episode 1 (August 24, 2018)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight	John Thompson (Blue)	def.	Lamar Russ (Gold)	RTD	2 (5)	3:00
Fight 2 - Episode 2 (August 31, 2018)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight	Eric Walker (Blue)	def.	John Jackson (Gold)	Decision (unanimous) (48-46, 49-45, 50-44)	5
Fight 3 - Episode 3 (September 7, 2018)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight	Michael Moore (Blue)	def.	Malcolm McAllister (Gold)	Decision (unanimous) (50-45, 50-45, 48-47)	5
Fight 4 - Episode 4 (September 14, 2018)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight	Gerald Sherrell (Blue)	def.	Quatavious Cash (Gold)	TKO	3 (5)	1:06
Fight 5 - Episode 5 (September 21, 2018)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight	Marcos Hernandez (Blue)	def.	Daniel Valdivia (Gold)	Decision (split) (48-47, 47-48, 48-47)	5
Fight 6 - Episode 6 (September 28, 2018)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight	Shane Mosley Jr. (Gold)	def.	Devaun Lee (Blue)	TKO	5	2:59
Fight 7 - Episode 7 (October 5, 2018)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight	Ievgen Khytrov (Gold)	def.	Morgan Fitch (Blue)	TKO	3	2:43
Fight 8 - Episode 7 (October 5, 2018)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight	Brandon Adams (Blue)	def.	Tyrone Brunson (Gold)	TKO	4	2:00
Quarterfinal 1 - Episode 8 (October 12, 2018)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight	Eric Walker	def	John Thompson	Decsision (unanimous) 50-44 x 3	5
Quarterfinal 2 - Episode 9 (October 19, 2018)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight	Ievgen Khytrov	vs	Brandon Adams
Quarterfinal 3 - Episode 10 (October 26, 2018)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight	Michael Moore	vs	Gerald Sherrell
Quarterfinal 4 - Episode 11 (November 2, 2018)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight	Marcos Hernandez	vs	Shane Mosley Jr.

References

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[1] "Premieres August 24, 2018 on EPIX".

[2] "EPIX® SETS PREMIERE DATE FOR THE CONTENDER, REVEALS 16 FIGHTERS VYING FOR THE CHAMPION BELT".