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“The Contender” – Stewart TKO’s Ebo in the 4th

posted by Kathleen Holland on August 15, 2006, in The Contender

Respect was the name of the game in the sixth installment of “The Contender”, when Michael Stewart of the blue team stepped up to fight his choice, Ebo Elder of the gold team and scored a thrilling TKO over Ebo at 1:52 of round four.

Ebo came out strong throwing impressive combinations that obviously affected Stewart, even though Stewart hit Elder with some good body shots. Ebo kept throwing combinations and was winning the fight until Stewart stormed out in thunderous style in the 4th, and after throwing barrages of punches that dazed Ebo, hit him with a left hook that sent Ebo to the canvas at 1:52 and Stewart won the fight by TKO.

Stewart, even though he won the fight, had a very hard time because of the friendship that he had made with Ebo and the tremendous respect that he has for him. Not only was this a hard fight for Stewart and Elder, but their wives had become close and it was extremely difficult for them, too.
The blue team is leading with four wins to the gold team’s two wins. With two fights left to go in the first round, the four remaining fighters are anxious to box and move on to the next round. The championship bout is scheduled for September 26 from the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The bout will televised live on ESPN.

“The Contender” is produced by Mark Burnett Productions, Dreamworks, ESPN, Inc., Executive Producers are Mark Burnett, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Sylvester Stallone and Lisa Hennessy

Hosted by Boxing Legend, "Sugar" Ray Leonard, “The Contender” can be seen each Tuesday on ESPN at 10 p.m. ET.

Story by Kathleen Holland
Images courtesy of ESPN

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