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Sakio Bika vs. Jaidon Codrington
Sakio Bika versus Jaidon Codrington was a super middleweight boxing contest that was notable for being the final of the 3rd season of the boxing reality show 'The Contender' broadcast on ESPN. The fight took place in Boston's TD Banknorth Garden on November 6, 2007 in front of 6,000 people and offered a prize fund for the winner of $750,000.〔(ESPN | Bika's 8th round win nets contender title )〕
==Build-up==
Jaidon Codrington, a 23-year-old from Queens in New York, entered the tournament with a record of 16 wins with 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout. His only defeat against Allan Green was, however, a brutal one and saw him devastatingly knocked out within the first 18 seconds of the first round.〔(Youtube | Jaidon Codrington vs Allan Green 18 second knockout )〕 Codrington had also once held the New York State Super Middleweight title.〔(Boxrec | Jaidon Codrington professional record )〕
Sakio Bika was the more experienced of the two, 5 years older and originally from Cameroon, Bika had represented his country at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and now based himself in Australia.〔(The Zelezna Post | 2007: The year in review - Sakio Bika wins Contender )〕 Bika became Australian super middleweight champion and eventually fought for the WBO, IBF and WBC versions of the World super middleweight title against the likes of Joe Calzaghe, Lucien Bute and Marcus Beyer. In October 2002 he challenged Sam Soliman for the IBF Pan Pacific title and lost a mixed decision over 10 rounds. Soliman (also an Australian) would later also become a contestant on season 3 of the Contender.〔(Boxrec | Sakio Bika professional record )〕
Both boxers had fought twice previously in the tournament with Codrington scoring two knockouts on his way to the final stopping Brian Vera in the 2nd round and Wayne Johnson in the 1st. Bika went the distance with both his opponents beating Donny McCrary over 5 rounds and then beating his former victor Sam Soliman over 8. The tournament represented a chance for both athletes to gain recognition in the sport and to follow in the footsteps of previous Contender winners Sergio Mora and Grady Brewer.〔(Fightwriter | Codrington vs Bika fight pre-fight review )〕
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