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''The Contender Challenge: UK vs. USA'' was a series of boxing matches on 30 March 2007, held at Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle, England, featuring 6 boxers from the US reality television shows ''The Contender'' and ''The Contender 2''. The Contenders, in a team coached by Sugar Ray Leonard, took on 6 boxers from the UK, all promoted by Frank Warren, and coached by Barry McGuigan. The winning team was awarded the "Sugar Ray Leonard Cup," not unlike the Ryder Cup in Golf〔(Dan Rafael's column about the Challenge ), retrieved 24 March 2007〕 The bouts was the basis of a TV show broadcast in the US by ESPN, and by ITV4 in the UK, featuring 6 episodes, beginning on 10 April 2007, with commentary by the well-known ESPN team of Joe Tessitore and Teddy Atlas, with British boxing commentator John Rawling joining. Sugar Ray and Barry provided some analysis through the fight as well. ==Format== Points were awarded to each team as follows: In the event of a tie, the total number of knockouts by each team would have determined the winner. The bouts were scored in the American style, with 3 ringside judges and a non-scoring referee—British non-title bouts are scored solely by the referee.〔(BBBoC Rules of Boxing ), retrieved 10 April 2007〕 The referees and judges were a mix of both nationalities. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Contender Challenge: UK vs. USA」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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