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The Contender Australia is a reality television show based on the sport of boxing, but with an added element of insight into the competitor's lives and relationships with each other within the show's living quarters. The series was filmed in Sydney, Australia and was first aired on Australian Pay-Television channel Fox8 on 3 November 2009. The winner will win the Contender Australia title and a A$250,000 prize-"fight" with Anthony Mundine.
Original Release
11/02/2009
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Ben McCulloch | Self - Fighter |
| Kariz Kariuki | Self - Fighter |
| Nader Hamdan | Self - Fighter |
| Garth Wood | Self - Fighter |
| Sonni Michael Angelo | Self - Fighter |
| Josh Clenshaw | Self - Fighter |
| Adrian Taihia | Self - Fighter |
| Israel Kani | Self - Fighter |
| Victor Oganov | Self - Fighter |
| Luke Moloney | Self - Fighter |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode #1.1 | Monday, 02 November 2009 |
| 2 | Episode #1.2 | Monday, 09 November 2009 |
| 3 | Episode #1.3 | Monday, 16 November 2009 |
| 4 | Episode #1.4 | Monday, 23 November 2009 |
| 5 | Episode #1.5 | Monday, 30 November 2009 |
| 6 | Episode #1.6 | Monday, 07 December 2009 |
| 7 | Episode #1.7 | Monday, 14 December 2009 |
| 8 | Episode #1.8 | Monday, 21 December 2009 |
| 9 | Guest | Monday, 28 December 2009 |
| 10 | Episode #1.10 | Monday, 04 January 2010 |
| 11 | Live Final | Monday, 11 January 2010 |
Creators
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Ben McCulloch | Self - Fighter |
| Kariz Kariuki | Self - Fighter |
| Nader Hamdan | Self - Fighter |
| Garth Wood | Self - Fighter |
| Sonni Michael Angelo | Self - Fighter |
| Josh Clenshaw | Self - Fighter |
| Adrian Taihia | Self - Fighter |
| Israel Kani | Self - Fighter |
| Victor Oganov | Self - Fighter |
| Luke Moloney | Self - Fighter |
| Daniel MacKinnon | Self - Fighter |
| Pradeep Singh | Self - Fighter |
| Les Piper | Self - Fighter |
| Junior Talipeau | Self - Fighter |
| Johnny Lewis | Self - Mentor |
| Paul Briggs | Self - Trainer |
| Billy Hussein | Self - Trainer |
| Charlotte Dawson | Self - Host |
| Daniel Amalm | Himself - Host / Self - Host |
| Matthew Campbell | Self - Ring Announcer |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Mark Burnett | Executive Producer |
| C. Scot Cru | Executive Producer |
| Lara Hopkins | Executive Producer |
| Matt Weiss | Executive Producer |
