PHILADELPHIA / LOS ANGELES – November 6, 2018 – Brandon Adams won a majority decision over Eric Walker to advance to the final of The Contender on EPIX®.

 

 

 

Adams dropped Walker in round four with a hard right-left combination and came through the hard fought contest by scores of 49-45, 48-46 en 47-47.

 

 

 

Adams, 20-2 met 13 knock-outs, will now advance to the finals, where he will take on Shane Mosley, Jr. (13-2, 8 KO) in The Forum in Inglewood, California this Friday night live on EPIX at 10 PM ET / 7 PM PT.

 

 

 

“We are very proud of Brandon. We are excited to watch Brandon fight for The Contender title on Friday. He is a terrific fighter, and with a win, we can expect to see Brandon in big fights,” zei Matthew Rowland, Vice-voorzitter van Banner Promotions.

 

The original Contender series ran for four seasons (2005-2009) en lanceerde meerdere vechters in de strijd om wereldtitels, waaronder titelwinnaar Sergio Mora, Cornelius Bundrage, Saki Taurus, en Sam Soliman.

 

 

 

Eric Van Wagenen fungeert samen met Mark Burnett als uitvoerend producent en showrunner van de nieuw leven ingeblazen franchise. Het formaat is eigendom van MGM Television en Paramount Television.

 

 

 

EPIX is landelijk beschikbaar via de kabel, satelliet, telecom- en streaming-tv-aanbieders, waaronder Charter Spectrum, Cox, Verizon FiOS, AT&T U-verse, Schotel netwerk, Sling, PlayStation Vue en, vanaf juni 13, Comcast.