PHILADELPHIA / LOS ANGELES – ตุลาคม 24, 2018 – แบรนดอนอดัมส์ advanced to the semi-final round of The Contender on EPIX®.

อดัมส์, 19-2 กับ 13 knockouts, won a five-round unanimous decision over highly-regarded Ievgen Khytov on the most recent episode that aired on Friday night.

ในการแข่งขันครั้งนั้น, Adams dropped Khytov in round two with a left hook. Adams continuously beat Khytrov to the punch, and did some of his work on the inside. Adams went on to win by scores of 50-44 และ 49-45 สองครั้ง.

Adams will now face the winner of the John Thompson / Eric Walker bout in the semi-final round.

The original Contender series ran for four seasons (2005-2009) and launched multiple fighters into contention for world titles, including title winners Sergio Mora, คอร์นีเลีย Bundrage, Saki ราศีพฤษภ, and Sam Soliman.

Eric Van Wagenen serves as executive producer and showrunner of the revived franchise alongside Mark Burnett. The format is owned by MGM Television and Paramount Television.

EPIX is available nationwide through cable, ดาวเทียม, telco and streaming TV providers including Charter Spectrum, Cox, Verizon FiOS, AT&T U กลอน, Dish Network, หนังสติ๊ก, PlayStation Vue and, as of June 13, Comcast.