Troy Ross Wins Contender Finale
Filed on February 25, 2009
Troy Ross scored a fourth round TKO victory over Ehinomen “Hino” Ehikhamenor at the MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods in Connecticut Wednesday night in the finale of The Contender reality boxing series on Versus.
Ross, (21-1, 15 KOs) landed a perfect combination, sending Ehikhamenor (15-4, 7) slumping into the corner, forcing Steve “Double S” Smoger to call a halt to the fight one minute into the fourth.
Both men had their moments as the first three-and-a-half rounds were pretty close. In the fourth round, Ross unloaded with a flurry, which set up a perfect right-left combination hand that ended the fight.
The series was filmed in Singapore this season, with 16 cruiserweights living together and fighting each other in five-round fights until just the two finalists remained.
Ross becomes the fourth Contender champion, following Sergio Mora, Grady Brewer and Sakio Bika in previous seasons. This was the first season on Versus, following three years on ESPN, with the first season starting out on NBC.


