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Bika Wins Contender Title in Thriller

Sakio Bika TKO'd Jaidon Codrington in round eight to capture The Contender: Season Three title in the most entertaining fight in Contender history. In round one, Bika dropped Codrington, then Codrington came right back and knocked down Bika. From beginning to end, both fighters were looking for a KO with almost every punch. Combine that with an almost complete lack of effective defense from either fighter and you've got the formula for a crowd-pleasing slugfest.

Both men were rocked on numerous occasions and it appeared the fight could end at any moment. In round eight, Bika's non-stop attack was finally too much for Codrington and referee Dick Flaherty jumped in to stop the action at the 2:18 mark with Codrington still on his fight but reeling around the ring and absorbing lots of punishment. As Contender champ, Bika takes home the $750,000 first prize. A rematch is definitely in order. If you missed the fight, check your local listings and try to catch a replay -- you won't be disappointed.

Check out complete fight results to find the outcomes of the four undercard bouts.

Wednesday November 7, 2007 | comments (2)

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  1. james carlisle says:
    November 12, 2007 at 4:43 pm

    thanks for ruining the contender series for me im living in australia where we are about 5 weeks behind. I checked my emails headlining bika wins contender finale! you see i would not have checked that email if it had anything to do with the contender but i had no choice maybe you should word your emails more like :contender finale results!! yours truly super let down

  2. kami says:
    November 14, 2007 at 6:19 pm

    yeah its tough living in Oz sometimes but hell i was on the net the whole day waiting for the results… i wanted to know how he went. unfortunately sometimes we cant avoid the results but i’m still looking forward to seeing the fight.
    i interviewed Bika at the start of the contender series and he was so rapt at getting the chance to better his life and provide for his family. couldn’t happen to a nicer bloke

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