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This country has yet to create a reality television auteur on the scale of Jade Goody, the former dental technician who by the time of her death from cervical cancer in March had become one of England's household names, thanks strictly to her roles on reality shows and the doors they opened for her.

The Honorable TED STRICKLAND, Governor of Ohio, will officiate the Official Weigh-in of World Middleweight Champion KELLY "The Ghost" PAVLIK, of Youngstown, Ohio, and his opponent, the World Boxing Council's No.

IN TO WIN: Boxer Adrian Taihia is one of only two Kiwis competing for the title of The Contender Australia, which screens on Sky Sport 2 tonight.

BY RUTH RICE RRICE@TRIBDEM.COM The third annual Great Pumpkin Masquerade Ball will be held at 8 p.m. Saturday at Ace's, 316 Chestnut St.

Zef Ramirez, left, stands with Hector Camacho Jr. as Camacho is interviewed by KTSM in El Paso, Texas, for Friday's fight.

For the first time in more than a year Carney "Beeper" Bowman has agreed to a fight outside his hometown of York.

Even though Mark Burnett and Sylvester Stallone's "The Contender" failed to click for NBC, Showtime is launching another boxing reality series on Oct.

"The Contender" reality TV contestant Rubin Williams will fight MMA legend and Japanese hero a oeGracie Huntera Kazushi Sakuraba at DREAM.11 in Yokohama October 6, DREAM announced Sunday.

John Hopoate's career took a major blow when he was knocked out by Colin Wilson last night.

He managed to place India on to the world map of boxing and now he's bringing the sport into your living room.

Joey Gilbert knows he had the wrong game plan when he fought Jesse Brinkley at the Reno Events Center in February.

Malaysia plays host to The Contender Asia Season 2. HIZREEN KAMAL tells how we beat the rest to the punch.

Malaysia plays host to The Contender Asia Season 2. HIZREEN KAMAL tells how we beat the rest to the punch.

Harry Rivera and Manny Batista, both 11 and students at Bradford Elementary School, want to learn how to box.

Mike Paschall has been shot, stabbed and beaten half to death with a police nightstick.

Lontchi Preview: Can the JuanMa Train Keep Rolling? Posted by Patrick Cassidy on 06.26.2009 Will Olivier Lontchi be able to topple the Puerto Rican Sensation? Photo by Chris Farina / Top Rank The old saying goes "When life gives you lemons, make lemonade", well that could the case for the rising Juan Manuel Lopez who is faced with his first ...

THE fights on The Contender might not be fixed, but the human drama is. In one of the episodes of NBC's boxing reality show, every heart- string was yanked and every Rocky chord was hit right up until the emotional end, when the loser walked alone through an empty corridor and into the gym's darkened parking lot.

Reality's dark side Is there a link between reality shows and suicide? According to TVGuide.com, an investigation by TheWrap, an entertainment Web site, found that 11 people have killed themselves "in tragedies that appear to be linked to their experience on television shows." The site's examples include Paula Goodspeed, a former "American Idol" ...

After a few months of playing around and enjoying life, it's time for Jesse Brinkley to get back to work.

Is there a link between reality shows and suicide? An investigation by TheWrap , an entertainment website, found that 11 people have killed themselves "in tragedies that appear to be linked to their experience on television shows." The site's examples include Najai Turpin, the 23-year-old fighter on NBC's The Contender who shot himself to death ...