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US boxing competition show The Contender has been given a fourth series by cable channel Versus.
The show, dropped by NBC after one season then aired for two more by ESPN, will return to screens for another 12-episode run in December.
The new series will be shot in Singapore, with US fighters taking on international rivals, and Sugar Ray Leonard is expected to return as host.
Versus will also air spinoff show The Contender Muay Thai, made for the Asian TV market, as part of the deal.
Marc Fein, the channel's executive vice president, said: "When you have the opportunity to bring a top brand with an established following to the network... you jump at it."
Previous seasons of The Contender have aired in the UK on ITV2.
The show, dropped by NBC after one season then aired for two more by ESPN, will return to screens for another 12-episode run in December.
The new series will be shot in Singapore, with US fighters taking on international rivals, and Sugar Ray Leonard is expected to return as host.
Versus will also air spinoff show The Contender Muay Thai, made for the Asian TV market, as part of the deal.
Marc Fein, the channel's executive vice president, said: "When you have the opportunity to bring a top brand with an established following to the network... you jump at it."
Previous seasons of The Contender have aired in the UK on ITV2.
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