281:
Jaidon managed to recover and later in the round scored a left hook which dropped the
African to his knees and left him looking very unsteady for the rest of the round. Both boxers continued to take big shots throughout the fight with Bika in particular throwing huge hooks in wide sweeping arcs
336:
super middleweight version of the Pan
Pacific title, the title he had failed to win against Soliman in 2002. In November 2008 on the same day Codrington made his comeback, Sakio defeated the runner up from season one of the contender,
192:
was, however, a brutal one and saw him devastatingly knocked out within the first 18 seconds of the first round. Codrington had also once held the New York State Super
Middleweight title.
258:
The fight started in exciting fashion with both boxers going down in the first. Bika was the first to score the knockdown after assaulting
Codrington with a 'big hitting early charge'.
301:
The fight, originally scheduled for 10 rounds, was stopped in 2 minutes and 18 seconds of round 8 with
Codrington spent and Bika's experience and stamina being the deciding factors.
188:
Jaidon
Codrington, a 23-year-old from Queens in New York, entered the tournament with a record of 16 wins with 13 of those wins coming by way of knockout. His only defeat against
223:
for the IBF Pan
Pacific title and lost a mixed decision over 10 rounds. Soliman (also an Australian) would later also become a contestant on season 3 of the Contender.
207:. Bika became Australian super middleweight champion and eventually fought for the WBO, IBF and WBC versions of the World super middleweight title against the likes of
599:
329:
216:
212:
412:
579:
537:
462:
362:
238:
over 8. The tournament represented a chance for both athletes to gain recognition in the sport and to follow in the footsteps of previous
433:
226:
Both boxers had fought twice previously in the tournament with
Codrington scoring two knockouts on his way to the final stopping
584:
168:
was a super middleweight boxing contest that was notable for being the final of the 3rd season of the boxing reality show '
387:
594:
512:
487:
574:
263:"So much heart, so much determination, so much resiliency...Real fighters, real warriors, real contenders."
307:"So much heart, so much determination, so much resiliency...Real fighters, real warriors, real contenders"
325:
Following the contest, Codrington took a year out of the ring only returning in
November 2008 to defeat
230:
in the 2nd round and Wayne
Johnson in the 1st. Bika went the distance with both his opponents beating
408:
145:
458:
180:
on November 6, 2007, in front of 6,000 people and offered a prize fund for the winner of $ 750,000.
140:
437:
589:
569:
564:
533:
358:
200:
135:
8:
326:
177:
302:
269:
164:
282:
eventually wearing down the less experienced man by taking him into the trenches.
86:
195:
Sakio Bika was the more experienced of the two, 5 years older and originally from
99:
338:
126:
434:"The Zelezna Post | 2007: The year in review - Sakio Bika wins Contender"
383:
558:
341:, stopping him in the 3rd round to pick up the IBO super middleweight title.
287:
231:
90:
508:
483:
305:
sitting at ringside praised the attitude and heart of both fighters saying
247:
208:
310:
243:
239:
235:
220:
189:
169:
227:
160:
204:
103:
384:"Youtube | Jaidon Codrington vs Allan Green 18 second knockout"
196:
332:
over 8 rounds. Bika returned to Australia to pick up the vacant
173:
95:
82:
484:"Fightwriter | Codrington vs Bika fight pre-fight review"
314:
283:
273:
333:
359:"ESPN | Bika's 8th round win nets contender title"
509:"Fightwriter | Sakio Bika TKO8 Jaidon Codrington"
409:"Boxrec | Jaidon Codrington professional record"
234:over 5 rounds and then beating his former victor
600:November 2007 sports events in the United States
556:
296:"If you don't like this, you don't have a pulse"
459:"Boxrec | Sakio Bika professional record"
172:' broadcast on ESPN. The fight took place in
534:"ESPN | Bika's 8th round tko nets title"
313:said the action was like "something out of a
290:commentating on the fight called the action
199:, Bika had represented his country at the
557:
294:and noted at the end of the 5th round
580:Boxing matches in the United States
13:
14:
611:
219:. In October 2002 he challenged
540:from the original on 2008-06-20
515:from the original on 2007-11-15
490:from the original on 2016-03-04
465:from the original on 2012-09-21
415:from the original on 2012-10-05
390:from the original on 2016-03-03
365:from the original on 2008-06-20
526:
501:
476:
451:
426:
401:
376:
351:
1:
585:Sports competitions in Boston
344:
148:Super Middleweight Challenger
143:Super Middleweight Challenger
138:Super Middleweight Challenger
320:
253:
7:
183:
130:Super Middleweight Champion
10:
616:
595:The Contender (TV series)
203:and now based himself in
120:
109:
78:
67:
56:
52:
47:
32:
24:
575:Boxing in Massachusetts
265:
261:
42:Season 3 Championship
272:sitting at ringside
201:2000 Sydney Olympics
34:Title(s) on the line
178:TD Banknorth Garden
21:
276:, November 7, 2007
19:
16:Boxing competition
303:Sugar Ray Leonard
270:Sugar Ray Leonard
165:Jaidon Codrington
157:
156:
153:
152:
149:
131:
60:Jaidon Codrington
43:
20:Contender 3 Final
607:
549:
548:
546:
545:
530:
524:
523:
521:
520:
505:
499:
498:
496:
495:
480:
474:
473:
471:
470:
455:
449:
448:
446:
445:
436:. Archived from
430:
424:
423:
421:
420:
405:
399:
398:
396:
395:
380:
374:
373:
371:
370:
355:
277:
134:
124:
110:Pre-fight record
54:
53:
48:Tale of the tape
38:
35:
28:November 6, 2007
22:
18:
615:
614:
610:
609:
608:
606:
605:
604:
555:
554:
553:
552:
543:
541:
532:
531:
527:
518:
516:
507:
506:
502:
493:
491:
482:
481:
477:
468:
466:
457:
456:
452:
443:
441:
432:
431:
427:
418:
416:
407:
406:
402:
393:
391:
382:
381:
377:
368:
366:
357:
356:
352:
347:
323:
279:
267:
256:
186:
144:
139:
100:New South Wales
33:
17:
12:
11:
5:
613:
603:
602:
597:
592:
590:2007 in Boston
587:
582:
577:
572:
570:2007 in boxing
567:
565:Boxing matches
551:
550:
525:
500:
475:
450:
425:
400:
375:
349:
348:
346:
343:
339:Peter Manfredo
322:
319:
260:
255:
252:
185:
182:
155:
154:
151:
150:
132:
127:New York State
122:
118:
117:
116:24-3-2 (14 KO)
114:
113:18-1-0 (14 KO)
111:
107:
106:
93:
80:
76:
75:
72:
69:
65:
64:
61:
58:
50:
49:
45:
44:
36:
30:
29:
26:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
612:
601:
598:
596:
593:
591:
588:
586:
583:
581:
578:
576:
573:
571:
568:
566:
563:
562:
560:
539:
535:
529:
514:
510:
504:
489:
485:
479:
464:
460:
454:
440:on 2008-07-23
439:
435:
429:
414:
410:
404:
389:
385:
379:
364:
360:
354:
350:
342:
340:
335:
331:
328:
318:
316:
312:
308:
304:
299:
297:
293:
292:"truly great"
289:
288:Joe Tessitore
285:
278:
275:
271:
264:
259:
251:
249:
245:
241:
237:
233:
232:Donny McCrary
229:
224:
222:
218:
214:
210:
206:
202:
198:
193:
191:
181:
179:
175:
171:
170:The Contender
167:
166:
162:
147:
142:
137:
133:
129:
128:
123:
119:
115:
112:
108:
105:
101:
97:
94:
92:
91:United States
88:
84:
81:
77:
73:
70:
66:
62:
59:
55:
51:
46:
41:
37:
31:
27:
23:
542:. Retrieved
528:
517:. Retrieved
503:
492:. Retrieved
478:
467:. Retrieved
453:
442:. Retrieved
438:the original
428:
417:. Retrieved
403:
392:. Retrieved
378:
367:. Retrieved
353:
330:William Gill
324:
309:. Promoter
306:
300:
295:
291:
280:
266:
262:
257:
248:Grady Brewer
225:
217:Marcus Beyer
209:Joe Calzaghe
194:
187:
159:
158:
125:
74:The Scorpion
39:
311:Lou Dibella
244:Sergio Mora
236:Sam Soliman
221:Sam Soliman
213:Lucien Bute
190:Allan Green
121:Recognition
559:Categories
544:2008-12-25
519:2019-02-24
494:2019-02-24
469:2008-12-25
444:2008-12-25
419:2008-12-25
394:2016-11-30
369:2008-12-25
345:References
327:journeyman
228:Brian Vera
161:Sakio Bika
63:Sakio Bika
321:Aftermath
254:The fight
240:Contender
205:Australia
104:Australia
40:Contender
538:Archived
513:Archived
488:Archived
463:Archived
413:Archived
388:Archived
363:Archived
317:movie".
242:winners
197:Cameroon
184:Build-up
87:New York
79:Hometown
68:Nickname
163:versus
71:The Don
174:Boston
96:Sydney
83:Queens
315:Rocky
57:Boxer
284:ESPN
274:ESPN
246:and
215:and
25:Date
334:IBF
286:'s
176:'s
146:WBO
141:WBA
136:WBC
561::
536:.
511:.
486:.
461:.
411:.
386:.
361:.
298:.
268:—
250:.
211:,
102:,
98:,
89:,
85:,
547:.
522:.
497:.
472:.
447:.
422:.
397:.
372:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.