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Five-time world champ Sugar Ray Leonard has been tapped to play a key role in NBC's upcoming boxing reality show The Contender. In the 16-episode series, from exec producers Mark Burnett, Jeffrey Katzenberg and Sylvester Stallone, Leonard would serve as an adviser and mentor to the aspiring Rocky Balboas.

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Five-time world champ Sugar Ray Leonard has been tapped to play a key role in NBC's upcoming boxing reality show The Contender. In the 16-episode series, from exec producers Mark Burnett, Jeffrey Katzenberg and Sylvester Stallone, Leonard would serve as an adviser and mentor to the aspiring Rocky Balboas.