Freddy Curiel is a professional boxer. He was a contestant on the ESPN reality show, Contender Season 2. Curiel began boxing as an amateur at age 14, and quickly turned professional at age 17. He ended his career in 2002, to focus on his home-improvement business, but once it was successful, he returned to the ring for practice in 2005, in the hope of to making a second go at professional boxing. On the "Contender Season 2" series debut, Curiel was picked for the Blue Team. He lost his preliminary bout to Steve Forbes by unanimous decision, though he gave Forbes a tough fight in the process. Freddy's Victory TKO on The Contender Challenge 2007: UK vs US Fight#2 Freddy Curiel entered the ring with a 16-6-2 record and a relatively inactive period of activity. Curiel's opponent was the younger and more recently active Ross "The Boss" Minter with a record of 17-1-1. Minter also had his challenges with layoffs?although he had recently fought in 2007, he had only one fight in 2006. 

November 11th, 1974 in (Age 49)