An NBC reality series star was pronounced dead Saturday morning after he was struck by a MBTA Commuter Rail train in Boston at around 1:24 a.m.
Jeffrey (Hell Raza) Fraza competed on The Contender, a Mark Burnett-produced reality series on the Peacock that was hosted by Sugar Ray Leonard (and Tony Danza for a time) and ran from 2005 to 2009.
Fraza originally was selected for the inaugural season of The Contender, but was sent home when he came down with the chicken pox, and was replaced by eliminated contestant Peter Manfredo.
After he got over the viral infection, Fraza returned to compete on the second season of the series, but was eliminated in the seventh episode in favour of Nick Acevedo in front of a crowd of people including celebrities Joe Pantoliano and Burt Reynolds. Acevedo was eliminated the following week, while Grady (Bad Boy) Brewer went on to win the season.
Fraza’s friends told the Boston Herald that the incident was an accident and that he was on his cell phone when he was hit. In addition, his ex-girlfriend told the publication that it was normal for Fraza to walk home by the tracks.
The boxer was born on Nov. 12, 1977, in Haverhill, Mass. He was 34 years old. No passengers were aboard the train, which had dropped off its final passengers and was making its way back to Boston when Fraza was hit.
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