这名法国人顶住了挑战者的进攻。The Frenchman held his own against the challenger.世界冠军头衔的正式挑战者the official challenger for the world championship title裁判们对挑战者的胜利给予确认.The judges gave the nod to the winning challenger....

“挑战者”的英语可以翻译为：challenger，defier，[电影]Highlande...