The Road to Glory lightweight tournament took place last night in Milwaukee, WI and when it was over Michael Mananquil was the last man standing. Mananquil's night started off with a split decision win over Jameel Massouh, which he then followed up with a head kick knockout of Muhsin Corbbrey. In the tournament final Mananquil squared off against Troy Sheridan, who had defeated each Cyrus Washington and Jose Palacios by unanimous decision to punch his ticket to the tournament final.
In the tournament final Mananquil and Sherdian were involved in an action packed fight that was close from start to finish. Both fighters left it all in the ring in hopes of earning an Glory contract and the $20,000 grand prize. When it was over the judges awarded the bout to Mananquil, with all three judges scoring the fight 29-28.
With the win Mananquil now joins Dustin Jacoby, Mike Lemaire, and Francois Ambang as the Road to Glory USA tournament winners.
Results:
Lightweight Tournament Reserve Bout
Jon Henderson def. Gustavo Rodriguez via KO at 2:20 of Rd. 2
Lightweight Tournament Quarterfinals
Michael Mananquil def. Jameel Massouh via Split Decision
Muhsin Corbbrey def. Dustin Johnson via Unanimous Decision
Jose Palacios def. Ben Yelle via Unanimous Decision
Troy Sheridan def. Cyrus Washington via Unanimous Decision
Lightweight Tournament Semifinals
Michael Mananquil def. Muhsin Corbbrey via KO (Head Kick) at 0:46 of Rd. 3
Troy Sheridan def. Jose Palacios via Unanimous Decision
Lightweight Tournament Final
Michael Mananquil def. Troy Sheridan via Unanimous Decision
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