Men's Lightweights
Competitor Listing & numbers:
Lightweights
129 Dave Candy
130 Kob Yan
131 Chad Augustin
132 Wills Francois
133 Michael DeGrazia
134 Jerry Serna
135 Kelly Bautista
136 William Matthews
137 Ryan Hames
138 Michael Manibog
139 Henderson Gordon
140 Joshua Olmeda
141 Leon Daniels
There are 13 lightweights competing tonight.
Now each is getting their one minute in front of the judges ... months and years of work by each athlete comes down to this. In a show like this with so many competitors, you need to have a physique that stands out immediately. Name recognition plays a factor as well, so in most cases, you have to pay your dues and compete for awhile on the national level to land that coveted first callout.
On the stage now is Michael Manibog from Aliso Viejo, California. Three more to go and we get to callouts.
Now, Henderson Gordon, and he is thick, especially for a lightweight. He weighed in at 153, a pound below the cutoff. He should make first callout, no problem.
First callout: Henderson Gordon, Kelly Bautista, Wills Francois, and Dave Candy. First impression is Gordon has this class in hand.
Second callout: Michael Manibog, William Matthews, Jerry Serna, and Michael DeGrazia.
Remaining five competitors come out for a callout, and we'll be on to welterweights.