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GLORY 22 results: Sittichai Sitsongpeenong wins lightweight contender tournament

"Killer Kid" defeated Josh Jauncey and former champion Davit Kiria at GLORY 22 to win the lightweight 'contender' tournament.

The muay thai sensation, Sittichai Sitsongpeenong put forth a dominant effort at GLORY 22, in Lille, France on Friday afternoon (June 5, 2015) to take home the Ramon Dekkers memorial trophy.

"Killer Kid" had a killer GLORY debut, defeating Canadian standout Josh Jauncey in the tournament final and former lightweight champion Davit Kiria in the semi-finals to win the 'contender' tournament and secure a title shot against the current champion Robin van Roosmalen later on this year.

Sitsonpeenong was just a cut above Jauncey in the tournament final and always a step ahead of the Canadian, who was ranked No.