Jax Forrest prepares to face Marcus Blaze at Final X wrestling series
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jun 19, 2026, 10:32 PM
Last updated Jun 19, 2026
WrestlingJax Forrest is set to compete against Marcus Blaze at 2 p.m. Friday in Newark, New Jersey, as part of the Final X wrestling series. Both athletes seek to secure a place on the U.S. senior national freestyle team at 61 kilograms. Forrest is motivated by a prior loss to Blaze during the Olympic trials and aims to leverage his aggressive scoring style against Blaze’s strong defense. This marks Forrest's first participation in the Final X, following a previous postponement of his match last year. The series will determine the national team representatives for various weight classes, with significant stakes for both wrestlers ahead of upcoming international competitions.
- •Forrest and Blaze have split their four previous matches.
- •Forrest seeks redemption following a loss to Blaze at the Olympic trials.
- •This is Forrest's first appearance at the Final X series.
- •The Final X series will choose teams for the world championships in Kazakhstan.
- •Forrest emphasizes an offensive approach against Blaze's defensive style.
- 10:32 PMYahoo Sports — 'Going to be fun': Jax Forrest ready to battle Blaze for spot on national team
"When Jax Forrest returned to Johnstown earlier this month, the Bishop McCort Catholic graduate worked out with his former Crimson Crushers wrestling teammate, Bo Bassett. “I was there for like a week,” Forrest said in a press conference Thursday in Newark, New Jersey. “We wrestled three, four days – wrestling in The Compound, went down in their basement. Just hanging out with him was good, ...
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