Two weeks ago, Bo Bassett’s remarkable winning streak came to a sudden end. His dream run was halted by a clash with veteran wrestler Brock Hardy. Though Bassett showed moments of brilliance, he couldn’t recapture the magic from his previous bout. The final score was 12-7 — a clear win for Hardy, though Bassett didn’t go down without a fight. He stayed aggressive, but Hardy’s composure in the closing moments made the difference. In the consolation semifinals, 18-year-old Marcus Blaze took control and defeated Bassett 5-1. These two losses not only snapped Bassett’s impressive 111-match unbeaten streak but also shut the door on his hopes of competing in the 2025 World Team Trials. Even after securing a victory over Penn State’s Beau Bartlett in the 65 kg semifinal, Bassett’s journey came to a disappointing conclusion. And for him, the heartbreak didn’t stop there.
On May 31, Bo Bassett launched a technical fall attempt against Daniel Zepeda and ultimately secured a dominant 14-2 victory. Not only that, in a high-stakes match against the highly regarded Aden Valencia, Bassett pulled off a clutch counter-takedown with one minute remaining to clinch a narrow 5-4 win. The victory propelled him into the best-of-three finals at 65 kg later that same day, where he aimed to avenge an earlier U.S. Open loss to Lehigh’s Luke Stanich. Also, earlier in the day, he had overwhelmed the nation’s No. 2-ranked high schooler at 144 pounds, winning 14-4 by technical superiority. So, the Bishop McCort Catholic Academy junior gave everything in his pursuit of a spot on the U20 World Team. But what he didn’t know was that another heartbreak was just around the corner.
In the best-of-three finals, Luke Stanich shut down Bo Bassett with a dominant 10-0 win in the decisive third match, securing his spot on the U20 World Team at 65 kg. The first two bouts were tightly contested, with each wrestler earning a 3-2 decision, but Stanich pulled away in the final showdown. The loss sparked renewed debate about Bassett’s true level, with one wrestling fan posting on X, “Bo boy is overrated, maybe a tad?” Still, Bassett remains a highly regarded prospect — the top-ranked recruit in the nation for the class of 2026 and an Iowa Hawkeyes commit. Let’s not forget, he once held a 111-match win streak. So, is he really just “a tad” overrated? That’s for you to decide.
Luke Stanich (Lehigh Valley) shuts out Bo Bassett 10-0 in match 3 to claim the U20 World Team spot at 65 kg.
They traded 3-2 decisions in the first two bouts before Stanich closed it out in dominant fashion. pic.twitter.com/SEhUTaSY1M
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