World Champ Pastoriza vs Fargo Champ Solorio To Wrestle At Who's Number One
World Champ Pastoriza vs Fargo Champ Solorio To Wrestle At Who's Number One
Yet another 2021 Cadet World champ vs 2021 Fargo champ bout will be wrestled at Who's Number One.
We’ve already got one World champ vs Fargo champ bout scheduled for Who’s Number One in Bo Bassett vs Seth Mendoza, and now we’re adding another. This time it’ll be 2021 Cadet World champ Erica Pastoriza vs 2021 16U Fargo champ Valarie Solorio at 94 lbs.
While 100 lbs is the lowest official weight for girl’s high school wrestling, 94 lbs is a weight at 16U, so we wanted to give these girls a shot to see who is the best 94-pounder in the country. Pastoriza, who won her Cadet World title at 40 kg, which is about 88 lbs, might still be undersized. That doesn’t mean she can’t compete. At the World Championships this year, only gave up one point, and that was in the finals where she eventually secured the fall.
Watch Erica Pastoriza pin her way to a 2021 Cadet World title below.
Solorio proved she can compete at a national level at 94 lbs when she ran through a tough Fargo bracket and knocked of Gabriel Gomez of Illinois in the final, 6-3. In the quarters, Solorio defeated U15 World silver medalist Gigi Bragg 14-8. The Panama City native is only the second girl from Florida to ever win a Fargo title.
Watch Valario Solorio win a 2021 Fargo title below.
Other Who’s Number One Match Announcements
Girls
100: Ava Ward vs Brianna Gonzales
106: Audrey Jimenez vs Paige Morales
138: Korina Blades vs Savannah Gomez
Boys
Big Man Super Match: Nick Feldman vs Christian Carroll
106 Futures Match: Bo Bassett vs Seth Mendoza
106: Anthony Knox vs Luke Lilledahl
113: Braeden Davis vs Leo DeLuca
120: Nate Jesuroga vs Marc-Anthony McGowan
138: Jesse Mendez vs Casey Swiderski
145: Hunter Garvin vs Meyer Shapiro
152: Caleb Henson vs Jordan Williams
170: Manny Rojas, James Rowley, Gabe Arnold, and Rocco Welsh