John Boylan

1968

Win/Loss Statistics

2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 Before 2021 All Time
Victories 8 36 19 8 7 78
Losses 2 24 18 4 13 61
Win Ratio 80.0% 60.0% 51.4% 66.7% 35.0% 56.1%
Pool Victories 5 26 16 5 6 58
Pool Losses 1 16 13 4 10 44
Pool Win Ratio 83.3% 61.9% 55.2% 55.6% 37.5% 56.9%
DE Victories 3 10 3 3 1 20
DE Losses 1 8 5 - 3 17
DE Win Ratio 75.0% 55.6% 37.5% 100.0% 25.0% 54.1%

Note: Seasons start on August 1st and end on July 31st.

Scores

2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 Before 2021 All Time
Easy wins† 3 15 8 1 2 29
Easy wins as % of wins 37.5% 41.7% 42.1% 12.5% 28.6% 37.2%
Close wins‡ 2 4 4 4 2 16
Close wins as % of all wins 25.0% 11.1% 21.1% 50.0% 28.6% 20.5%
Close losses‡ 1 9 2 1 5 18
Close losses as % of all losses 50.0% 37.5% 11.1% 25.0% 38.5% 29.5%
Big losses† - 6 6 - 4 16
Big losses as % of all losses 0.0% 25.0% 33.3% 0.0% 30.8% 26.2%

† Easy victories or big losses are those with the score difference of 4 or more touches in a pool, 7 or more touches in direct elimination, and 5 or more in veteran and youth direct elimination.
‡ Close bouts are those with the score difference of 1 or fewer touches in a pool, 3 or fewer touches in direct elimination, or 2 or fewer touches in veteran or youth direct elimination.

Events

2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 Before 2021 All Time
Events 1 8 5 1 3 18
Tournaments 1 8 3 1 3 16

Competition History

IFC 2024 Fall Classic

Senior Mixed Saber (D1, SNR), October 27, 2024
Place 2 of 21, Seed 5, Not ranked, Rating E23, Louisville Fencing Center, Inc.
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 4:5 IRWIN Ben 15 U 5 1323 2134 34.1 90%
Pool W 5:2 RYCKAERT Ryan 8 U 16 Salle des Lutins 697 2100 0.7 99%
Pool W 5:3 RICKERT Michael A. 2 E24 7 Northwest Indiana Fencing Club 1762 2100 9.4 71%
Pool W 5:3 BOYER Kai 11 U 6 Purdue Fencing Club-purdue Univ. 1967 2110 10.6 57%
Pool W 5:1 WOODRUFF Audrey 14 U 21 Miami University Fencing Ohio
Pool W 5:4 BENEDETTI Connor 18 U 15 Miami University Fencing Ohio 1108 2120 2.1 95%
T16 W 15:7 MEFFORD Mitchell 10 U 13 Miami University Fencing Ohio 1853 2286 21.4 74%
T8 W 15:6 IRWIN Ben 15 U 5 1617 2308 13.4 83%
T4 W 15:14 GRIFFITH Joseph 1 D22 3 Fencing Illini, University Of Illinois / The Point Fencing Club & School 2589 2321 52.6 34%
T2 L 9:15 MONARCH Tom 3 E24 1 Louisville Fencing Center, Inc. 2357 2374 36.3 51%

National Championships and July Challenge (Summer Nationals)

Vet-50 Men's Saber (A2, V50), July 3, 2024
Place 16 of 34, Seed 25, Not ranked, Rating E23, Louisville Fencing Center, Inc.
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 4:5 PHILLIPS Kim V. 4 4 B24 1 Zeta Fencing 2999 2191 3.9 9%
Pool W 5:1 STATEN Joseph 18 18 E24 24 Salle Auriol Seattle 1572 2187 6.0 84%
Pool L 3:5 ZOLLER Matthew 7 7 C23 3 Fencing Academy Of Denver 2292 2193 14.7 44%
Pool W 5:1 SINGER Eric 33 U 30 Columbus Fencing And Fitness LLC 988 2178 1.4 97%
Pool L 4:5 CHO Yutong 13 30 C24 27 Fencers Club Inc. 1960 2180 21.5 64%
Pool L 4:5 FIALKOWSKI Steven P. 28 34 U 18 United Fencers of Oakland 1789 2158 24.5 73%
T32 W 10:7 ZIPPER Michael E. 12 13 C23 17 Manhattan Fencing Center / Stamford Fencing Center, LLC 2374 2243 52.7 42%
T16 L 6:10 PENTON Robert 14 C24 6 Triple Threat Fencing Academy 3135 2296 9.7 9%

IFC 2024 Summer Classic

Senior Mixed Saber (E1, SNR), June 15, 2024
Place 2 of 7, Seed 3, Not ranked, Rating E23, Louisville Fencing Center, Inc.
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:0 JOHNSON Pamela 5 E22 6 Louisville Fencing Center, Inc.
Pool W 5:3 BLAKEMAN Michael J. 4 E22 3 2296 2168 20.2 42%
Pool W 5:2 FAUGHT Dalton 7 U 7 Northwest Indiana Fencing Club 1499 2188 5.4 86%
Pool W 5:3 KAUFFMAN Davian 6 U 5 1527 2194 5.7 86%
Pool W 5:1 CARDENAS Nathan A. 2 E24 3 Salle des Lutins 1804 2199 9.5 74%
Pool L 3:5 CHINWAH Kaden 1 E24 1 Northwest Indiana Fencing Club / RedStar Fencing Club Chicago 2186 2209 17.7 52%
T8 W 15:11 FAUGHT Dalton 7 U 7 Northwest Indiana Fencing Club 1902 2238 30.7 68%
T4 W 15:14 BLAKEMAN Michael J. 4 E22 3 2151 2269 40.4 57%
T2 L 10:15 CHINWAH Kaden 1 E24 1 Northwest Indiana Fencing Club / RedStar Fencing Club Chicago 2012 2309 66.0 68%

IFC 2024 Spring Classic

Senior Mixed Saber (C2, SNR), March 17, 2024
Place 18 of 31, Seed 13, Not ranked, Rating E23, Louisville Fencing Center, Inc.
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 1:5 KINNEY William 21 U 8 Indianapolis Fencing Club 2577 2170 9.5 28%
Pool L 0:5 DECESARIS Charles A. 9 D23 7 RedStar Fencing Club Chicago 2741 2161 7.1 21%
Pool W 5:1 MEFFORD Mitchell 19 U 16 Miami University Fencing Ohio 1686 2154 8.7 76%
Pool W 5:3 DUNN Linda J. J. 2 C23 23 Indysabre / Indianapolis Fencing Club
Pool W 5:2 KAUFFMAN Davian 30 U 28 1470 2162 5.6 86%
T32 L 9:15 HENSLEY Aaron T. 11 E24 15 Northwest Indiana Fencing Club 2150 2296 58.0 58%

IFC 2024 Winter Classic

Senior Mixed Saber (C2, SNR), January 21, 2024
Place 13 of 34, Seed 8, Not ranked, Rating E23, Louisville Fencing Center, Inc.
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 3:5 KINNEY William 22 U 7 Indianapolis Fencing Club 2500 2207 9.5 39%
Pool W 5:1 BLAKEMAN Michael J. 13 E22 14 2516 2198 27.2 31%
Pool L 4:5 GUTHRIE Andrew 18 U 18 Xavier University Fencing Club 1305 2225 41.4 91%
Pool L 1:5 CHENHE YuHan 3 C23 2 RedStar Fencing Club Chicago 1755 2184 31.3 76%
Pool W 5:1 HU Andy 29 U 24 Purdue Fencing Club-purdue Univ. 2016 2152 14.1 58%
Pool W 5:1 MATTERN Gabriel 34 U 33 Salle des Lutins 1272 2166 3.9 91%
T32 W 15:9 MBERIA Alexander 31 U 20 Indianapolis Fencing Club 1727 2286 25.2 79%
T16 L 14:15 LAI Yat Hay Casper 5 D23 3 Purdue Fencing Club-purdue Univ. 3108 2311 15.0 11%

Purdue Fall Open 2023

Mixed Saber (D1), December 2, 2023
Place 11 of 22, Seed 5, Not ranked, Rating E23, Louisville Fencing Center, Inc.
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:2 GHALI Anya 11 U 12 Purdue Fencing Club-purdue Univ.
Pool L 3:5 YUAN Kevin 3 D22 3 Fencing Club of the University of Wisconsin Madison 2350 2199 17.2 40%
Pool W 5:0 LEE Kaleb 18 U 16 Purdue Fencing Club-Purdue Univ. 1733 2181 9.3 70%
Pool W 5:2 HU Andy 14 U 8 Purdue Fencing Club-Purdue Univ. 2246 2191 16.5 47%
T16 L 13:15 HU CHIEH-CHI 12 U 2 Purdue Fencing Club-purdue Univ. 2539 2324 37.9 40%

2023 Bourbon Open

Senior Mixed Saber (D1, SNR), November 18, 2023
Place 2 of 24, Seed 5, Not ranked, Rating E23, Louisville Fencing Center, Inc.
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:0 MATHEIS Grace 13 U 24 Louisville Fencing Center, Inc.
Pool W 5:1 KEATING Richard 12 U 18 Louisville Fencing Center, Inc. 1404 2215 6.1 84%
Pool W 5:2 PASZEK Elijah 21 U 3 Miami University Fencing Ohio 1503 2221 6.4 88%
Pool L 3:5 FARIDI Imran 4 E23 1 Columbus Fencing And Fitness LLC 1824 2228 34.9 75%
Pool W 5:2 MBERIA Alexander 20 U 8 Indianapolis Fencing Club 1454 2193 5.9 88%
T16 W 15:10 KILGORE Robert 10 U 12 Miami University Fencing Ohio 1467 2385 16.8 90%
T8 W 15:11 DOLOJAN Jesse 18 U 5 Xavier University Fencing Club 1196 2402 9.6 94%
T4 W 15:13 PASZEK Elijah 21 U 3 Miami University Fencing Ohio 1761 2411 26.0 83%
T2 L 14:15 FARIDI Imran 4 E23 1 Columbus Fencing And Fitness LLC 1939 2437 113.6 78%

IFC 2023 Fall Classic

Mixed Saber (D1), October 7, 2023
Place 3 of 23, Seed 15, Not ranked, Rating U
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:2 CARDENAS Nathan A. 2 E23 6 Salle des Lutins 1550 2198 7.7 85%
Pool W 5:1 MBERIA Alexander 17 U 18 Indianapolis Fencing Club 1512 2206 7.0 86%
Pool W 5:2 KING Elizabeth 10 U 20 Miami Fencing Club
Pool W 5:4 BENEDETTI Connor 22 U 10 Miami University Fencing Ohio 1073 2213 2.5 96%
Pool W 5:1 WOODRUFF Audrey 7 U 21 Miami University Fencing Ohio
T16 W 15:12 PASZEK Elijah 12 U 14 Miami University Fencing Ohio 1035 2380 8.1 96%
T8 W 15:5 WHAPHAM Mark 18 U 7 Miami University Fencing Ohio 2779 2388 78.5 34%
T4 L 12:15 GOSMEYER Matthew E. 4 E22 2 Indianapolis Fencing Club 2391 2467 81.9 54%

OSU Open

Men's Saber (A2), September 30, 2023
Place 32 of 43, Seed 40, Not ranked, Rating U
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 1:5 BUERGENTHAL Aaron P. 4 B22 2 The Ohio State University Ncaa 3010 2270 6.8 11%
Pool L 4:5 BOUKHTIN Maxim 19 D23 15 Columbus Fencing And Fitness Llc 2174 2263 27.6 56%
Pool L 0:5 AL-NASSER Mahmoud 12 C22 7 Fencing Club at Indiana University 3702 2235 1.2 2%
Pool W 5:0 LIU Penghua “Scott” 34 U 43 1415 2234 6.3 85%
Pool L 2:5 BATTISFORE Hunter 25 E23 27 1667 2241 42.7 82%
T64 W 15:10 KAUFFMAN Alex 33 U 33 Renaissance Fencing Club / Ludus Fencing Studio 1704 2401 32.8 85%
T32 L 2:15 FIORETTO Luca 3 A22 1 2500 2434 54.0 48%

Division 1 Championships/April NAC

Veteran Men's Saber (A2, VET), April 24, 2023
Place 24 of 46, Seed 38, Not ranked, Rating E19, Louisville Fencing Center, Inc.
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 2:5 KOPYLOV Dmitri 5 A21 6 Lilov Fencing Academy 3144 2177 4.4 6%
Pool W 5:3 MALNATI Donald H. 20 C22 32 Nazlymov Fencing Foundation 2758 2173 51.9 17%
Pool W 5:4 MARGIL David 33 E22 25 Zeta Fencing 2186 2225 25.3 52%
Pool W 5:3 WILDMAN Steve 24 D23 26 Kansas City Fencing Center 2454 2250 33.0 37%
Pool L 2:5 CHU Kevin 10 B21 12 Manhattan Fencing Center 2713 2283 13.1 24%
T64 W 10:4 PEREIRA Gabriel 44 U 45 PDX Fencing 1571 2375 30.2 85%
T32 L 8:10 RUNYAN Joshua 3 A22 3 Spartak 3919 2405 4.0 1%

Division 1 Championships/April NAC

Vet-50 Men's Saber (A2, V50), April 23, 2023
Place 15 of 26, Seed 21, Rank 30, Rating E19, Louisville Fencing Center, Inc.
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 1:5 ESCUETA Jr Antonio V. 5 5 B22 9 Globus Fencing Academy 2379 2172 24.5 37%
Pool W 5:4 STONE Brad 20 41 E21 25 Cardinal Fencing Club 1462 2148 9.8 87%
Pool L 2:5 DOLEGIEWICZ Mariusz 4 5 B23 11 Midwest Fencing Club 2982 2158 7.1 10%
Pool L 2:5 ANDERSON Nathan T. 12 19 C23 18 Denver Fencing Center 2380 2151 21.8 36%
Pool W 5:0 ZIPPER Michael E. 13 10 C22 19 Manhattan Fencing Center / Stamford Fencing Center, LLC 2573 2129 48.4 24%
T32 W 10:7 ZIPPER Michael E. 13 10 C22 19 Manhattan Fencing Center / Stamford Fencing Center, LLC 2651 2194 192.4 25%
T16 L 3:10 THORNTON Ronald J. 1 1 A23 1 Capital Fencing Academy 3584 2386 11.1 4%

January NAC

Vet-50 Men's Saber (A2, V50), January 9, 2023
Place 19 of 31, Seed 22, Not ranked, Rating E19, Louisville Fencing Center, Inc.
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:3 CAISSE Michael J. 29 U 27 Hangtown Saber Club 2294 2073 41.4 38%
Pool W 5:2 ZOLLER Matthew 12 10 C22 17 Fencing Academy Of Denver 2245 2114 42.2 42%
Pool W 5:1 FIROOZI Farzeen 18 E22 26 Manhattan Fencing Center 1977 2157 25.2 61%
Pool L 3:5 BECKER William L. 2 2 A22 14 3124 2182 5.7 7%
Pool L 1:5 MAKOGON Sergey 9 A21 2 Salt City Swords Fencing Club 3264 2176 3.9 4%
T32 L 6:10 LUKIBANOV Oleg 15 D22 7 Renaissance Fencing Club 2656 2272 78.5 31%

January NAC

Veteran Men's Saber (A2, VET), January 8, 2023
Place 46 of 56, Seed 37, Not ranked, Rating E19, Louisville Fencing Center, Inc.
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 3:5 MATT Chris 4 A19 6 Capital Fencing Academy 3157 2238 8.6 7%
Pool L 1:5 BABAYEV Ethan I. 29 E22 28 Stamford Fencing Center, LLC 1898 2230 60.9 69%
Pool L 0:5 BARANOVSKY Valera 13 C22 38 Sheridan Fencing Academy 1475 2169 57.2 80%
Pool L 3:5 ELBAKRY Mahmoud 20 C19 2 Elite Fencing Academy (GA) 3155 2112 8.1 11%
Pool L 2:5 DUDNICK Christian 46 U 31 Fencing Academy Of Denver 1721 2103 62.0 73%
Pool W 5:0 GORMLEY Peter J. 53 U 53 Zeta Fencing 1910 2041 31.6 58%
T64 L 2:10 ESCUETA Jr Antonio V. 7 B22 22 Globus Fencing Academy 2572 2402 129.7 40%

IFC 2022 Fall Classic

Senior Mixed Saber (E1, SNR), October 22, 2022
Place 3 of 9, Seed 2, Not ranked, Rating E22, Louisville Fencing Center, Inc.
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:1 GALATI savannah 9 U 6
Pool W 5:3 SAWYER Edward 6 U 3 Indianapolis Fencing Club 1697 2124 30.5 73%
Pool W 5:4 PASZEK Elijah 8 U 5 Miami University Fencing Club 1847 2155 35.2 68%
Pool W 5:2 JAMES Evan 4 U 7 Miami University Fencing Club 1096 2190 7.6 94%
Pool W 5:1 KANUK Jacob 5 U 9 Miami University Fencing Club 1174 2198 8.4 93%
Pool W 5:1 KILGORE Robert 7 U 8 Miami University Fencing Club 1305 2206 10.8 91%
Pool L 4:5 LAI Yat Hay Casper 1 D21 1 Purdue Fencing Club-Purdue Univ. / Life-Wide Fencing 2819 2217 19.4 18%
Pool W 5:4 GOSMEYER Matthew 3 E22 2 Indianapolis Fencing Club 2084 2198 40.6 57%
T8 W 15:7 JAMES Evan 4 U 7 Miami University Fencing Club 1776 2567 70.0 79%
T4 L 9:15 GOSMEYER Matthew 3 E22 2 Indianapolis Fencing Club 2246 2637 235.2 68%

IFC 2022 Summer Classic

Senior Mixed Saber (E1, SNR), June 25, 2022
Place 1 of 10, Seed 6, Not ranked, Rating U, Louisville Fencing Center, Inc.
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 4:5 MAI Carl D. 9 U 6 Xavier Fencing Club 3322 2361 20.5 12%
Pool L 3:5 HILL Quillan 2 E22 3 H-F High School / Northwest Indiana Fencing Club 1635 2341 162.7 85%
Pool L 2:5 TAGUE JONATHAN 5 U 5 Indianapolis Fencing Club 1779 2178 104.5 71%
Pool W 5:2 TESTROET Aubrey 10 U 7 H-F High School / Northwest Indiana Fencing Club
Pool L 3:5 HENSLEY Aaron 7 U 3 Northwest Indiana Fencing Club 2307 2074 47.7 37%
Pool W 5:4 BAILEY Conner 1 E22 8 Northwest Indiana Fencing Club 2128 2026 69.4 44%
Pool W 5:4 BRUTUS Caleb 8 U 2 Northwest Indiana Fencing Club
Pool W 5:3 FAUGHT Dalton 4 U 9 Northwest Indiana Fencing Club 1622 2095 29.3 74%
Pool W 5:2 SCHOON Rebecca 3 U 10 Northwest Indiana Fencing Club
T8 W 15:7 TAGUE JONATHAN 5 U 5 Indianapolis Fencing Club 1896 2200 161.1 62%
T4 W 15:14 HENSLEY Aaron 7 U 3 Northwest Indiana Fencing Club 2359 2361 206.6 50%
T2 W 15:13 BRUTUS Caleb 8 U 2 Northwest Indiana Fencing Club

Music City Series #1

Senior Mixed Saber (B1, SNR), September 22, 2019
Place 13 of 16, Seed 12, Not ranked, Rating U, Louisville Fencing Center, Inc.
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 2:5 LOGGINS Austin J. 7 D19 7 University of Tennessee - Knoxville / Athens Fencing Club 3071 2694 67.8 32%
Pool W 5:0 CREVELING Kathryn 13 U 16 University Of Tennessee Knoxville Fencing Club
Pool L 4:5 BUCHANAN Tanner 15 U 10 University Of Tennessee Knoxville Fencing Club 1880 2627 209.4 85%
Pool L 1:5 HOOKASSIAN Austin N. 1 B18 2 University Of Tennessee Knoxville Fencing Club / Middle Tennessee Fencing Club 3410 2417 19.4 9%
Pool L 0:5 BUERGENTHAL Aaron P. 6 D19 5 3019 2398 36.8 17%
T16 L 12:15 BUERGENTHAL Aaron P. 6 D19 5 3056 2337 136.8 20%

USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge

Vet-50 Men's Saber (A2, V50), June 30, 2019
Place 15 of 42, Seed 27, Rank 30, Rating E15, Louisville Fencing Center, Inc.
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 2:5 MATT Chris 3 3 A19 5 Virginia Academy Of Fencing 3223 2110 62.6 9%
Pool W 5:1 RAMIREZ Joselito 41 U 42 Columbus Fencing And Fitness LLC 2212 2048 268.2 43%
Pool W 5:4 CHU Kevin 14 35 B19 20 Manhattan Fencing Center 2773 2316 321.7 27%
Pool L 3:5 KIZIK Val 10 21 A15 7 IndySabre 2870 2638 118.9 38%
Pool W 5:3 RABINOWITZ Mike 22 D18 33 2630 2519 153.0 44%
Pool W 5:4 TANNAS Henri 33 E17 29 International Fencing Club 1587 2672 22.6 92%
T32 W 10:6 FAINGOLD Vladimir 29 43 E17 17 Corsair Fencing Club / Pittsburgh Fencers Club 2079 2079 351.3 50%
T16 L 4:10 MATT Chris 3 3 A19 5 Virginia Academy Of Fencing 3518 2431 94.2 11%

December NAC

Vet-50 Men's Saber (A2, V50), December 14, 2018
Place 24 of 31, Seed 24, Rank 47, Rating E15, Louisville Fencing Center, Inc.
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 4:5 KRASNICH Mike 14 15 C16 16 2500 2500 420.5 50%
Pool L 4:5 NEVEROVICH Vitaly V. 17 C16 7 Renaissance Fencing Club 2921 2079 178.3 24%
Pool L 4:5 MATT Chris 7 7 B18 5 Virginia Academy Of Fencing 3585 1901 40.7 4%
Pool L 0:5 THORNTON Ronald J. 4 4 A18 9 Capital Fencing Academy 3770 1861 27.5 3%
Pool W 5:2 YOWELL Kevin G. 27 46 U 30 Kansas City Fencing Center 1780 1833 277.5 52%
T32 L 6:10 HERRERA Richard K. 9 9 B16 12 PDX Fencing 2500 2500 420.5 50%