Saturday, October 24
Columbus, OH
12:00 pm MT
Air Force Academy
at
Buckeye Brawl
Photo by: Ray Bahner
10/24/2026 11:59:00 PM | Boxing
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Air Force boxing team had a strong outing at the annual Buckeye Brawl in Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday, Oct. 24 – posting a 4-1 record that including a perfect 3-0 slate from the women and another 3-0 mark against contenders from host Ohio State.
Junior Mikayla Gangadeen, who was selected as the squad's boxer of the week, helped the women to an undefeated afternoon at Pilgers Old Skool Boxing Gym. Gangadeen earned a decision victory over Cincinnati's Sophia Ahmadadeen in a 142-pound bout, while classmate Madei Soluren decisioned Ohio State's Ceilna Hang at 119 pounds and senior Samanatha Villa won the 122-pound title with a decision over the Buckeyes' Willow Lang.
The men added a 1-1 record to the Falcons' time in Columbus, as senior Sebastyan Correa Rios earned a 136-pound decision over Ohio State's Jai'shon Thompson and junior Alan He suffered a narrow, split decision loss to Indiana's Octavio Cruz in a 139-pound contest.
After back-to-back weekends in Ohio, Air Force heads to Michigan next Friday (Oct. 30) to face Navy and Army West Point at the annual Chuck Davey Invitational at the Detroit Athletic Club.
RESULTSJunior Mikayla Gangadeen, who was selected as the squad's boxer of the week, helped the women to an undefeated afternoon at Pilgers Old Skool Boxing Gym. Gangadeen earned a decision victory over Cincinnati's Sophia Ahmadadeen in a 142-pound bout, while classmate Madei Soluren decisioned Ohio State's Ceilna Hang at 119 pounds and senior Samanatha Villa won the 122-pound title with a decision over the Buckeyes' Willow Lang.
The men added a 1-1 record to the Falcons' time in Columbus, as senior Sebastyan Correa Rios earned a 136-pound decision over Ohio State's Jai'shon Thompson and junior Alan He suffered a narrow, split decision loss to Indiana's Octavio Cruz in a 139-pound contest.
After back-to-back weekends in Ohio, Air Force heads to Michigan next Friday (Oct. 30) to face Navy and Army West Point at the annual Chuck Davey Invitational at the Detroit Athletic Club.
139-lbs.: Octavio Cruz [Indiana] dec. Alan He [Air Force]
122-lbs. [w]: Samantha Villa [Air Force] dec. Willow Lang [Ohio State]
136-lbs.: Sebastyan Correa Rios [Air Force] dec. Jai'shon Thompson [Ohio State]
142-lbs. [w]: Mikayla Gangadeen [Air Force] dec. Sophia Ahmadadeen [Cincinnati]
119-lbs. [w]: Madei Soluren [Air Force] dec. Celina Hang [Ohio State]
Players Mentioned
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119 lbs.
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