Fencing

At a glance: Junior and Cadet World Cup, Bogotá, Colombia, 25 and 26 September 2026. Phoenix reached the direct-elimination rounds in both the cadet and junior events and earned six FIE points. His cadet world ranking rose from 151 to 61 and his junior ranking from 467 to 260, and USA Fencing awarded him a...

At a glance: 2026 Senior Men's Sabre World Championships, Hong Kong, after a pre-Worlds training camp in Shanghai with Eli Dershwitz and Coach Barni Csanyi. Phoenix was the youngest fencer in the event, finished 161st of 166, and scored six touches against a goal of one per opponent. His world rankings afterwards: cadet 151, junior...

At a glance: After Rio, Phoenix spent six weeks rebuilding his foundation at Pioneer Valley Fencing Academy, including an undefeated Zeta tournament on 3 May 2026. Then came the Senior African Championships in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire (June 2026), a move to Zeta's Elite Class on 8 June, and selection for the Senior World Championships. The...

At a glance: Junior and Cadet World Championships, Rio de Janeiro, April 2026: Phoenix's first international competition, fencing saber for Nigeria. It was a hard debut, and it earned his first world ranking (579th in junior men's saber) and selection for Nigeria's next events. Junior and Cadet World Championships, Rio de Janeiro | Team Nigeria...

A note from the family: In March 2026, the Loomis Chaffee School profiled Phoenix ahead of the Junior and Cadet World Championships in Rio de Janeiro. We are grateful to the school for telling his story so well, and we share the article below in full with their credit. Since then, Phoenix has written about...

At a glance: On 2 November 2025, Phoenix dislocated his knee one touch from his first rating (E25) and retired from the bout. Cleared to train in a brace, he attended Zeta's Elite Winter Saber Camp (26 to 30 December 2025) with Olympians Eli Dershwitz and Mitchell Saron, while also playing Bottom in his school's...

At a glance: Zeta Elite Saber Summer Program, 18 to 22 August 2025, nine months after Phoenix first picked up a saber. He trained under 2023 World Champion and three-time Olympian Eli Dershwitz and Olympic silver medallist Luigi Samele. It was the start of his connection to Zeta Fencing, where he now trains in the...