It’s Sumo Time!
The Roster is Here.
Meet the SCL roster — the athletes who’ll carry this inaugural season, fight for position through round-robin play, and chase the rank of Grand Champion. Some are proven. Some are here to prove something. All of them are ready to step into the spotlight.
The season begins this October.
Ayas Mongush
HOMETOWN: Kyzyl, Tuva
COUNTRY: Russia
AGE: 53 HEIGHT:
COMPETITIVE WEIGHT (LBS.): 285
NOTABLE WINS:
2001 Sumo World Champion
Jared Parham
HOMETOWN: Irving, TX
COUNTRY: USA
AGE: 34 HEIGHT:
COMPETITIVE WEIGHT (LBS.): 254
NOTABLE WINS:
2026 Empire Cup Gold Medal
Ron Porter
HOMETOWN: Pevely, Missouri
COUNTRY: USA
AGE: 37 HEIGHT:
COMPETITIVE WEIGHT (LBS.): 300
NOTABLE WINS:
Allejandro Santana
HOMETOWN: Orlando, FL
COUNTRY: USA
AGE: 37 HEIGHT: 6’1″
COMPETITIVE WEIGHT (LBS.): 381
NOTABLE WINS:
George Silvestre
HOMETOWN: Miami, FL
COUNTRY: USA
AGE: 33 HEIGHT:
COMPETITIVE WEIGHT (LBS.): 305
NOTABLE WINS:
Filipo Tovio
HOMETOWN: Palmerston
COUNTRY: New Zealand
AGE: 37 HEIGHT:
COMPETITIVE WEIGHT (LBS.): 370
NOTABLE WINS:
2024 and 2025 Oceania Sumo Championships Gold Medal
Brandon Turk
HOMETOWN: Dallas, GA
COUNTRY: USA
AGE: 37 HEIGHT:
COMPETITIVE WEIGHT (LBS.): 380
NOTABLE WINS:
Larry Velasquez
HOMETOWN: Lehi, UT
COUNTRY: USA
AGE: 36 HEIGHT: 5’11”
COMPETITIVE WEIGHT (LBS.): 310
NOTABLE WINS:
2025, 2026 Milano Sumo Open Gold Medal
Oleksandr Veresiuk
HOMETOWN: Odesa
COUNTRY: Ukraine
AGE: 37 HEIGHT:
COMPETITIVE WEIGHT (LBS.): 407
NOTABLE WINS:
2023 World Sumo Championship Gold Medal
Joshua Wade
HOMETOWN: New York, NY
COUNTRY: USA
AGE: 22 HEIGHT:
COMPETITIVE WEIGHT (LBS.): 215
NOTABLE WINS:
2026 USSF Nationals Gold Medal
Jabari Webb
HOMETOWN: Villa Rica, GA
COUNTRY: USA
AGE: 26 HEIGHT:
COMPETITIVE WEIGHT (LBS.): 310
NOTABLE WINS:
2026 Sakura Cup: Heavyweight Silver Medalist