What's tougher than a matchup against one of the top wrestlers in the country? A matchup against an opponent that good who's also your training partner and one of your best friends on the planet. That's the challenge Anthony Knox and Leo DeLuca have signed up for on September 2nd at Who's Number One.

Knox vs DeLuca has incredible interpersonal implications, but it's also a dream matchup for New Jersey wrestling fans. Leo DeLuca is a National Prep champion for Blair Academy while Anthony Knox is a two-time New Jersey state champ in just two attempts. Because of their differing high school journeys, Knox and DeLuca haven't crossed paths in a post-season run or otherwise, so their Who's Number One bout will be the first time they've met in an official match, especially one of this magnitude.

Both Knox and DeLuca are top-ten recruits in the class of 2025, and now they'll meet to settle the top spot at 120 lbs. DeLuca earned his golden ticket to Who's Number One by running through one of the toughest Fargo brackets this summer at 120 lbs. Not only did DeLuca earn the title, he ran up a 72-1 tally against an incredible field of competitors.

Leo DeLuca's dominant 2023 Fargo final

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Since winning his second New Jersey state title, Fargo and Super 32 champ Anthony Knox teched his way through a Journeymen World Classic bracket that included U17 World champ Luke Lilledahl then followed that up with a runner-up performance at the U17 World Team Trials, only falling to recent U17 World champ Marcus Blaze in the best of three finals.

Both Knox and Deluca are veterans of Who's Number one. DeLuca competed against Braeden Davis before his freshman season in 2021, and Knox notched two victories in the event against Luke Lilledahl in 2021 and Christian Castillo in 2022.

Anthony Knox's WNO victory over World champ Luke Lilledahl in 2021

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