Samuel BOYCE
🇺🇸 USA · Academy Of Fencing Masters (AFM) · Right-handed
Men’s Épée, 2015–2026
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About this fencer
FIE 43556 · USA 100178057
USA Fencing rating: Épée A2025 · Foil E2022 · Sabre Unrated (U)
USA Fencing classifications run from A to E; U means unrated. A year after the letter is the year that classification was earned.
Record and rankings
Counts cover published results recorded here. Verified source copies count once; other source records remain separate.
- Results
- 97
- Podiums
- 29
- Competitions won
- 8
- FIE ranking
- 420th Senior Épée · 2017–18
- Best finish
- 1st of 47, Wildcat Invitational, February 2020
Winner1stTop quarter¼Halfway½LastLast 10th of 123, Senior Division IA Men’s Épée, AFM Super Regional RYC/RJCC/ROC Div1A/Div2/Vet, 2026-10-23 15th of 61, Senior Mixed Épée, AFM Open Senior Mixed Epee Tournament, October 2025, 2025-10-19 105th of 379, Senior Division I Men’s Épée, October NAC, Salt Lake City, UT, 2025-10-03 15th of 102, Senior Division IA Men’s Épée, Fortune ROC/RJCC/RYC, August 2025, 2025-08-30 1st of 33, Senior Mixed Épée, EBFG Open Senior Mix Epee, Vet Mix Epee, August 2025, 2025-08-10 2nd of 62, Senior Mixed Épée, Tucson Open, April 2025, 2025-04-05 3rd of 16, Senior Division I Mixed Épée, Tucson Open, April 2025, 2025-04-05 38th of 124, Senior Division IA Men’s Épée, AFM Super Regional SYC/RJCC/ROC Div1A/Vet, October 2024, 2024-10-25 1st of 26, Senior Mixed Épée, MFA Senior Mixed Epee, October 2024, 2024-10-18 223rd of 232, Senior Division I Men’s Épée, National Championships and July Challenge (Summer Nationals), Columbus, OH, 2024-06-29 2nd of 44, Senior Mixed Épée, Bay Cup at EBFG: WE, XE, 2024-06-09 13th of 90, Senior Mixed Épée, AFM Open Senior Mixed Epee Tournament, May 2024, 2024-05-26 3rd of 30, Senior Mixed Épée, DFA May 2024 Senior Foil/Epee Open, 2024-05-18 189th of 202, Senior Division I Men’s Épée, Division 1/Parafencing National Championships + April NAC, 2024-04-25 5th of 34, Senior Mixed Épée, MFA Friday Night Epee (Senior Open), March 2024, 2024-03-29 1st of 34, Senior Mixed Épée, March Fenceathon, 2024-03-16 7th of 25, Senior Mixed Épée, February Fenceathon, 2024-02-24 42nd of 85, Senior Division IA Men’s Épée, The Battle of the Bay Div1A ROC, 2024-02-03 161st of 344, Senior Division I Men’s Épée, January NAC, January 2024, 2024-01-05 2nd of 46, Senior Mixed Épée, Duel D'Abdul, December 2023, 2023-12-17 114th of 239, Senior Division I Men’s Épée, December SJCC + Division 1 NAC, 2023-12-01 212th of 357, Senior Division I Men’s Épée, October NAC, October 2023, 2023-10-26 18th of 117, Senior Division IA Men’s Épée, AFM Super Regional SYC/RJCC/ROC Div1A/Vet, October 2023, 2023-10-06 3rd of 45, Senior Mixed Épée, TFC Bastille Day Tournament, 2023-07-15 46th of 267, Senior Division I Men’s Épée, National Championships & July Challenge (Summer Nationals), 2023-06-30 15th of 252, Senior Division IA Men’s Épée, National Championships & July Challenge (Summer Nationals), 2023-06-30 5th of 9, Senior Mixed Foil, TFC 2023 Referee Observational, 2023-06-11 3rd of 6, Senior Mixed Sabre, TFC 2023 Referee Observational, 2023-06-11 16th of 77, Senior Mixed Épée, AFM Stand with Ukraine Senior Mixed Epee, 2023-05-28 1st of 35, Senior Division IA Men’s Épée, Wasatch Fencing RYC/ROC, 2023-05-05 22nd of 93, Senior Division IA Men’s Épée, Fortune Fencing ROC(DV1A, DV2, VET), RJCC & Non-Regional Y8, 2023-04-08 1st of 39, Senior Mixed Épée, Friday night epee - senior open, March 2023, 2023-03-31 3rd of 120, Senior Division IA Men’s Épée, The Battle of the Bay, 2023-02-04 5th of 39, Senior Mixed Épée, ASU Spring Sun Devil Open, January 2023, 2023-01-21 131st of 362, Senior Division I Men’s Épée, January NAC, January 2023, 2023-01-06 76th of 260, Senior Division I Men’s Épée, December NAC, December 2022, 2022-12-09 3rd of 25, Senior Mixed Épée, PFA Winter Open, 2022-12-03 3rd of 110, Senior Division IA Men’s Épée, BladeRunner ROC/RJC, October 2022, 2022-10-29 99th of 291, Senior Division I Men’s Épée, October NAC, October 2022, 2022-10-07 2nd of 29, Senior Mixed Épée, Arnold Mercado Classic 2022, 2022-09-10 1st of 27, Senior Mixed Épée, Friday Night Cookie Tournament!, 2022-07-22 72nd of 212, Senior Division IA Men’s Épée, USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge, July 2022, 2022-07-02 6th of 49, Senior Division IA Men’s Épée, ROC of the Rockies, May 2022, 2022-05-06 6th of 16, Senior Division I Mixed Épée, Tucson Open, April 2022, 2022-04-09 3rd of 51, Senior Mixed Épée, Tucson Open, April 2022, 2022-04-09 5th of 36, Senior Mixed Épée, Santa Fe Epee Senior/Youth, 2021-08-28 31st of 83, Senior Division IA Men’s Épée, Fortune Fencing ROC, VET & RJCC Reg Opens 2/1, 2021-05-29 109th of 161, Senior Division I Men’s Épée, May NAC, 2021-05-06 66th of 166, Senior Division I Men’s Épée, April NAC, 2021-04-16 2nd of 29, Senior Division IA Men’s Épée, Wang Memorial Div 1A, Div 2 ROC - Reg Opens 2/16, 2021-03-27 5th of 29, Senior Men’s Épée, Wildcat Invitational, February 2020, 2020-02-22 1st of 47, Senior Mixed Épée, Wildcat Invitational, February 2020, 2020-02-22 28th of 89, Senior Division IA Men’s Épée, Battle of the Bay DIV1A ROC, February 2020, 2020-02-01 17th of 55, Senior Mixed Épée, Hangover Open @ DFC, January 2020, 2020-01-01 6th of 71, Senior Mixed Épée, Wildcat Epee, October 2019, 2019-10-20 3rd of 15, Senior Division I Mixed Épée, Wildcat Epee, October 2019, 2019-10-20 183rd of 255, Senior Division I Men’s Épée, October NAC, October 2019, 2019-10-18 14th of 42, Senior Men’s Épée, 2019 Falcon Open, 2019-09-14 2nd of 32, Senior Mixed Épée, Flagstaff Epee Event July 2019, 2019-07-28 12th of 46, Senior Division IA Men’s Épée, ROC of the Rockies, April 2019, 2019-04-26 10th of 25, Senior Division IA Men’s Épée, ROC DIV1A - Portland April, 2019-04-06 3rd of 32, Senior Division IA Men’s Épée, Texas Clash ROC, 2019-03-30 9th of 44, Senior Mixed Épée, Wildcat Invitational, February 2019, 2019-02-23 1st of 11, Senior Division I Men’s Épée, Wildcat Invitational, February 2019, 2019-02-23 11th of 111, Senior Division IA Men’s Épée, December NAC, December 2018, 2018-12-14 203rd of 255, Senior Division I Men’s Épée, December NAC, December 2018, 2018-12-14 24th of 44, Senior Men’s Épée, 2018 Falcon Open, 2018-11-17 117th of 293, Senior Division I Men’s Épée, October NAC, October 2018, 2018-10-12 14th of 41, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Satellite, San Jose, May 2018, 2018-05-19 192nd of 285, Senior Division I Men’s Épée, January NAC, January 2018, 2018-01-05 16th of 132, Senior Men’s Épée, October NAC, October 2017, 2017-10-13 176th of 285, Senior Division I Men’s Épée, October NAC, October 2017, 2017-10-13 3rd of 43, Open Mixed Épée, Prescott Fall Classic 2017, 2017-09-02 5th of 22, Open Mixed Foil, Prescott Fall Classic 2017, 2017-09-02 36th of 46, Senior Men’s Épée, FIE Satellite, Split 2017, 2017-05-20 13th of 18, Senior Division II (C and under) Men’s Foil, Connor Porter - ROC & RJCC (Reg 5), 2016-09-10 3rd of 25, Senior Division IA Men’s Épée, Connor Porter - ROC & RJCC (Reg 5), 2016-09-10 7th of 199, Senior Division II (C and under) Men’s Épée, 2016 USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge, 2016-06-29 131st of 149, Senior Division IA Men’s Épée, 2016 USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge, 2016-06-29 7th of 17, Senior Mixed Épée, Spring Fling Epee Thing, April 2016, 2016-04-30 5th of 25, Senior Division II (C and under) Men’s Épée, ROC of the Rockies DIV IA/DIV II/VET F/E/S Region4, April 2016, 2016-04-15 17th of 52, Senior Division IA Men’s Épée, ROC of the Rockies (Reg 4), 2016-04-15 17th of 51, Senior Division IA Men’s Épée, ROC of the Rockies DIV IA/DIV II/VET F/E/S Region4, April 2016, 2016-04-15 7th of 28, Senior Division II (C and under) Men’s Épée, Dean Alexander Dv1A, DV2 & Vet ROC (Reg 4), 2016-03-05 7th of 29, Senior Division II (C and under) Men’s Épée, Dean Alexander Memorial 2016: DV 1A, DV 2, Vet ROC, 2016-03-05 7th of 37, Senior Division IA Men’s Épée, Dean Alexander Dv1A, DV2 & Vet ROC (Reg 4), 2016-03-05 7th of 37, Senior Division IA Men’s Épée, Dean Alexander Memorial 2016: DV 1A, DV 2, Vet ROC, 2016-03-05 3rd of 21, Open Mixed Épée, Wildcat Epee, February 2016, 2016-02-21 9th of 36, Senior Division IA Men’s Épée, Connor Porter Memorial - ROC & RJCC (Reg 5), 2016-01-16 3rd of 21, Senior Division II (C and under) Men’s Épée, Connor Porter Memorial - ROC & RJCC (Reg 5), 2016-01-16 5th of 51, Senior Men’s Épée, 2015 Falcon Open, 2015-10-31 9th of 36, Senior Mixed Épée, 16th Annual Amarillo Open, 2015-10-03 15th of 65, Open Mixed Épée, Prescott Fall Classic 2015, 2015-09-05 7th of 41, Open Mixed Épée, Flagstaff Season Opener, 2015-08-15 28th of 41, Senior Division IA Men’s Épée, Dean Alexander Memorial 2015: DV 1A, DV 2, Vet ROC, 2015-03-14 12th of 42, Senior Mixed Épée, Wildcat Epee, 2015-02-22 2nd of 28, Senior Division III (D and under) Mixed Épée, Wildcat Epee, 2015-02-22
Results
Results: 97
| When | Competition | Event | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Dec 2023 | December SJCC + Division 1 NACAskFRED | Senior Division I Men’s Épée | 114th of 239 |
| 26 Oct 2023 | October NAC, October 2023AskFRED | Senior Division I Men’s Épée | 212th of 357 |
| 6 Oct 2023 | AFM Super Regional SYC/RJCC/ROC Div1A/Vet, October 2023AskFRED | Senior Division IA Men’s Épée | 18th of 117 |
| 15 Jul 2023 | TFC Bastille Day TournamentAskFRED | Senior Mixed Épée | 3rd of 45 |
| 30 Jun 2023 | National Championships & July Challenge (Summer Nationals)AskFRED | Senior Division I Men’s Épée | 46th of 267 |
| 30 Jun 2023 | National Championships & July Challenge (Summer Nationals)AskFRED | Senior Division IA Men’s Épée | 15th of 252 |
| 11 Jun 2023 | TFC 2023 Referee ObservationalAskFRED | Senior Mixed Foil | 5th of 9 |
| 11 Jun 2023 | TFC 2023 Referee ObservationalAskFRED | Senior Mixed Sabre | 3rd of 6 |
| 28 May 2023 | AFM Stand with Ukraine Senior Mixed EpeeAskFRED | Senior Mixed Épée | 16th of 77 |
| 5 May 2023 | Wasatch Fencing RYC/ROCAskFRED | Senior Division IA Men’s Épée | 1st of 35 |
| 8 Apr 2023 | Fortune Fencing ROC(DV1A, DV2, VET), RJCC & Non-Regional Y8AskFRED | Senior Division IA Men’s Épée | 22nd of 93 |
| 31 Mar 2023 | Friday night epee - senior open, March 2023AskFRED | Senior Mixed Épée | 1st of 39 |
| 4 Feb 2023 | The Battle of the BayAskFRED | Senior Division IA Men’s Épée | 3rd of 120 |
| 21 Jan 2023 | ASU Spring Sun Devil Open, January 2023AskFRED | Senior Mixed Épée | 5th of 39 |
| 6 Jan 2023 | January NAC, January 2023AskFRED | Senior Division I Men’s Épée | 131st of 362 |
| 9 Dec 2022 | December NAC, December 2022AskFRED | Senior Division I Men’s Épée | 76th of 260 |
| 3 Dec 2022 | PFA Winter OpenAskFRED | Senior Mixed Épée | 3rd of 25 |
| 29 Oct 2022 | BladeRunner ROC/RJC, October 2022AskFRED | Senior Division IA Men’s Épée | 3rd of 110 |
| 7 Oct 2022 | October NAC, October 2022AskFRED | Senior Division I Men’s Épée | 99th of 291 |
| 10 Sept 2022 | Arnold Mercado Classic 2022AskFRED | Senior Mixed Épée | 2nd of 29 |
Head to head
Against left-handers 0–3 · right-handers 7–5, where the FIE says which hand they fence with. Left and right
Everyone they’ve met in events whose bouts are kept here, the most met first. Each goes to their bouts together.
| Against | Won | Lost | Last met | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian MORALES CASTRO | 1 | 0 | 19 May 2018 | |
| Ahmad Abbas ALHUSSAIN I. | 0 | 1 | 19 May 2018 | |
| Arnaud AVAERT | 1 | 0 | 20 May 2017 | |
| Bradley JOHNSTON LEYER | 1 | 0 | 19 May 2018 | |
| Cristian Edenilson MEJIA GARCIA | 0 | 1 | 19 May 2018 |
Everyone they’ve met (10 more)
| Against | Won | Lost | Last met | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Alfredo PEREZ TRIANA | 1 | 0 | 19 May 2018 | |
| Hong Kai TING | 0 | 1 | 20 May 2017 | |
| Ignacio MIRANDA RODRIGUEZ | 1 | 0 | 19 May 2018 | |
| James SIMPSON | 0 | 1 | 20 May 2017 | |
| Jan GOLOBIC | 0 | 1 | 20 May 2017 | |
| Julio ARIAS | 1 | 0 | 19 May 2018 | |
| Lukas STEIS | 0 | 1 | 20 May 2017 | |
| Niko VUORINEN | 0 | 1 | 19 May 2018 | |
| Ovidiu PIRVULEASA | 1 | 0 | 20 May 2017 | |
| Vladyslav BOYKOV | 0 | 1 | 20 May 2017 |
Figures
rating, ranking and how they fence
Over time
1st10th100th Senior Épée 519th, 2016–17 Senior Épée 420th, 2017–18
As a table
| Season | Weapon | fency ELO | FIE ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 | Épée | 1,754 | |
| 2025–26 | Épée | 1,750 | |
| 2024–25 | Épée | 1,747 | |
| 2023–24 | Épée | 1,737 | |
| 2022–23 | Sabre | 1,501 | |
| 2022–23 | Foil | 1,505 | |
| 2022–23 | Épée | 1,724 | |
| 2021–22 | Épée | 1,681 | |
| 2020–21 | Épée | 1,659 | |
| 2019–20 | Épée | 1,659 | |
| 2018–19 | Épée | 1,633 | |
| 2017–18 | Foil | 1,508 | |
| 2017–18 | Épée | 1,593 | 420th Senior |
| 2016–17 | Foil | 1,495 | |
| 2016–17 | Épée | 1,547 | 519th Senior |
| 2015–16 | Épée | 1,637 | |
| 2014–15 | Épée | 1,520 |
How fency ELO works · the best now
How they fence
| Stage | Won–lost | An average bout | By one touch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pools | 6–6 50% | 3.8–3.5 | 1–2 |
| Tables | 1–2 33% | 11–14.3 | 0–0 |