Kyle Reyes Bows Out Honourably toFuture World Champion

Montréal, June 18, 2025 – Kyle Reyes, the last Canadian to hit the tatamis at the World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, saw his day come to an end when he was defeated by the future under-100 kg world champion on Wednesday.

Photo: IJF, Tamara Kulumbegashvili
Kyle Reyes (in blue) fighting against Matvey Kanikovskiy (in white).

Reyes began his day with an overtime victory by ippon over Serbia’s Bojan Dosen, before being eliminated by neutral athlete Matvey Kanikovskiy, who won by yuko.