Josey earns Lewiston title

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LEWISTON, Idaho – Justin Josey is officially back among the best in the business with Bullfighters Only.

Justin Josey jumps over Miguel Costa's Sid Vicious to start his winning bout at Bullfighters Only-Lewiston this past weekend. (ROSEANNA SALES PHOTO)
Justin Josey jumps over Miguel Costa’s Sid Vicious to start his winning bout at Bullfighters Only-Lewiston this past weekend. (ROSEANNA SALES PHOTO)

Josey, who returned to freestyle bullfighting earlier this year after a nine-month hiatus, scored 89.5 points to win BFO-Lewiston, held in conjunction with the Lewiston Roundup. The Apache, Okla., man outlasted the No. 4 man in the Pendleton Whisky World Standings, Beau Schueth, by just half a point to claim the top prize.

“I saw Beau’s fight, and I wasn’t sure I was going to be enough to beat that,” Josey said. “It’s nice to know you wowed enough people to win the whole bullfight.”

He started off his bout with his back to the chute. As Manuel Costa’s Sid Vicious charged toward him, the Oklahoman jumped and allowed the bull to pass right between his legs. It was just the beginning of a solid minute of action.

“I needed that,” Josey said. “Every win is a confidence-booster, whether it’s in the first round, the short round or the whole bullfight. Every instance you get to do something like that, you can gain a lot of ground.”

He sits inside the top 20 in the standings and has realized just how much he loves the game.

“Now this feels good and feels like it should rather than how it was a few months ago,” he said. “I had gotten to where I wasn’t really working at it. You can either not work at it and get bad quickly, or you can work at it and get better.

“It’s every day, day in and day out. I feel like I’m more into it now than I’ve ever been.”

While Josey is returning to the game, young Dayton Spiel of Parade, S.D., is continuing his rookie run in a solid way. Spiel began the season through the BFO Development Camps and worked his way up to the tour. On Friday night, he put together a solid 82-point fight to win the BFO stop in Fort Madison, Iowa. As both have learned, it takes dedication and a commitment to improving to make it in Bullfighters Only.

“This is not a job you can just get by with,” Josey said. “You have to go after it if you want it. Anybody can be bull bait, but not everybody can be a bullfighter.”

LEWISTON RESULTS
1. Justin Josey, 89.5 points; 2. Beau Schueth, 89; 3. Weston Rutkowski, 87; 4. Zach Call, 80; 5. Colt Oder, 75; 6. Tristan Seargeant, 71.

FORT MADISON RESULTS
1. Dayton Spiel, 82 points; 2. Dusty Tuckness, 81; 3. Tanner Zarnetski, 78.

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