Jeremiah Willies won the 2024 Fitworld Pro. The Classic Physique show was held on Apr. 13, 2024, in Los Angeles, CA, and it featured 11 IFBB Pro League athletes facing fans and judges. Willies left the stage as champion and is now qualified to compete at the 2024 Olympia Weekend in Las Vegas, NV, on the weekend of Oct. 10-13, 2024.
Eric Brown Jr. finished as the runner-up, and bronze went to Iran’s Zanyar Ghaderpour. The final order of finish is below:
2024 Fitworld Pro Results
- Jeremiah Willies (United States)
- Eric Brown Jr. (United States)
- Zanyar Ghaderpour (Iran)
- Jordan Tripp-Arthur (United States)
- Hang Niu (China)
- Thomas Connelly (United States)
- Jeremy Fontenet (United States)
- Kendahl Richmond (United States)
- Rashaad Brooks (United States)
- Eric Abelon (United States)
- Mustafa Khater (Jordan)
The head judge was Patrick Fulgham.
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Winner — Jeremiah Willies
This was Willies’ first contest of the 2024 season and his second pro campaign. He starts the year with his first pro victory and Olympia qualification. However, it was a close contest with Brown, as the judges only separated them by a single point.
Nonetheless, the win counts the same, and Willies is going to the 2024 Classic Physique Olympia, where he will compete against five-time defending champion Chris Bumstead.
Second Place — Eric Brown Jr.
Brown’s most recent onstage appearance was at the 2023 Classic Physique Olympia, where he tied for 16th overall. He was also the 2023 champion of this show. He will have to win a different show to qualify for the Olympia this year, but he has until Sept. 15, 2024, to do so.
Third Place — Zanyar Ghaderpour
This was Ghaderpour’s 2024 season debut. The judges unanimously scored him in third place.
Since turning pro in 2021, Ghaderpour has finished in the top three twice but has yet to taste victory in the pro ranks. He showed potential to be in the mix for the title, but only pro show winners advance to the Olympia stage.
Other Notes
The next Classic Physique show on the 2024 calendar is the China Drogan Physique DMS Pro in Changsha, China, on Apr. 28, 2024. No competitor list has yet been released at the time of this article’s publication.
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