The 2025 Sampson Showdown Pro is scheduled for Saturday, March 29, in Las Vegas, NV. Promoter Patrick Sampson will be featuring the IFBB Professional League’s Wellness division, with 14 competitors vying for the win and qualification to compete at the 2025 Olympia, also in Las Vegas, on Oct. 9-12.
No athlete in this lineup has earned a 2025 Olympia qualification before this show.
2025 Sampson Showdown Pro Roster
Six countries will be represented in this contest. Here’s the competitor list:
- Joy Bey (USA)
- Thais Cappelli (USA)
- Sandra Colorado Acal (Spain)
- Kassandra Gillis (Canada)
- Q Goodley (USA)
- Minako Ishida (Japan)
- Lisa Kromer (USA)
- Guadalupe Concepcion Meza Saldana (Mexico)
- Jessica Murga (Canada)
- Mari Patrizzi (Brazil)
- Tanisha Porter (USA)
- Audrey Roy (Canada)
- Yezmin Sagbini (USA)
- Nicole Stewart (USA)
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Athletes to Watch
There are no clear favorites in this contest, but three are likely to be in the first callouts by the judges.
Sandra Colorado Acal
Sandra Colorado Acal of Spain is coming off a fifth-place finish at the 2025 Wellness International, part of the 2025 Arnold Classic in Columbus, OH. At the 2024 Olympia, she ranked outside of the top 15. Her most recent win came at the 2023 Pharlabs Battle Bogota Pro.
Kassandra Gillis
Kassandra Gillis, the 2023 Wellness International champion, ranked fourth at the 2025 Wellness International and eighth at the 2024 Wellness Olympia. She has previously won in Las Vegas, most recently at the 2024 Sin City Showdown Pro.
Going into this event, the Canadian competitor has yet to qualify for the 2025 Olympia. Gillis has been in every Wellness Olympian since the category began being featured in 2021.
Guadalupe Concepcion Meza Saldana
Guadalupe Concepcion Meza Saldana will make her pro debut at this contest. She turned pro at the 2024 NPC Worldwide Mexican National Championships and won the 2024 NPC Amateur Olympia in Las Vegas. Many experts see her as a star in the making.
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