Typical brothers. Big talkers. Big doers, too.

Saint Louis sophomore Corey Cabanban, a wrestler in the 113-pound class, believes he’s got the upper hand on his older brother, Cody.

“I beat him up sometimes,” the younger Cabanban said during Friday night’s ILH dual meets at the Mid-Pacific gym. “In practice, sometimes we like to go at it. Sometimes I give him a chance.”

Not so fast.

“Maybe in my sleep he can pin me. That’s about it,” said Cody Cabanban, a senior wrestling at 120.

But Cody gave in when asked, “Who’s the better wrestler?”

“It’s him (Corey),” he said, “because he’s a state champion and he deserves it.”

Corey is No. 7 in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser’s pound-for-pound rankings. He won his state crown as a freshman last year at 106, and that means he has a chance to be a four-time state champion.

“There are people out there trying to beat me,” he said. “It won’t be easy.”

Nothing is easy in wrestling. On Friday, Cabanban scored a 5-4 win over ‘Iolani’s Ka’ua Nishigaya, whom Saint Louis coach Al Chee described as “a top up-and-coming young wrestler” in the 113-pound division.

“It was good for Corey that he got pushed like that,” Chee said.

Added Corey about Nishigaya: “We wrestled against each other a lot in club and he used to beat me.”

At the Officials meet at Leilehua last month, Corey Cabanban captured the 113-pound title.

“I wanted to go against Triston Santos (Campbell’s defending 113-pound state champion) at Officials, but he was hurt (and lost in the quarterfinals). In the final, I (beat) the kid from Kalani (Chaden Morisato) and he took out everybody — Santos and (‘Iolani’s Colby Watase).”

Watase wrestled up on Friday and got past Cody Cabanban 6-4 at 120.

“Colby is a solid wrestler, so it wasn’t that much of a surprise,” Chee said. “Both Cabanbans are accomplished wrestlers. They both have an opportunity to wrestle at the next level. Cody is trying to get used to the bigger weight class. He was at the lower weight classes. He’s someone who relies on power and that gets neutralized as you move up in weight. Corey is confident, and he’s faster and shiftier than his brother.”

Cody Cabanban, who finished second in the state two years ago at 106 and was knocked out of states last year at 113 due to a concussion in his first match, said he lost his temper in the loss to Watase.

“I was letting him outwrestle me,” he said. “My dad got mad at me about my performance.”

When asked if he thinks he has a shot at a state title this year, he said, “Maybe.”