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Davidovi Scores Miraculous Comeback; Seema Slides into Top-Four After Making Finals

Thursday, July 11, 2019 - 15:41 By Eric Olanowski

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ISTANBUL, Turkey (July 11) --- Italy’s eight-ranked Givi DAVIDOVI (ITA) trailed Mikyay NAIM (BUL) 8-1 in the 57kg semifinals, but scored eight unanswered points and inserted himself into the Yasar Dogu finals with a 9-8 come-from-behind-victory. 

Davidovi’s opponent, Mikyay Naim, the 2017 U23 world runner-up, came out on fire in their semifinals match -- nearly ending the match after he commanded the 8-1 lead from three takedowns and a gut wrench. Naim’s struck first with a shuck-by. In the same sequence, he quickly glued Davidovi’s left arm to his hip and jumped into a left-side trapped arm gut wrench and had the 4-0 lead.  

The pair came back up to their feet, and after a short scramble, Naim somehow came out on top to score his second takedown of the bout -- giving him the 6-0 lead. 

Davidovi squirmed his way on top and got on the board with a reversal -- cutting Naim’s lead to 6-1. With the five-point advantage, Naim used a single leg to score his third takedown of the bout. 

Trailing 8-1, Davidovi flipped on his offensive switch and scored four points from a double that transitioned into a leg lace. Down by four points with less than 20 seconds left in the final period, the Italian scored his second four-point sequence of the period. This time, Davidovi shot a desperation single leg which he coupled with a trapped arm gut. This gave him the 9-8 lead, and ultimately a spot in the 57kg finals where he’ll meet Baris KAYA (TUR), who capped off his run to the finals with a dominating 12-0 performance over Abdelhak KHERBACHE (ALG). 

If Davidovi, the eighth-ranked wrestler in the world coming into the Yasar Dogu, wins gold tomorrow night, he’ll collect 14 Ranking Series points and be ranked fifth in the world at 57kg. More importantly, this could potentially come into play if top-ranked reigning world champion Zaur UGUEV fails to make the Russian national team, or if No. 4 Nurislam SANAYEV (KAZ) doesn't return to 57kg. If either of these happens, Davidovi would receive a bump and would slide into the fourth seed in Nur-Sultan. 

Seema SEEMA (IND) upset U23 world champion Evin DEMIRHAN (TUR), 3-1 and reached the 50kg finals. (Photo: Gabor Martin)

Meanwhile, in women’s wrestling, India’s Seema SEEMA (IND) scored the upset win over Evin DEMIRHAN (TUR) in the semifinals and will jump into the top-four of the 50kg world rankings. 

In their semifinals match, Seema shucked by the U23 world champion and scored the match's first takedown. The Indian wrestler conceded a step out point and took the 2-1 lead into the second period. She tacked on another takedown in the second period and closed out the match with the 3-1 victory.

She’ll wrestle Valeriya CHEPSARAKOVA (RUS) in the 50kg finals. Chepsarakova trailed 1-0, but kept her hips up and caught Nadezhda SOKOLOVA (RUS) on her back. She scored the fall shortly after and moved into her second Ranking Series finals. She'll be looking for her first Ranking Series title since winning the 2018 Molgolia Open. 

The Day 2 finals begin at 17:30 (local time) and will be broadcasted live on www.unitedworldwrestling.org. 

RESULTS

Freestyle
57kg
GOLD - Baris KAYA (TUR) vs. Givi DAVIDOVI (ITA)
SEMIFINAL - Baris KAYA (TUR) df. Abdelhak KHERBACHE (ALG), 12-0 
SEMIFINAL - Givi DAVIDOVI (ITA) df. Mikyay Salim NAIM (BUL), 9-8 

61kg 
GOLD - Munir AKTAS (TUR) vs. Rahul AWARE (IND)
SEMIFINAL - Munir AKTAS (TUR) df. Cabbar DUYUM (TUR), 2-1 
SEMIFINAL - Rahul AWARE (IND) df. Utkarsh KALE (IND), 7-6 

70kg
GOLD - Murtazali MUSLIMOV (AZE) vs. Mihail Iliev GEORGIEV (BUL)
SEMIFINAL - Murtazali MUSLIMOV (AZE) Rajnesh RAJNEESH (IND), 6-0 
SEMIFINAL - Mihail Iliev GEORGIEV (BUL) df. Haydar YAVUZ (TUR), 2-2 

Women’s Wrestling
50kg 
GOLD - Seema SEEMA (IND) vs. Valeriya CHEPSARAKOVA (RUS)
SEMIFINAL - Seema SEEMA (IND) df. Evin DEMIRHAN (TUR), 4-1 
SEMIFINAL - Valeriya CHEPSARAKOVA (RUS) df. Nadezhda SOKOLOVA (RUS), via fall 

53kg 
GOLD - Bediha GUN (TUR) vs. Zulfiya YAKHYAROVA (KAZ) 
SEMIFINAL - Zulfiya YAKHYAROVA (KAZ) vs. Marina SEDNEVA (KAZ), 3-1 
SEMIFINAL - Bediha GUN (TUR) df. Samantha STEWART (CAN), 10-0 

59kg
GOLD - Kumari MANJU (IND) vs. Katsiaryna HANCHAR YANUSHKEVICH (BLR)
SEMIFINAL -Kumari MANJU (IND) df. Gulnora TOSHPULATOVA (UZB), 4-1 
SEMIFINAL -Katsiaryna HANCHAR YANUSHKEVICH (BLR) df. Sara LINDBORG (SWE), 8-4

62kg
GOLD - Forrest MOLINARI (USA) df. Natalia FEDOSEEVA (RUS)
SEMIFINAL - Forrest MOLINARI (USA) df. Aina TEMIRTASSOVA (KAZ), 7-3
SEMIFINAL - Natalia FEDOSEEVA (RUS) df. Anna SHCHERBAKOVA (RUS), 4-3 

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Wrestling U17 World Championships: Day 6 Freestyle Live

Saturday, August 2, 2025 - 07:46 By Vinay Siwach

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ATHENS, Greece (August 2) -- The final full day of the U17 World Championships will see the final five weight classes in Freestyle. Wrestling will continue in 45kg, 51kg, 60kg, 71kg and 92kg.

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The semifinals of these weight classes will begin at 17:00 hours local time and medal bouts in 48kg, 55kg, 65kg, 80kg and 110kg will begin at 18:00 hours local time.

14:45: Samuel SANCHEZ (USA) is back in the semifinals, at 51kg, after taking out Temuri TUTARASHVILI (GEO) 12-1. Sanchez is chasing his second straight world title.

14:40: Mirjalol MUKAMMILOV (UZB), down 1-1 on criteria, spins behind and gets Riku FURUSAWA (JPN) down for a two-point takedown and a 3-1 win at 45kg. He will wrestle in the semifinals.

14:35: Keegan BASSETT (USA) breaks Bakdaulet AGABEK (KAZ) and gut wrenches Agabek for 15-4. He celebrates like he is breaking a stick with his knee

14:25: Yeghishe MOSESYAN (ARM) hits a front headlock in the final second to beat Omer GUL (TUR) 9-8 and enter the 71kg semifinals. Mosesyan never gave up attacking and got his win.

14:10: SITENDER (IND) with a counter attack for four and sends Arian MEHRALIZADEH (IRI) flying for four points and wins his 60kg bout 5-5. Mehralizadeh is devasted and runs off the mat.

13:30: Ulugbek RASHIDOV (UZB) is into the quarterfinals at 51kg! He blanks Ramal MIRHUSEYNOV (AZE) 11-0 using a lace. Comfortable win for the world champion!

13:20: Samuel SANCHEZ (USA) is looking extremely good at 51kg. The world 45kg champion gets past Bugra KAVAK (TUR) 9-3 and is now into the quarterfinals.

13:00: Yeghishe MOSESYAN (ARM) stuns Zubair BAGILOV (UWW) at 71kg, 8-3! Bagilov could never finish his shots and Mossyan had a huge four-pointer in the second period which changed the momentum of the match. 

12:45: In a battle of European silver medalist and bronze medalist, Omer GUL (TUR) takes out silver medalist Ihor OLIINYK (UKR) at 71kg. Gul was trailing 4-0 but front headlock for four and later another headpinch for four to win 9-4. 

12:40: Not to be for European silver medalist Hasan HASANOV (AZE) at 60kg. Rihito HIURA (JPN) blanks him 7-0 to advance to the quarterfinals. Hiura looks the one to beat at this weight class.

12:25: Nathan NASH (CAN) is absolutely ecstatic after getting a fall over Hamlet ANTONYAN (ARM) at 60kg! Nash is a Pan-Am bronze medalist this year.

11:45: European U17 champion Said PASHAYEV (AZE) must have been struggling off the mat otherwise there is no reason to explain his 5-4 win against Abderrahmane MEZITI (ALG) at 92kg. He was down 4-3 with five seconds remaining but manages to get a takedown on the edge to win 5-4.

11:30: Two world champions and two dominating wins! World 45kg champion Samuel SANCHEZ (USA) smashes Georgi SPASOV (BUL), 10-0 and then Ulugbek RASHIDOV (UZB) gut-wrenches Dhanraj JAMNIK (IND), 10-0, as well. Both Sanchez and Rashidov are at 51kg.

11:15: Hasan HASANOV (AZE), European silver medalist, keeps Fakhriddin NASRIDDINOV (UZB) at bay and wins his 51kg bout 6-2. Nasriddinov made several attempts to score points but Hasanov was solid in defense.

11:00: Arian MEHRALIZADEH (IRI) takes out returning silver medalist Frederick BACHMANN (PUR) at 51kg, 8-4. Bachmann got two takedowns in the match but Mehralizadeh was never looked in trouble.

10:50: Bekassyl ASSAMBEK (KAZ), Asian U17 champion, uses the gut-wrench and wins his 60kg bout Ashton BESMER (USA)

10:30: Welcome to another day of U17 World Championships in Athens, Greece. The five Freestyle weight class in action are 45kg, 51kg, 60kg, 71kg and 92kg.