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WATCH: Matteo Pellicone 10 Greco-Roman finals

By Vinay Siwach

ROME, Italy (June 28) -- The third Ranking Series of the year Matteo Pellicone finished with wrestling gaining the all-important ranking points. Azerbaijan brought a strong Greco-Roman team to Rome and clinched the team title with ease.

Here are the 10 Greco-Roman finals from Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series.

55kg: Round 1 - Mohammad HOSSEINVAND (IRI) vs. Florin TITA (ROU)

 

GOLD: 67kg - Hasrat JAFAROV (AZE) vs. Furkan YILDIZ (TUR)

 

GOLD: 82kg - Rasoul GARMSIRI (IRI) vs. Mihail BRADU (MDA)

 

GOLD - 87kg: Islam ABBASOV (AZE) vs. Erik SZILVASSY (HUN)

 

GOLD: 130kg - Sabah SHARIATI (AZE) vs. Riza KAYAALP (TUR)

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WATCH: UWW Top Five Upsets of 2023

By United World Wrestling Press

CORSIER-SUR-VEVEY, Switzerland (December 21) -- In a year that was full of highs and lows, the wrestling world saw a few unexpected results. Five present and former world champions left the World Championships in Belgrade without the gold medal. Two Greco-Roman giants -- Artur ALEKSANYAN (ARM) and Riza KAYAALP (TUR) -- lost the final in 97kg and 130kg.

In Freestyle, Iszmail MUSZUKAJEV (HUN) stunned Rahman AMOUZAD (IRI), Akhmed TAZHUDINOV (BRN) upset Abdulrashid SADULAEV (AIN) and Stevan MICIC (SRB) defeated Zavur UGUEV (AIN).

Watch the five biggest upsets of 2023 here

FS 97kg: Akhmed TAZHUDINOV (BRN) df. Abdulrashid SADULAEV (AIN)

65kg: Iszmail MUSZUKAJEV (HUN) df. Rahman AMOUZAD (IRI)

GR 130kg: Amin MIRZAZADEH (IRI) df. Riza KAYAALP (TUR)

FS 57kg: Stevan MICIC (SRB) df. Zavur UGUEV (AIN)

GR 97kg: Gabriel ROSILLO (CUB) df. Artur ALEKSANYAN (ARM)