Johnstown's Bo Bassett pins Russian contender, rolls to Saturday's U20 world title match
Five years after he became the youngest wrestler ever to win a freestyle world title – and two years after he finished third in the world – Bo Bassett has another shot at gold. The Bishop McCort Catholic graduate capped a dominant day at the Under-20 freestyle wrestling World Championships Friday in Bratislava, Slovakia, by pinning Russia’s Zalimkhan Umarov in the semifinals. “It’s been a long ...
Bo Bassett, the youngest wrestler to ever win a freestyle world title, is set to defend his U20 world championship after securing a semifinal victory over Russia's Zalimkhan Umarov in Bratislava, Slovakia. Bassett, who will face Japan's Takuto Osedo for the title on Saturday, has been on a roll in the 65-kilogram bracket, outscoring his opponents 30-4 and finishing with two technical falls and a pair of pins in just the first period.
While Osedo has also been impressive, scoring 37-2 and including an 11-0 technical fall over a four-time Ohio state high school champion, Bassett is confident in his ability to outmaneuver the Japanese contender.
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