Gold Medalist, Longtime Beat the Streets Competitor Burroughs Takes On UFC Standout Askren At 74kg To Highlight Tenth Annual Youth Non-profit Fundraiser At Hulu Theater at MSG
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Two of the most decorated and well-known recent Olympic wrestlers will square off for the first time as 2012 Gold Medalist 乔丹·巴勒斯 发生在 2008 奥林匹亚 本Askren
作为 10日 annual “Grapple at the Garden” Beat the Streets (BTS) benefit at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden on May 6. Burroughs, who has competed at numerous past BTS events, will battle Askren, who has parlayed his wresting talents into a strong mixed martial arts career in the UFC and other promotions, at 74kg in the highly-anticipated matchup.
“Grapple at the Garden” supports Beat the Streets, 在美国最大的基层内城摔跤节目, serving as both a fundraiser for the organization and to celebrate its athletes as they compete on the biggest stage in the center of the world.
Burroughs, a four-time World freestyle champion (2011, 2014, 2015, 2017), has won eight consecutive BTS benefit matches, downing fellow Olympian 弗兰克·查米索
last year in a thrilling, come-from-behind 8-5 verdict in the main event Supermatch.
Burroughs was a three-time All-American at Nebraska, winning two NCAA titles. The Sicklerville, 新泽西州, native also competed at the 2016 Olympics in Rio but did not medal.
Burroughs has the most World gold medals in USA history with four, tied with John Smith, Adeline Gray and Tricia Saunders. His five World and Olympic gold medals trails only Smith, who has six. He also has won two World bronze medals, giving him seven World and Olympic medals in his storied career.
Askren, 谁去 1-1 but didn’t medal in his lone Olympic appearance, was a four-time NCAA finalist at Missouri, winning the crowns in 2006 和 2007. His MMA career has included wins in his first 19 火柴, most recently at UFC 235 上个月. He has fought for several other promotions, primarily One Championship and Bellator, in amassing his perfect record.
Both Burroughs and Askren competed at 74 kg at the Olympic Games. Combined, they represented the USA at this weight class for the last three Olympic Games.
“Jordan Burroughs is a great champion who has been a great supporter of Beat the Streets for years, and Ben Askren has made a name for himself with his outsize talent and personality to match,”说击败街道执行董事 布伦丹·巴克利
. “This is a match that many fans have been hoping for, and we couldn’t be more excited to bring them together in a way that will benefit our BTS kids on what is shaping up to be a huge night of wrestling at Hulu Theater.”
The news follows last week’s first announced main event bout, between New Jersey natives
詹姆斯。格林 (威林伯勒) 和 安东尼Ashnault (South Plainfield). Additional matchups in the Team USA vs. NCAA Champions main events will be announced in the coming weeks. Those will be preceded by several youth matches, with one previously announced: 一
battle of local State Champions in Jo Jo Aragona (Pope John XXIII HS/New Jersey) VS.
Adam Busiello (Eastport-South Manor HS/New York).
Tickets for the evening’s action are available now via TicketMaster, priced starting at $30 在
HTTPS://www.ticketmaster.com/event/3B005668AA091B69. A variety of donation packages which include “Grapple in the Garden” tickets are also available at
HTTPS://www.btsny.org/bts-events 或通过电子邮件 molalde@btsny.org, 在开始 $1000
. Doors open on May 6 在 5:30 下午, with the main event starting at 6 P.M.
For the fifth straight year, FloSports will provide live and on-demand coverage on FloWrestling.com.
Beat the Streets, Inc. will invite select members of the 2018 中美. Men’s Freestyle World Team, which placed second in the 2018 World Championships and won seven World medals, as well as select top USA women’s wrestlers.
Beat the Streets Benefit competitions, which began in 2010, have since become a major showcase of the best of international wrestling. This unique and electrifying annual event has helped Beat the Streets raise millions of dollars to support local youth wrestling programs which empower young people in New York City.
第一拍街道效益举行的U.S.S. 强悍, 停靠在曼哈顿西侧航母. 自那以后, the benefit has taken place at other notable New York City spots like Grand Central Station and Times Square. 美国队已经面对反对球队来自世界各地，包括日本各地, 古巴, Russia and Iran. 去年, 比赛在新码头主持 17 在海港区，其中包括备受瞩目的宝来VS. Chamizo match.
该 2018 中美. World Team, which competed in Budapest, 匈牙利, featured 2018 World champions Kyle Dake, David Taylor and J’den Cox, 2018 World silver medalist Kyle Snyder, 和 2018 World bronze medalists Joe Colon, Jordan Burroughs and Nick Gwiazdowski. Burroughs and Snyder are both multiple Olympic and World champions. Others on the USA team included 2016 World champion Logan Stieber, two-time World bronze medalist James Green and 2017 World silver medalist Thomas Gilman.
纽约市的麦迪逊广场花园是世界上最著名的体育和娱乐场馆之一. 葫芦剧院在麦迪逊广场花园是一个令人印象深刻的场地与座位上的能力 5,000. 剧院已经举办著名的摔跤活动，包括 1998 友好运动会摔跤比赛和 2017 抓斗在花园大学摔跤事件.
关于打街头
击败街道的使命是发展都市青年的全部潜力，并加强纽约市摔跤文化. BTS直接与教育的纽约市教育局在公共 - 私营伙伴关系带来的改变生活的搏斗过的运动 3,000 纽约市的学生运动员，帮助他们实现他们的个人和运动目标. 通过对摔跤项目在初中和高中在五个区的操作, BTS和美国能源部提供安全, 积极向上的氛围中，弱势群体和边缘青少年可以学习砂砾的基本生活教训, 个人责任和团队精神, 体质和营养, 和终身学习. 培育强的目标, 成熟的学生运动员通过训练交付, 课后计划, 生活技能工作坊, 和夏令营. 更多信息可以在这里找到 www.btsny.org.
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美国摔跤是国家管理机构对摔跤在美国体育和, 像这样, 是其代表美国奥委会和联合国世界摔跤, 国际摔跤联合会. 简单地, 美国摔跤是协调业余摔跤项目在全国和作品创造的兴趣和参与这些计划的中央组织. 它拥有超过 230,000 全国各地的会员, 男孩和女孩, 所有年龄段的男性和女性, 代表这项运动的各个层面. 其总裁是布鲁斯·鲍姆加特纳, 其执行董事为丰富本德尔. More information can be found at TheMat.com.
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