UWW Junior National champs Daton Fix, Mitchell McKee, Mark Hall & Zahid Valencia face Iranian freestyle opponents in first international age-group bouts in Times Square

ЊУЈОРК, Мај 11, 2016 – The four Junior match-ups between the United States and Iran in freestyle wrestling have been finalized for the 2016 Beat the Streets international competition, which returns to New York City’s Times Square on Четврток, Мај 19.

This will feature talented stars from the USA and Iran in the UWW Junior age-group level, which is between 17-20 години. It will be historic, as the first international age-group matches featured in a Beat the Streets event in Times Square.

All four of the U.S. wrestlers competing in Times Square were champions at their weight classes at the recent UWW Junior Nationals held in Las Vegas, Nev., Април 29-30. This includes one college wrestling star and three of the nation’s best high school talents.

Daton Fix of Sand Springs, Okla. will face Kheyrollah Ghahramani of Iran at 55 kg/121 lbs. Fix was a bronze medalist at the 2015 UWW Cadet World Championships, and has been a UWW Junior Nationals champion for the last two years. Fix won a silver medal at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games, and was a 2013 Cadet Nationals champion in both styles. Ghahramani was a 2013 Cadet World bronze medalist and a 2012 Asian Cadet silver medalist.

Mitchell McKee of Hanover, Од. will battle Peiman Biabani of Iran at 60 кг / 132 фунти. McKee won the 2016 UWW Junior Nationals in freestyle and was second at the 2015 UWW Junior Nationals. На 2015 Junior Nationals in Fargo, N.D., McKee won a gold medal in Greco-Roman and a silver medal in freestyle. Тој беше 2014 Junior Nationals freestyle champion. McKee has signed with the University of Minnesota. Biabani was a 2015 Asian Junior champion and won a gold medal at the Senior-level Dan Kolov Tournament in Bulgaria this year.

Mark Hall of Apple Valley, Од. has drawn Ahmad Bazrighaleh of Iran at 74 kg/163 lbs. Hall was a 2014 UWW Cadet World champion and was ninth in the 2015 UWW Junior World Championships. As a high school senior, he had an impressive 2-2 record at the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials. Тој беше 2013 USA Wrestling Cadet Triple Crown winner, earning national titles in folkstyle, Greco-Roman and freestyle the same year. Hall was the 2015 USA Today High School Wrestler of the Year, and won the 2016 Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award from the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. Сала, a six-time Minnesota state high school champion, has signed with Penn State University. Bazrighaleh was a 2014 Asian Cadet bronze medalist and was ninth at the 2014 Cadet World Championships.

Zahid Valencia of Bellflower, Калифорнија. will go up against Mojtaba Goleij of Iran at 84 kg/185 lbs. Valencia is a freshman at Arizona State University, where he took a redshirt year this season. Valencia was 10th at the 2015 UWW Junior World Championships, and won the UWW Junior Nationals for the second straight year. Valencia won the 2012 и 2013 Cadet Nationals in freestyle and the 2013 Cadet Nationals in Greco-Roman. Тој беше 2015 ASICS High School Wrestler of the Year and won the 2015 Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award from the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. Goleij was a 2015 Junior World champion, and won a bronze medal at the 2014 Asian Junior Championships.

These four Junior matches will be added to the Main Event, which features five U.S. Olympic Team members facing top international opponents.

2012 Олимпискиот шампион, three-time World champion and 2016 Olympian Jordan Burroughs at 74 kg and 2016 Olympian and two-time NCAA champion J’Den Cox at 86 kg will face opponents from Iran. 2016 Olympian and three-time World champion Adeline Gray and 2016 Олимпиец и 2015 World champion Helen Maroulis will battle Canadian stars in women’s freestyle. Two-time World bronze medalist and 2016 Olympian Andy Bisek will battle an Olympic and World champion from Korea at 75 kg in Greco-Roman.

The entire competition will be broadcast live on Flowrestling.

Billed as “United in the Square,” this will be the second time that Iran has been featured as part of the Beat the Streets Gala competition. Во 2013, Настанот беше наречен „Тркалата на шините,“Беше домаќин на историскиот Гранд Централ Терминал и се одржуваше двојна средба помеѓу Тимот САД, Русија и Иран.

The world-class competition has been hosted in Times Square four previous times. Во 2011, Соединетите држави го поразија Светскиот шампион Русија, 5-2, првата спортска манифестација досега одржана на историскиот Тајмс Сквер. Во 2012, друг У.С.. наспроти. Двојната средба на Русија се одржа во Тајмс Сквер, заедно со САД. Олимпискиот тим Борба-оф за 60 кг / 132 фунти. позиција на САД. Олимпискиот тим во слободен стил за мажи. Во 2014, Тимот САД порази Светски Ол стар тим во Тајмс Сквер, 8-3. Во 2015, „Салса на плоштад“ имаше средба помеѓу Тим САД и Тим Куба во три олимписки стилови, што се случи веднаш по историските промени во политичките односи во САД и Куба.
This will be the seventh straight year in which a major international-style wrestling competition will be hosted as part of the Beat the Streets Gala activities. Во 2010, ол-стар предизвик во кој има врвни У.С.. борачите се одржуваа на УСС Интрид, авиопревозник пристапил на западната страна на Менхетен.

Младите борачи на „победи на улици“ на „Бит на улиците“ ќе ги преземат своите душеци што ќе ги покажат своите вештини на изложбените натпревари со почеток од 3:45 вечер. to start the evening. A new feature to be held is the PSAL Girls Freestyle Dual Meet Championships finals, featuring the two top New York City girl’s freestyle wrestling high school teams from the spring girl’s freestyle season. Тогаш, тоа е Тим САД наспроти. Iran and other guests at 6 вечер., followed by the Beat the Streets Gala Celebration.

The Beat the Streets competition requires a ticket for reserved seating in Times Square, but is an outdoor event. Pedestrians and non-ticket holders are encouraged to watch. Admission tickets may be bought in advance atwww.btsny.org или 212.245.6570. A ticket is required for the Gala Celebration at the PlayStation Theater. More details are available at http://www.btsny.org/gala. The Gala Celebration will follow the wrestling competition.

Оваа уникатна и електрична годишна манифестација им помага на победата на улиците (БТС) собере значителни средства за понатамошна мисија. Без разлика дали тоа обезбедува сеф, конструктивен излез за нашата урбана младина, борба против дебелината во детството, зајакнување на жените, или обединување на цели нации, борењето учи упорност, посветеност, and the value of working hard to achieve one’s goals, creates opportunities for personal and universal growth. БТС во моментов работи повеќе 3,000 студент-спортисти секоја година.

“United In The Square,” Beat the Streets Matchups
In New York City, Мај 19, 2016
Men’s freestyle 74 kg/163 lbs. - Jordanордан Бароус (САД) наспроти. Pehman Yarahmadi (Iran)
Men’s freestyle 86 кг / 189 фунти. – J’Den Cox (САД) наспроти. Meisam Mostafa Joukar (Iran)
Грчко-римски стил 75 kg/165 lbs. – Andy Bisek (САД) наспроти. Kim Hyeon-Woo (Кореја)
Женски 53 kg/116.5 lbs. – Helen Maroulis (САД) наспроти. Samantha Stewart (Канада)
Женски 75 kg/165 lbs.– Adeline Gray (САД) наспроти. Justina Di Stasio (Канада)
Junior men’s freestyle 55 kg/121 lbs. – Daton Fix (САД) наспроти. Kheyrollah Ghahramani (Iran)
Junior men’s freestyle 60 кг / 132 фунти. – Mitchell McKee (САД) наспроти. Peiman Biabani (Iran)
Junior men’s freestyle 74 kg/163 lbs. – Mark Hall (САД) наспроти. Ahmad Bazrighaleh (Iran)
Junior men’s freestyle 84 kg/185 lbs. – Zahid Valencia (САД) наспроти. Mojtaba Goleij (Iran)
Забелешка: Event will be broadcast by Flowrestling
Распоред на борење
3:45 вечер. – Beat the Streets Youth Exhibition Matches between 42nd and 43rd Streets
4:45 вечер. – New York City Girl’s Freestyle Dual Meet Championships Finals between 42nd and 43rd Streets
6:30 вечер. - Борење во светска класа: Тим САД против. Team Iran, Team Canada and Team Korea between 42nd and 43rd Streets
Followed by Gala Celebration