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

YORK ÉNGGAL, Mei 11, 2016 – The four Junior match-ups between the United States and Iran in freestyle wrestling have been finalized for the 2016 Ngéléhkeun kompetisi internasional Streets, nu balik ka New York City urang Times Square dina Kemis, Mei 19.

This will feature talented stars from the USA and Iran in the UWW Junior age-group level, which is between 17-20 heubeul taun. 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., April 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, sarta éta 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, Ti. will battle Peiman Biabani of Iran at 60 kg / 132 lbs. McKee won the 2016 UWW Junior Nationals in freestyle and was second at the 2015 UWW Junior Nationals. Dina 2015 Junior Nationals in Fargo, N.D., McKee won a gold medal in Greco-Roman and a silver medal in freestyle. Anjeunna jadi 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, Ti. 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 AS. Percobaan Tim Olimpiade. Anjeunna jadi 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. Rohangan gede, 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, Calif. 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 jeung 2013 Cadet Nationals in freestyle and the 2013 Cadet Nationals in Greco-Roman. Anjeunna teh 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 Jawara Olimpiade, 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 Olympian jeung 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.

Ditagihkeun salaku "Bersatu di Alun-alun,Ieu bakal kadua kalina Iran geus diulas salaku bagian tina kompetisi Beat the Streets Gala. Dina 2013, acara nu disebut "The Rumble on the Rails,"Ieu hosted di Grand Central Terminal bersejarah sarta diulas dual meets antara Tim AS, Rusia jeung Iran.

Kompetisi kelas dunya parantos diayakeun di Times Square opat kali sateuacana. Dina 2011, Amérika Serikat ngéléhkeun Juara Dunya Rusia, 5-2, acara olahraga munggaran kungsi diayakeun di bersejarah Times Square. Dina 2012, lain A.S. vs. Papanggihan ganda Rusia dilaksanakeun di Times Square, bareng jeung U.S. Tim Olimpiade Wrestle-off pikeun 60 kg / 132 lbs. posisi di AS. Tim Olimpiade dina gaya bébas lalaki. Dina 2014, Tim AS ngéléhkeun Tim All-Star Dunya di Times Square, 8-3. Dina 2015, "Salsa in the Square" nampilkeun rapat antara Tim AS sareng Tim Kuba dina tilu gaya Olimpiade, dilaksanakeun teu lila sanggeus parobahan bersejarah di AS jeung hubungan pulitik Kuba.
Ieu bakal janten taun katujuh berturut-turut dimana kompetisi gulat gaya internasional utama bakal diayakeun salaku bagian tina kagiatan Gala Beat the Streets.. Dina 2010, tantangan sagala-béntang featuring luhur U.S. pegulat dilaksanakeun dina USS Intrepid, hiji pamawa pesawat docked di sisi kulon Manhattan.

Pegulat nonoman Top Beat the Streets bakal nyandak mat anu nunjukkeun kaahlianna dina pertandingan paméran dimimitian dina 3:45 p.m. pikeun ngamimitian malem. Fitur anyar anu bakal dilaksanakeun nyaéta final PSAL Girls Freestyle Dual Meet Championships, nampilkeun dua tim gulat gaya bébas awéwé New York City anu luhur ti usum gaya bébas awéwé musim semi. Lajeng éta Tim AS vs. Iran jeung sémah séjénna di 6 p.m., dituturkeun ku Beat the Streets Gala Perayaan.

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“United In The Square,” Kocok Jalanan Matchups
Di Kota New York, Mei 19, 2016
Men’s freestyle 74 kg/163 lbs. – Jordan Burroughs (AS) vs. Pehman Yarahmadi (Iran)
Men’s freestyle 86 kg/189 lbs. – J’Den Cox (AS) vs. Meisam Mostafa Joukar (Iran)
Greco-Romawi 75 kg / 165 lbs. – Andy Bisek (AS) vs. Kim Hyeon-Woo (Korea)
Awéwé 53 kg / 116,5 pon. - Helen Maroulis (AS) vs. Samantha Stewart (Kanada)
Awéwé 75 kg / 165 lbs.- Adeline Gray (AS) vs. Justina Di Stationo (Kanada)
Junior men’s freestyle 55 kg/121 lbs. – Daton Fix (AS) vs. Kheyrollah Ghahramani (Iran)
Junior men’s freestyle 60 kg / 132 lbs. – Mitchell McKee (AS) vs. Peiman Biabani (Iran)
Junior men’s freestyle 74 kg/163 lbs. – Mark Hall (AS) vs. Ahmad Bazrighaleh (Iran)
Junior men’s freestyle 84 kg/185 lbs. – Zahid Valencia (AS) vs. Mojtaba Goleij (Iran)
Catetan: Event will be broadcast by Flowrestling
Jadwal gulat
3:45 p.m. - Kocok Pameran Pemuda Jalanan Pertandingan antara 42nd sareng 43rd Street
4:45 p.m. - Final Kejuaraan Freestyle Dual Meet New York City Girl antara 42nd sareng 43rd Streets
6:30 p.m. - Gulat Kelas Dunya: Tim AS vs. Team Iran, Team Canada and Team Korea between 42nd and 43rd Streets
Dituturkeun ku Perayaan Gala