SOURCE: www.teamusa.org

October 30, 2019

BUDAPEST, Hungary - Bo Nickal cruised his way to a U23 World title at 92 kg in men's freestyle on Wednesday at the 2019 U23 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary.

Facing Russia Nationals champion Batyrbek Tsakulov of Russia in the gold-medal match, Nickal used his single-leg takedown to help him to a World medal.

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2019 U23 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
at Budapest, Hungary (Oct. 28-Nov. 3)

Finals results

61 kg
GOLD - Ulukbek ZHOLDOSHBEKOV (KGZ) df. Ravinder RAVINDER (IND), 5-3
BRONZE - Dinislam TAKHTAROV (RUS) df. Arsen HARUTYUNYAN (ARM), fall
BRONZE - Ryutaro HAYAMA (JPN) df. Daulet TAZHIBAY (KAZ), 1-0

74 kg
GOLD - Razambek ZHAMALOV (RUS) vs. Mohammed NOKHODILARIMI (IRI), 8-1
BRONZE - Byambadorj BAT ERDENE (MGL) df. Murad KURAMAGOMEDOV (HUN), 5-3
BRONZE - Giorgi SULAVA (GEO) df. Fazli ERYILMAZ (TUR), fall

86 kg
GOLD - Kamran GHASEMPOUR (IRI) df. Gadzhimurad MAGOMEDSAIDOV (AZE), 9-3
BRONZE - Hayato ISHIGURO (JPN) df. Ivan NEDEALCO (MDA), 11-0
BRONZE - Osman GOCEN (TUR) df. Gankhuyag GANBAATAR (MGL), 3-0

92 kg
GOLD - Bo NICKAL (USA) df. Batyrbek TSAKULOV (RUS), 12-2
BRONZE - Yonger Pauli BASTIDA POMARES (CUB) df. Demur MEGENEISHVILI (GEO), 6-2
BRONZE - Hossein Lotfali SHAHBAZIGAZVAR (IRI) df. Shamil ZUBAIROV (AZE), 5-1

125 kg
GOLD - Amir Hossein ZARE (IRI) df. Vitali GOLOEV (RUS), 10-0
BRONZE - Yusup BATIRMURZAEV (KAZ) df. Zuriko URTASHVILI (GEO), 13-2
BRONZE - Lkhagvagerel MUNKHTUR (MGL) df. Daniel Gregory KERKVLIET (USA), 4-4

U.S. men's freestyle results

57 kg: Gabriel Townsell (Oak Park, Ill./California RTC) - 13th
LOSS Robert Dingashvili (Georgia), 7-5

61 kg: Chas Tucker (Worcester, Mass./Finger Lakes WC/ Titan Mercury WC) - 15th
LOSS Mohammadbagher Yakhkeshi (Iran), 6-4

65 kg: Jaydin Eierman (Columbia, Mo./Titan Mercury WC) - 8th
WIN Abolfazl Hajipouramiji (Iran), fall 2:51
LOSS Ernazar Akmataliev (Kyrgyzstan), 13-13

70 kg: Alec Pantaleo (Canton, Mich./Titan Mercury WC) - 9th
WIN Stefan Tonu (Moldova), 8-0
LOSS Daud Ibragimov (Azerbaijan), 9-8

74 kg: Brady Berge (Mantorville, Minn./Nittany Lion WC) - 19th
LOSS Razambek Zhamalov (Russia), 5-1
LOSS Baliyan Gourav (IND), injury default

79 kg: Muhamed McBryde (Buffalo, N.Y./Buffalo Wrestling Club RTC) - 5th
WIN Erik Reinbok (Estonia), 5-0
LOSS Tariel Gaphrindashvili (Georgia), 4-2
WIN Mostafa Sayed (Egypt), 4-0
LOSS Ramazan Sari (Turkey), 8-3

86 kg: Max Dean (Lowell, Mich./Finger Lakes WC/ Titan Mercury WC) - 19th
LOSS Hayato Ishiguro (Japan), 12-2

92 kg: Bo Nickal (State College, Pa./Nittany Lion WC) - GOLD
WIN Hossein Shahbazigazvar (Iran), 12-2
WIN Takumi Tanizaki (Japan), fall 1:13
WIN Shamil Zubairov (Azerbaijan), 9-1
WIN Batyrbek Tsakulov (Russia), 12-2

97 kg: Chase Singletary (Naples, Fla./Ohio RTC/ Titan Mercury WC) - 10th
LOSS Dzianis Khramiankou (Belarus), 16-6

125 kg: Daniel Greg Kerkvliet (Inver Grove Heights, Minn./Ohio RTC/ Titan Mercury WC) - 5th
WIN Lior Altshuler (Israel), 10-0
WIN Salim Ercan (Turkey), fall 2:34
LOSS Vitali Goloev (Russia), 10-0
LOSS Lkhagvagerel Munkhtur (Mongolia), 4-4