Russian Freestyle Wrestling Championship 2025: Semifinal Results and Final Pairings

On June 27, the semifinal matches of the 2025 Russian Freestyle Wrestling Championship took place in Moscow. The tournament serves as a qualifying stage for the World Championship, which will be held in Croatia in September 2025.

Finalists were determined in each of the ten weight categories. Below are the full semifinal results and final matchups.

Semifinal Results and Final Pairings

Up to 57 kg
Musa Mekhtikhanov (Dagestan) defeated Abubakar Mutaliev (Dagestan) — 2:0
Amir Chamzyn (Tuva) defeated Ramiz Gamzatov (Stavropol Territory) — 8:0 (fall)
Final: Musa Mekhtikhanov (Dagestan) — Amir Chamzyn (Tuva)

Up to 61 kg
Zaur Uguev (Dagestan) defeated Khalid Magomedov (Dagestan) — 7:0
Muslim Mekhtikhanov (Dagestan) defeated Bair Bayanduev (Buryatia) — 4:0
Final: Zaur Uguev — Muslim Mekhtikhanov (both — Dagestan)

Up to 65 kg
Abasgadzhi Magomedov (Dagestan) defeated Adam Arkhiev (Chechnya) — 5:2
Ibragim Ibragimov (Dagestan) defeated Ramazan Ferzaliev (Dagestan) — 13:3
Final: Abasgadzhi Magomedov — Ibragim Ibragimov (both — Dagestan)

Up to 70 kg
Sayyn Kazyryk (Tuva) defeated Abdurakhman Dalgatov (Dagestan) — 10:6
Konstantin Kaprynov (Sakha-Yakutia) defeated Kurban Shiraev (Dagestan) — 4:3
Final: Sayyn Kazyryk (Tuva) — Konstantin Kaprynov (Sakha-Yakutia)

Up to 74 kg
Magoma Dibirgadzhiev (Dagestan) defeated Tumen Bodiev (Buryatia) — 2:2 (last move)
Imam Ganishov (Dagestan) defeated Alexander Baltuev (Buryatia) — 5:3
Final: Magoma Dibirgadzhiev — Imam Ganishov (both — Dagestan)

Up to 79 kg
Mokhmad Nasirkhaev (Dagestan) defeated Kamil Abdulvagabov (Dagestan) — 11:3
Ahmed Usmanov (Dagestan) defeated David Betanov (Moscow) — 4:0
Final: Mokhmad Nasirkhaev — Ahmed Usmanov (both — Dagestan)

Up to 86 kg
Artur Naifonov (Khanty-Mansi AO) defeated Arslan Bagaev (Moscow) — 3:1
Ibragim Kadiev (Dagestan) defeated Amanula Rasulov (Dagestan) — 5:3
Final: Artur Naifonov (KhMAO) — Ibragim Kadiev (Dagestan)

Up to 92 kg
Slavik Naniev (KhMAO) defeated Nyurgun Sergin (Sakha-Yakutia) — 5:2
Amanula Gadzhimagomedov (Dagestan) defeated Askhab Saadullaev (Dagestan) — 5:4
Final: Slavik Naniev (KhMAO) — Amanula Gadzhimagomedov (Dagestan)

Up to 97 kg
Abdulrashid Sadulaev (Dagestan) defeated Aslanbek Sotiyev (Moscow) — 10:0
Magomed Kurbanov (Dagestan) defeated Soslan Dzagoev (Moscow) — 8:2
Final: Abdulrashid Sadulaev — Magomed Kurbanov (both — Dagestan)

Up to 125 kg
Abdulla Kurbanov (Krasnodar Territory) defeated Ostap Pasenko (Kemerovo Region) — 1:1 (last move)
Pavel Krivtsov (Kemerovo Region) defeated Igor Ovsyannikov (Krasnoyarsk Territory) — 3:1
Final: Abdulla Kurbanov (Krasnodar) — Pavel Krivtsov (Kemerovo Region)

Summary

Dagestani wrestlers reached the finals in all weight categories except one.
In six categories, both finalists are from Dagestan.
Athletes from KhMAO, Tuva, Sakha-Yakutia, Buryatia, Moscow, and other regions will also fight for tickets to the 2025 World Championship in Croatia.

Special attention is on the 97 kg final — a key bout between Abdulrashid Sadulaev and Magomed Kurbanov.

The finals will be held on June 28. The winners will represent Russia at the 2025 Freestyle Wrestling World Championship.