U23 World Freestyle Wrestling Championships: Results of Day Two and the First World Champions

On October 25, in Novi Sad, Serbia, the second day of the 2025 U23 World Freestyle Wrestling Championships took place. The first finals were held in the 74 kg and 92 kg weight categories, while competition also began in four more categories — 57, 70, 79, and 125 kg — where the finalists have now been determined.

Four wrestlers represented Armenia. Three of them still have a chance to win bronze medals: David Margaryan (70 kg), Hayk Papikyan (79 kg), and Khachatur Khachatryan (125 kg).

The first world titles were claimed by wrestlers from the USA and Iran.

Final Results (October 25)

74 kg

Bronze medal bouts

• Manuel Vagin (Germany) — Magomed Bashir Khaniev (Azerbaijan) 8:4

• Parvinder Parvinder (India) — Yoshinosuke Aoyagi (Japan) 2:8

Final:
Muhammed Ozmus (Turkey) — Mitchell Mesenbrink (USA) 2:12

Podium (74 kg):

1. Mitchell Mesenbrink (USA)

2. Muhammed Ozmus (Turkey)

3. Manuel Vagin (Germany) and Yoshinosuke Aoyagi (Japan)

92 kg

Bronze medal bouts

• Magomed Sharipov (Bahrain) — Ion Demian (Moldova) 10:0

• Sherzod Payonov (Uzbekistan) — Ivan Chernouz (Ukraine) 11:1

Final:
Mukhamed-Tagir Khaniev (Russia) — Mohammadmobin Azimi (Iran) 3:5

Podium (92 kg):

1. Mohammadmobin Azimi (Iran)

2. Mukhamed-Tagir Khaniev (Russia)

3. Magomed Sharipov (Bahrain) and Sherzod Payonov (Uzbekistan)

Semifinal Results and Final Pairings for Tomorrow

57 kg

• Nodirbek Zhumanazarov (Uzbekistan) — Yuta Kikuchi (Japan) 1:6

• Ayanday Ondar (Russia) — Luke Lilledahl (USA) 1:7

Final:
Yuta Kikuchi (Japan) — Luke Lilledahl (USA)

Norik Harutyunyan (Armenia) has been eliminated from medal contention.

70 kg

• Kanan Kheibatov (Azerbaijan) — Peter Duke (USA) 14:4

• Alexander Gaidarli (Moldova) — Sina Khalili (Iran) 2:8

Final:
Kanan Kheibatov (Azerbaijan) — Sina Khalili (Iran)

David Margaryan (Armenia) will compete in the repechage rounds against a Canadian/Belgian and an American wrestler.

79 kg

• Ibrahim Yaprak (Turkey) — Nikita Mayevsky (Belarus) 5:2

• Davud Daudov (Russia) — Levi Haines (USA) 4:11

Final:
Ibrahim Yaprak (Turkey) — Levi Haines (USA)

Hayk Papikyan (Armenia) will compete in the repechage rounds against a Serbian/Cuban and a Belarusian wrestler.

125 kg

• Abolfazl Nejad (Iran) — Khabib Davudgadzhiev (Russia) 5:0

• Daniel Herrera (USA) — Khetag Karsanov (Azerbaijan) 0:10

Final:
Abolfazl Nejad (Iran) — Khetag Karsanov (Azerbaijan)

Khachatur Khachatryan (Armenia) will compete in the repechage rounds against a Moldovan and a Russian wrestler.