Takedown Report

Johnson wins silver and Hancock takes bronze at Zagreb Open, the first UWW Greco-Roman Ranking event

TDR Ed’s Notes; Xavier Johnson lives in eastern North Carolina while he is stationed here.
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By Gary Abbott, USA Wrestling | Feb. 10, 2019,

ZAGREB, Croatia – Xavier Johnson (Camp LeJeune, N.C./U.S. Marine Corps) claimed a silver medal at 63 kg/139 lbs. and two-time Senior World Team member G’Angelo Hancock (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids) won a bronze medal bout at 97 kg/213.5 lbs. at the Grand Prix Zagreb Open, the first UWW Greco-Roman Ranking Tournament of 2019. In the gold-medal round on Sunday evening, Johnson was defeated by Islomjon Bakhramov of Uzbekistan by techmical fall, 10-2 in the first period. Bakhramov opened the scoring with a takedown, blocking a Johnson throw and landing on top, with Johnson getting a reversal. Officials scored it 2-1 in favor of Bakhramov, but the Uzbekistan corner challenged. After review, the score was changed to 4-2. They ruled Bakhramov got a takedown and a gutwrench turn, but Johnson scored exposure on his reversal for two points. Rest of the story at https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2019/February/10/Johnson-wins-silver-and-Hancock-bronze-at-Zagreb-Open?mc_cid=538e43b178&mc_eid=2ef7cbca4b

February 11, 2019 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized