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SNYDER VERSUS COX HIGHLIGHTS 13 FINAL X MATCHUPS SET FOR NEWARK, N.J.

Thirteen of the 30 matchups have been set for Final X, presented by Tezos, on Saturday, June 10 at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.

Seven men’s freestyle and six women’s freestyle matchups have been determined for the best-of-three Final X showdowns, with 2022 World medalists facing off against the recently crowned U.S. Open champion at their weight class.

Final X will determine the 2023 U.S. Senior World Team in all three Olympic disciplines: men’s and women’s freestyle and Greco-Roman. There will be 30 weight classes contested, 10 in each Olympic discipline. The top two U.S. athletes in each weight class will compete in a best-of-three series at Final X to determine who will wrestle at the 2023 Senior World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia.

The men’s freestyle pairing of 2016 Olympic champion and three-time World champion Kyle Snyder against 2016 Olympic bronze medalist and two-time World champion J’den Cox at 97 kg highlights the bunch. Cox declined his initial Final X berth at 92 kg, a non-Olympic weight, after earning a silver medal at last year’s Worlds to move up to the Olympic weight of 97 kg and challenge Snyder ahead of the Paris Games.

Two matchups are a repeat of last year’s Final X New York. At 74 kg, 2020 Olympic bronze medalist and four-time World champion Kyle Dake will face off against U.S. Open champion Jason Nolf. Dake defeated Nolf in two straight matches in 2022. Both Dake and Nolf train at Nittany Lion Wrestling Club in State College, Pa.

At 79 kg, 2012 Olympic champion and six-time World champion Jordan Burroughs will meet U.S. Open champion Chance Marsteller for a second-straight year. Burroughs defeated Marsteller in a tightly contested three-match series in 2022 at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden.

At 86 kg, 2020 Olympic champion and two-time World champion David Taylor will face U.S. Open champion Aaron Brooks, a three-time NCAA champion for Penn State, … rest of story at Teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2023/May/08/Snyder-versus-Cox-highlights-13-Final-X-matchup

May 13, 2023 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized