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Updated: Burroughs wins gold at Kunaev DA in Kazakhstan, McKenna beats Diakomihalis in 65 kg semifinals

TARAZ CITY, Kazakhstan – 2012 Olympic champion and six-time World champion Jordan Burroughs (Philadelphia, Pa./Sunkist Kids/Pennsylvania RTC) won a gold medal at 74 kg at the Kunaev DA International on Saturday.
He opened up his offense in a 15-4 technical fall victory over 2018 and 2019 U20 World bronze medalist Syrbaz Talgat of Kazakhstan in the gold-medal finals. Talgat scored the opening takedown and added an ankle lace turn for a 4-0 lead. After Burroughs forced a step out, he added a low double leg takedown and a turn for a 5-4 lead at the break. In the second period, Burroughs stuck again with a takedown, then secured an ankle lace, turning Talgat four times to finish off the technical fall.
Burroughs powered through four rounds of action on Friday to reach the finals, including a 10-0 technical fall win over Yerbarys Satybaldy of Kazakhstan in the semifinals. Burroughs is down to 74 kg, the weight where he won his Olympic title and four of his World titles, for the first time since the finals of the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Fort Worth, Texas in April 2021. He won his Olympic gold and four of his World titles at 74 kg and added two World titles at 79 kg.  
Two U.S. Senior Freestyle National Team members reached the semifinals at 65 kg, where Joey McKenna (Philadelphia, Pa./Titan Mercury WC/Pennsylvania RTC) defeated 2022 World silver medalist Yianni Diakomihalis … rest of story at … Themat.com/news/2023/nov/04/burroughs-wins-gold-at-kunaev-da-in-kazakhstan-mckenna-beats-diakomihalis-in-65-kg-semifinals

November 9, 2023 - Posted by The TakeDown Report | Uncategorized