Hodgins moves through repechage, to go for U17 World bronze
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by Richard Immel, USA Wrestling
Tanner Hodgins works from a front headlock at the U17 World Championships.
ATHENS, Greece — The last batch of medal matches are set at the 2025 U17 World Championships after a snappy repechage round on Sunday afternoon at Ano Liosia Olympic Hall. American Tanner Hodgins won two bouts in the 92 kg repechage to qualify for a bronze medal match.
Hodgins opened with a powerful 10-0 technical fall against U17 Asian silver medalist Saruul Erdenetsogt of Mongolia. 20-minutes later, Hodgins took it to Said Riza of Turkey by 8-2 decision. Hodgins was the aggressor in both bouts and looks primed for the bronze medal challenge against Georgia’s Elguja Lomidze, a U17 European bronze medalist.
In addition to Hodgins going for bronze, three more Americans will compete in the men’s freestyle medal round, which is set for 6 p.m. local time. Going for a gold medal are Keegan Bassett at 45 kg, Samuel Sanchez at 51 kg and Jayden James at 71 kg.
Updated brackets and match-by-match results are available on UWW Arena. A live broadcast of the event is available for the U.S. market at FloWrestling.com.
Stay tuned to TheMat.com and USA Wrestling’s social media platforms for complete coverage of the U17 World Championships.
2025 U17 World Championships #
At Athens, Greece, August 3 #
Men’s Freestyle Group Two Medal Matches #
45 kg #
Gold – Keegan Bassett (United States) vs. Parsa Hossein Tahmasbi (Iran)
Bronze – Ibragim Veliullov (UWW) vs. Bakdaulet Agabek (Kazakhstan)
Bronze – Mirjalol Mukammilov (Uzbekistan) vs. Arnur Nursaidov (Kyrgyzstan)
51 kg #
Gold – Samuel Sanchez (United States) vs. Ulugbek Rashidov (Uzbekistan)
Bronze – Danael Abdykassym (Kazakhstan) vs. Temuri Tutarashvili (Georgia)
Bronze – Haruku Shiina (Japan) vs. Dzhamal Bakaev (UWW)
60 kg #
Gold – Sitender (India) vs. Rihito Hiura (Japan)
Bronze – Bekassyl Assambek (Kazakhstan) vs. Arian Mehralizadeh (Iran)
Bronze – Nathan Gordon Nash (Canada) vs. Hasan Hasanov (Azerbaijan)
71 kg #
Gold – Jayden James (United States) vs. Arsham Vahabian Kandbon (Iran)
Bronze – Yeghishe Mosesyan (Armenia) vs. Farrukhbek Jumanazarov (Uzbekistan)
Bronze – Ayubjon Bozorzoda (Tajikistan) vs. Jason Keil (Germany)
92 kg #
Gold – David Dzebisov (UWW) vs. Amirali Abas Alizadeh (Iran)
Bronze – Beibarys Yergali (Kazakhstan) vs. Said Pashayev (Azerbaijan)
Bronze – Elguja Lomidze (Georgia) vs. Tanner Hodgins (United States)
U.S. Men’s Freestyle Group Two Results #
45 kg – Keegan Bassett (Windber, Pa./Bishop McCort), gold medal match #
WIN Shivam (India), 8-5
WIN Bakdaulet Agabek (Kazakhstan), tech. fall, 15-4
WIN Ibragim Veliullov (UWW), 6-2
VS Parsa Hossein Tahmasbi (Iran)
51 kg – Samuel Sanchez (Whittier, Calif./Titan Mercury WC), gold medal match #
WIN Georgi Spasov (Bulgaria), tech. fall, 10-0
WIN Bugra Kavak (Turkey), tech. fall, 13-2
WIN Temuri Tutarashvili (Georgia), tech. fall, 12-1
WIN Danael Abdykassym (Kazakhstan), tech. fall, 10-0
VS Ulugbek Rashidov (Uzbekistan)
60 kg – Ashton Besmer (Clovis, Calif./Dethrone WC), eliminated #
LOSS Bekassyl Assambek (Kazakhstan), tech. fall, 10-0
71 kg – Jayden James (Westwood, N.J./KD Training Center), gold medal match #
WIN Koba Goguadze (Georgia), tech. fall, 12-2
WIN Rashad Veysalov (Azerbaijan), tech. fall, 13-2
WIN Farrukhbek Jumanazarov (Uzbekistan), 6-0
WIN Yeghishe Mosesyan (Armenia), fall, 3:38
VS Arsham Vahabian Kandbon (Iran)
92 kg – Tanner Hodgins (Howell, N.J./Shore Thing WC), bronze medal match #
LOSS Amirali Alizadeh (Iran), 11-4
WIN Saruul Erdenetsogt (Mongolia), tech. fall, 10-0
WIN Said Riza (Turkey), 8-2
VS Elguja Lomidze (Georgia)
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