Jacobson makes Greco-Roman repechage at World Championships

Sep 20, 2025, 11:57 AM EDT

by Richard Immel, USA Wrestling

Payton Jacobson in the round-of-16 at the 2025 World Championships in Zagreb, Croatia.

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ZAGREB, Croatia – Team USA lives to fight one more day at the 2025 World Championships. Greco-Roman group three athlete Payton Jacobson was pulled into repechage during the evening session at Zagreb Arena and will battle back for bronze on Sunday.

Jacobson, a 2024 Olympian, posted a 1-1 record during the preliminary rounds at 87 kg, picking up a win over India’s Karan Kamboj before dropping a 5-1 decision to five-time age-group World champion Aleksandr Komarov of Serbia in the round-of-16. Komarov secured a berth in the gold medal match, which gave new life to Jacobson.

Jacobson’s path to bronze begins against Soh Sakabe of Japan. He will need to win three-straight matches on Sunday night to end with a bronze medal.

Fellow Greco-Roman group three athletes Ellis Coleman and Alston Nutter were eliminated from medal contention during the first session. Coleman finished with a 1-1 record at 63 kg. Nutter was 0-1 at 67 kg.

For a complete match-by-match breakdown of the Saturday action for Team USA in Zagreb, browse our day eight match notes.

The tournament concludes at 4:30 p.m. local time on Friday with the Greco-Roman group three (63-67-87 kg) repechage and medal matches. Zagreb, Croatia, is in the GMT +2 time zone, which is six hours ahead of U.S. Eastern Time.

The Senior World Championships are streaming live on FloWrestling.com to the U.S. market. Brackets and updated results are available on UWW Arena.

USA Wrestling will provide regular updates on TheMat.com and its social media platforms throughout the event.

2025 Senior World Championships

At Zagreb, Croatia, September 20

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Greco-Roman Results

Team Rankings (After Group Two)

1. Iran, 120

2. Georgia, 65

3. Azerbaijan, 63

4. Armenia, 48

5. Kazakhstan, 47

6. Hungary, 47

7. Uzbekistan, 47

8. Japan, 35

9. China, 29

10. Ukraine, 26

Final Results (Group Two)

60 kg

Gold – Aidos Sultangali (Kazakhstan)

Silver – Alisher Ganiev (Uzbekistan)

Bronze – Se-Ung Ri (North Korea)

Bronze – Hrachya Poghosyan (Armenia)

5^th – Amiran Shavadze (Georgia)

5^th – Georgij Tibilov (Serbia)

7^th – Melkamu Fetene (Israel)

8^th – Suraj (India)

9^th – Akyl Sulaimanov (Kyrgyzstan)

10^th – Nihat Mammadli (Azerbaijan)

Gold – Aidos Sultangali (Kazakhstan) tech. fall Alisher Ganiev (Uzbekistan), 9-0

Bronze – Se-Ung Ri (North Korea) fall Amiran Shavadze (Georgia), 2:11

Bronze – Hrachya Poghosyan (Armenia) dec. Georgij Tibilov (Serbia), 1-1

72 kg

Gold – Ulvu Ganizade (Azerbaijan)

Silver – Ibrahim Ghanem (France)

Bronze – – Abdullo Aliev (Uzbekistan)

Bronze – Seyed Sohrabi (Iran)

5^th – Yeonghun Noh (Korea)

5^th – Merey Maulitkanov (Kazakhstan)

7^th – Gor Khachatryan (Armenia)

8^th – Parviz Nasibov (Ukraine)

9^th – Michael Portmann (Switzerland)

10^th – Krisztian Vancza (Hungary)

Gold – Ulvu Ganizade (Azerbaijan) dec. Ibrahim Ghanem (France), 4-2

Bronze – Abdullo Aliev (Uzbekistan) tech. fall Yeonghun Noh (Korea), 8-0

Bronze – Seyed Sohrabi (Iran) tech. fall Merey Maulitkanov (Kazakhstan), 8-0

97 kg

Gold – Mohammadhadi Saravi (Iran)

Silver – Artur Sargsian (UWW)

Bronze – Kiryl Maskevich (UWW)

Bronze – Murad Ahmadiyev (Azerbaijan)

5^th – Giorgi Melia (Georgia)

5^th – Alex Szoke (Hungary)

7^th – Gabriel Rosillo Kindelan (Cuba)

8^th – Lucas Lazogianis (Germany)

9^th – Zegang Wang (China)

10^th – Vladen Kozliuk (Ukraine)

Gold – Mohammadhadi Saravi (Iran) dec. Artur Sargsian (UWW), 3-1

Bronze – Kiryl Maskevich (UWW) fall Giorgi Melia (Georgia), 1:54

Bronze – Murad Ahmadiyev (Azerbaijan) dec. Alex Szoke (Hungary), 5-5

Gold Medal Match Pairings (Group Three)

63 kg – Hanjae Chung (Korea) vs. Aytjan Khalmakhanov (Uzbekistan)

67 kg – Saeid Esmaeili Leivesi (Iran) vs. Hasrat Jafarov (Azerbaijan)

87 kg – Alireza Mohmadipiani (Iran) vs. Aleksandr Komarov (Serbia)

Semifinal Results (Group Three)

63 kg

Hanjae Chung (Korea) dec. Mohammad Keshtkar (Iran), 5-3

Aytjan Khalmakhanov (Uzbekistan) tech. fall Vitalie Eriomenco (Moldova), 8-0

67 kg

Saeid Esmaeili Leivesi (Iran) tech. fall Daniial Agaev (UWW), 10-0

Hasrat Jafarov (Azerbaijan) dec. Razzak Beishekeev (Kyrgyzstan), 3-1

87 kg

Alireza Mohmadipiani (Iran) dec. David Losonczi (Hungary), 6-3

Aleksandr Komarov (Serbia) dec. Milad Alirzaev (UWW), 1-1

U.S. Greco-Roman Results

Group Two

60 kg – Max Black (Marquette, Mich./NMU-National Training Center/New York AC), Eliminated

LOSS Aidos Sultangali (Kazakhstan), 7-1

WIN Melkamu Fetene (Israel), 5-1

LOSS Se-Ung Ri (North Korea), tech. fall, 9-0

72 kg – Alejandro Sancho (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army WCAP), Eliminated

LOSS Ibrahim Ghanem (France), 4-0

LOSS Gor Khachatryan (Armenia), 6-1

97 kg – Michial Foy (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army WCAP), Eliminated

WIN Mindaugas Venckaitis (Lithuania), 4-0

LOSS Giorgi Melia (Georgia), tech. fall, 9-0

Group Three

63 kg – Ellis Coleman (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army WCAP), Eliminated

WIN Moamen Mohamed (Egypt), tech. fall, 10-2

LOSS Azatjan Achilov (Turkmenistan), tech. fall, 12-1

67 kg – Alston Nutter (Colorado Springs, Colo./U.S. Army WCAP), Eliminated

LOSS Dominik Etlinger (Croatia), tech. fall, 10-0

87 kg – Payton Jacobson (Marquette, Mich./NMU-National Training Center/New York AC), Repechage

WIN Karan Kamboj (India), tech. fall, 8-0

LOSS Aleksandr Komarov (Serbia), 5-1

VS Soh Sakabe (Japan)