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Live Blog: #WrestleBudapest European Championships Day 2

By Vinay Siwach

BUDAPEST, Hungary (March 29) -- The second day of the European Championships will see five more freestyle weight classes in Budapest.

After the first day which saw stars secure their berth to the finals, wrestlers from 61kg, 74kg, 86kg, 92kg and 125kg will be in action and try to reach their respective gold-medal bouts.

Frank CHAMIZO (ITA), Geno PETRIASHVILI (GEO), Arsen HARUTYUNTAN (ARM), Taha AKGUL (TUR) including other stars will be on the mat Tuesday.

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2:15: The results of the 74kg quarterfinals:

Frank CHAMIZO (ITA) df Soner DEMIRTAS (TUR), via injury
Tajmuraz SALKAZANOV (SVK) df Zurab KAPRAEV (ROU), 12-1
Hrayr ALIKHANYAN (ARM) df Murad KURAMAGOMEDOV (HUN), 3-0
Turan BAYRAMOV (AZE) df Aimar ANDRUSE (EST), 10-0

2:00: Geno PETRIASHVILI (GEO) beats Tokyo Olympic bronze medalist Abraham CONYEDO RUANO (ITA) by technical superiority at 125kg.

1:40: U23 world champion Arsen HARUTYUNYAN (ARM) takes only a minute to pin Besir ALILI (MKD) at 61kg and he will wrestle in the semifinals later

01:06: Turan BAYRAMOV (AZE) and Ali UMARPASHAEV (BUL) put on a show in a thrilling 74kg bout. Bayramov scores a takedown with 16 seconds remaining to lead 4-2. Umarpashaev scores a step-out and was about to get a seconds but Bayramov circles around quickly to avoid that and win 4-3. 

01:00: Tajmuraz SALKAZANOV warms up with a 5-0 win and moves on to the quarterfinals. Remember, he can meet Chamizo in the final if both remain unbeaten

12:55: Defending champion Tajmuraz SALKAZANOV (SVK) is up against Kamil RYBICKI (POL) on Mat A. All Rybicki attacks have been countered by Salkazanov and he leads 5-0.

12:45: Frank CHAMIZO (ITA) begins with a win over Giorgi SULAVA (GEO) at 74kg. He controls the bout in the second period to finish the match 10-2  

12:30: Hrayr ALIKHANYAN (ARM) was just getting started in the bout with a four-point move but Hetik CABOLOV (SRB) seems to have injured himself. He pulls out due to the injury to give Alikhanyan the win. 

12:15: Oslo bronze medalist Abubakr ABAKAROV (AZE) is in action on Mat A at 86kg. Before you can blink your eye, he has points on board against Denis BALAUR (MDA). He is moving so brilliantly. Insane pressure from Abakarov and he wins the bout 12-1

12:00: Keep an eye on Zelimkhan ABAKAROV (ALB). He is the biggest threat to the 61kg gold medal and he begins with an 11-0 win over Adam AL KANDOUSSI (NED).

11:50: It was a grind but Tarzan MAISURADZE (GEO) upsets Boris MAKOEV (SVK) 5-2 at 86kg and the Georgia fans in the stadium are frantic in their celebrations

11:30: Tarzan MAISURADZE (GEO) and Boris MAKOEV (SVK) are wrestling on Mat A for the opening round at 86kg. This is a super exciting match between two really high-class wrestlers

11:00: Another big day here in Budapest as we have five more freestyle weight classes. We are just 30 minutes out.

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Buy World Championships 2025 Tickets

By United World Wrestling Press

ZAGREB, Croatia (May 1) -- The tickets for the September World Championships are now live. The Croatian Wrestling Federation have opened the sale of the tickets from May 1 on the website eventim.hr.

TO BUY TICKETS -- CLICK HERE.

World Championships tickets have been brackets in different groups. More options will be opened later.

The tournaments will be held in Zagreb from September 13 to 21 with Freestyle kicking off proceedings on September 13. Women's Wrestling will be held after Freestyle and Greco-Roman will finish off things.

From September 13 to 20, the morning session will begin at 10:30 hours local time with qualifications and repechage rounds. On September 21, the repechage will begin at 16:30 hours.

The semifinals on September 13 will be held at 18:00 hours before moving to 16:45 hours from September 14 to 21. The medal will be held from September 14, all beginning at 18:00 hours.

For full schedule of the World Championships -- CLICK HERE.