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#WrestleOslo Day Seven Finals Preview

By Eric Olanowski

Friday night’s finals will be highlighted by two-time Olympic champion Roman VLASOV (RWF) who will wrestle for 77kg gold and Tokyo Olympic bronze medalist Rafig HUSEYNOV ?? who will compete in the 82kg finals.

The gold-medal matches kick off at 18:00 (local time) and can be followed live on www.uww.org.

Day Seven Finals Matchups:
55kg - Emin SEFERSHAEV (RWF) vs. Ken MATSUI ??
72kg - Sergei KUTUZOV (RWF) vs. Malkhas AMOYAN ??
77kg - Sanan SULEYMANOV ?? vs. Roman VLASOV (RWF)
82kg - Rafig HUSEYNOV ?? vs. Burhan AKBUDAK ??

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#TBT: Mensah-Stock Stops Oborududu in 68kg Olympic Finals

By Eric Olanowski

Tamyra MENSAH-STOCK ?? cruised to a three-point win over Blessing OBORUDUDU ?? in the 68kg finals and became the first black woman to win Olympic gold. After her win in Tokyo, Mensah-Stock owns the 3-0 match-advantage over Oborududu heading into the ’21 World Championships ?? (October 2-10).

But, similar to the Tokyo Olympics, Mensah-Stock and Oborududu are seeded first and second, respectively, and if the seeds hold true, the pair of rivals could meet on October 7 with world gold on the line.

Mensah-Stocks wins over Oborududu:
- ’18 Beat the Streets (2-1)
- ’19 World Championships (6-1)
- ’20 Matteo Pellicone (3-1)
- ’21 Tokyo Olympics (4-1)