25-Year-Old Iranian Wrestling Sensation Shocks the World, Toppling the 4x World Champion in a Stunning Upset

The prestigious International event of the 2023 World Wrestling Championship is about to reach its zenith point tomorrow. This grand wrestling championship contest commenced on the 16th of September in Belgrade, Serbia. The event offered 90 quotas for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

The wrestling spearheads are getting primed for the Paris Olympics. On Friday night, an Iranian wrestler shocked the world with his conquest over the 4x World championship winner. The tussle between them involved strenuous effort with this Iranian making waves around the world.

Iranian Wrestling sensation surprises the world

Amin Mirzazadeh, a 25-year-old Iranian wrestler, won gold in the 130 kg weight class by defeating Riza Kayaalp, a four-time world champion. Mirzazadeh only needed six seconds to win in the end. The contestants went from using brute force to employing complex tactics in their fight. The United World Wrestling posted a picture on their X account and captioned it “AMIN MIRZAZADEH (followed by Iran Flag) is the new king (crown emoji) at 130kg. He brings down four-time world champ Riza KAYAALP (followed by the Turkey Flag)with a late stepout and caution to win the World Championships at Greco-Roman 130kg 2-2. This World Championships has been bonkers!”.

His positive gesture and encouraging smile revealed his immense happiness. He enthralled his fans with this win. Soon after the fight, Mirzazadeh said to UWW ?Right after last year?s World Championships where I won the silver medal, after about two weeks, I started training to achieve this gold medal,? He continued,??I?m happy that I got the result for my efforts and was able to win this gold medal.?. This was his Mirzazadeh last fight and he had a journey to remember during this year’s event.

Amin Mirzazadeh’s championship journey

In his first round of the fight, he grappled with his Brazilian opponent, Eduard Soghomonyan. Next, he crushed down Mykhailo Vyshnyvetskyi from Ukraine. Then he got the chance to proceed with his quarterfinal round. In that round, he had to tussle with his Lithuanian rival Romas Fridrikas and he attained victory with a counter-attack move.

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Mirzazadeh moved forward in his rounds by downing Cuban contestant Oscar Pino Hinds. And, finally, in his last bout, he quenched his thirst for victory by defeating Riza Kayaalp in his finishing encounter. Amin is ready to fight for the upcoming Olympics and bring accolades for his country. ?I?ll try my best to improve day by day to be able to shine for my country in the next competitions, be a message of happiness for my people, and be able to win a gold medal,? he added. ?And also I hope to be able to win a gold medal in the upcoming Olympics.? This was his confident message, which he shared with his countrymen.

Mirzazadeh seems very hopeful and optimistic about his journey ahead in the upcoming French Olympics. Will his self-assuring comment come true?

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