Levik Mikaelyan to face Uguev at PWL 11 in Tashkent

Armenian freestyle wrestler Levik Mikaelyan will take part in the PWL 11 tournament, which will be held on March 27 in Tashkent.

The two-time U23 European champion will face Olympic champion Zaur Uguev of Russia. Their bout will take place in the 61 kg weight category and will be one of the main events of the tournament.

It is worth noting that Mikaelyan recently became the U23 European champion for the second time in his career as part of the Armenian national team, confirming his status as one of the most promising wrestlers of his generation.

Initially, Uguev was supposed to face Kazakhstan’s Asylzhan Yesengeldy, but he withdrew from the tournament, after which Mikaelyan was added to the card.

Other notable bouts of the tournament

Several exciting matchups are also scheduled as part of PWL 11:

Freestyle wrestling

• 74 kg: Zaurbek Sidikov (Russia) — Kota Takahashi (Japan)

• 74 kg: Razambek Zhamalov (Uzbekistan) — Ibrahim Veliev (Belgium)

• 92 kg: Zelimkhan Minkailov (Russia) — Sherzod Poyonov (Uzbekistan)

• 125 kg: Abdullah Kurbanov (Russia) — Vladislav Baitsaev (Hungary)

Greco-Roman wrestling

• 67 kg: Luis Orta Sanchez (Cuba) — Aytzhan Khalmakhanov (Uzbekistan)

• 82 kg: Akzhol Makhmudov (Kyrgyzstan) — Nao Kusaka (Japan)