Russia’s Aniuar Geduev scored a surprising win over reigning gold medalist Jordan Burroughs of the United States on Friday morning at the Carioca Arena.
Burroughs’ incredible international record drops to 130-3 with the 3-0 loss to Geduev in Rio.
Burroughs will wrestle for bronze since Geduev advanced to the final with a win over Azerbaijan’s Jabrayil Hasanov in the semifinal.
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Geduev took a 1-0 lead after a 30-second passivity warning against Burroughs ended without the American scoring a point.
The match was thrice stopped by referee Uwe Manz thanks to a cut on Burroughs’ head.
Jordan Burroughs' losses:
— Nick Zaccardi (@nzaccardi) August 19, 2016
Nick Marable (USA), Yasar Dogu 2/15/14
Denis Tsargush (RUS), Worlds 9/9/14
Aniuar Geduev (RUS), Olympics 8/19/16
Burroughs had dominated the 74kg weight class, winning world championships in 2011, 2013, 2014 and 2015 in addition to his gold from London.
USA teammate Daniel Dennis suffered a decisive loss in his match, defeated 11-0 by Vladimir Dubov of Bulgaria.