Husker Wrestling: Ridge Lovett Beats Olympic Medalist Punia at RAF 09 in Dallas
With Final X looming, Lovett earns big win in his RAF debut; Taylor and Minto fall to Penn State legends in theirs
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"On Saturday night, RAF 09 featured a trio of Huskers in Ridge Lovett and Antrell Taylor at Lightweight (155 pounds), and Christopher Minto at Middleweight (175 pounds). Lovett — who is going to be in Final X in June at 70 kg — earned his biggest career win over an Olympic medalist, while Taylor and Minto fell to former Penn State superstars."
""With a Final X date looming against former World Champion Zain Retherford, Lovett is on a roll. He won the US Open title in April before winning a gold medal at the Pan-American Championships in May. On the year, Lovett is 10-1 at the Senior level with his only loss coming 5-5 on criteria against Kazakhstan’s Maiis Aliyev at the Muhamet Malo Ranking Series in February. Aliyev is a former U20 and U23 World Team member and has a U20 bronze at the Asian Championships.
Final X will take place June 19 with Lovett taking on Retherford in a best-of-three series."
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