Marcus Coleman vs. Amanula Rasulov
A Battle of Grit and Precision
On July 21, 2025, the USA vs. Russia freestyle wrestling dual meet in Budapest featured a clash at 86 kg: Marcus Coleman (USA) vs. Amanula Rasulov (RUS). It was a bout that pitted American resilience against Russian technical brilliance, and the result was a match that left fans breathless and analysts buzzing.
Official result
Place in the dual
The match was part of PWL 9’s senior men’s freestyle USA–Russia dual, held in Budapest on July 21, 2025. USA Wrestling’s event recap identifies Coleman among four American winners, alongside Dean Hamiti, Mike Macchiavello, and Jonathan Aiello. Russia won six of the ten bouts and took the dual 6–4.
Coleman’s 8–7 win matters on both levels: it was a narrow individual victory and one step in the U.S. team’s four-bout response after Russia’s opening run. The one-point margin makes this one of the closest results on the card.
Coleman’s 8–7 decision was the United States’ second victory of the evening and made the team score 5–2 after seven of ten bouts. Russia had won the first five weights, and Hamiti’s fall at 79 kg had ended the shutout. Coleman’s narrow result began the American run through the middle and upper weights, keeping the dual score moving toward a closer finish.
The one-point margin is important context: this was a decision, not a technical fall. Coleman earned one bout victory for the United States, while the 8–7 points total describes only his match with Rasulov. Macchiavello and Aiello also won later bouts, but Russia took the heavyweight finale to secure the overall 6–4 result.
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