At the Professional Wrestling League (PWL) 11 tournament in Tashkent, the long-awaited match between Aiperi Medet kyzy, captain of the Kyrgyzstan national team, and Japanese athlete Yuka Kagami will take place.
This match will be their fifth encounter, which is currently balanced at 2 wins each. The history of their meetings is as follows:
2019 (U-23 World Championship): Kagami wins with a score of $8:3$.
2022 (Asian Championship): A double victory for Medet kyzy. In the first round, she defeated the Japanese athlete ($7:3$), and then again won in the final ($5:3$).
2023 (World Championship Final): A rematch for Kagami. Aiperi, suffering a serious injury, lost with a score of $0:8$.
After the Olympic Games in Paris, Yuka Kagami temporarily suspended her performances. Meanwhile, Aiperi Medet kyzy has been showing excellent results: she has won medals at the World and Asian Championships, as well as gold at major international tournaments. The upcoming meeting in Tashkent is set to determine which of these title-holding wrestlers will take the lead in their principled duel.
