Jordan Burroughs, a New Jersey state champion from Winslow High School who won the gold medal in the 2012 London Olympics beat Ben Askren, an undefeated MMA cagefighter who was a two-time national champion at Missouri by 11-0 technical fall at Madison Square Garden’s Hulu Theater on Monday, May 6 2019. Andrew Mills | NJ Advance MediaAndrew Mills | NJ Advance Media
The United State Olympic Trials for wrestling are this weekend in Texas and several New Jersey athletes will try to punch their ticket for the Olympic Games in Tokyo this summer.
With the exception of the athletes competing at 65 kg freestyle, who will have to qualify the weight at the World Olympic Games Qualifier, all the New Jersey athletes who win this weekend will advance to the Olympic games.
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