The two-time defending world champion showed no mercy on his opponents, scoring two out of three wins by technical superiority. On the way to his gold medal, the Russian scored 22 points and did not concede a single point. His biggest wins came against Rio Olympic and world bronze medalist Cenk ILDEM (TUR) and U23 world champion Erik SZILVASSY (HUN). He’s now won 10 consecutive international competitions dating back to July 2018 -- including golds at two consecutive World Championships, the Worl