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Wrestling’s Figueroa Set for Jr. World Championships

TEMPE - Sun Devil Wrestling's No. 1 pound-for-pound freshman Richard Figueroa will compete in Ufa, Russia Aug. 16-18 with Team USA in the United World Wrestling Junior World Championships with over 500 other athletes from 52 nations. Figueroa is one of 31 USA wrestlers. The championships will stream on FloWrestling.

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Figueroa is set to compete in the 57 kg category and enters the week as a two-time Cadet World Team member, with whom he won silver at the 2018 Cadet World games (48 kg).