Joel Richard Adams (USA) vs Ahoura Bouveiri Piani (IRI) - Final // U17 World Championships 2022

The final gold of the night went to Joel Adams (USA) who defeated Ahoura Bouveiri Piani (IRI), 6-0, in the 65kg final. Adams had a near-perfect performance over the two days in which he showed a five-point move, a four-pointer, arm drags, duck under, and celebrations like no other with his USA teammates joining from the stands. Outscoring his opponents 31-0 in Rome, Adams showed why he can be the next Greco-Roman star for the USA which won its third U17 world title in 30 years and second in six years. Colton Shultz (USA) won the 100kg title in 2016. Bouveriri Piani was in some strong position throughout the final but Adams’ defense along with his ability to transition that into takedowns wreaked havoc on the Iranian. Adams scored two takedowns in the first period to lead 4-0 and added another in the second period to make it 6-0. But the highlight from the gold medalist will be the five-point suplex he hit on Takaku Suzuki (JPN) in the opening round bout. #WrestleRome