Ludhiana: Mumbai Maharathi will take on UP Dangal in their third tie of the Pro Wrestling League (PWL) Season 4 at the Municipal Corporation Indoor Stadium here on Monday.
It has been a mixed bag of results for the Mumbai team with one win and one loss whereas, for UP, it has been no different from last season when they started with repeated defeats.
The main attraction of this tie is undoubtedly the bout between the two icon players, Mumbai’s Vinesh Phogat and UP’s Vanesa Kaladzinskaya in the 53 kg weight category. Vanesa is the 2017 world champion and Vinesh has gone on to win the Asian Games and Commonwealth Games gold both in the span of a year.
Mumbai defeated defending champions NCR Punjab Royals in their first match but lost to MP Yodha in their second outing. UP on the other hand lost both their first two encounters against Haryana Hammers and Delhi Sultans. Vinesh defeated Royals’ Anju and the Yodha’s Ritu Phogat quite easily whereas for Vanesa it has been a tough outing so far this season.
In the first match, she managed to score a hard-fought win over Sarita and then went down to Pinki. All eyes will also be on the women’s 57 and 76 kg category and the men’s 125 kg category. In the women’s 76 kg category, UP Dangal’s Epp Mae will take on Zsanett Nemeth of Mumbai who made it to the world championships medal round. Epp had won the gold medal at the Ivan Yariguin tournament. In the women’s 57 kg category Sarita, who had defeated world championships participant Katherina Zhydachivska, will now take on Betzabeth Angelica in what promises to be an exciting encounter. (IANS)
