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World champ Ono signs with Penn State
Mar 24
NCAA champion Penn State signed one of the world's best pound-for-pound wrestlers, Masanosuke Ono of Japan.
Ono made the announcement Monday morning on Flo Radio Live.
Ono won a senior world world title in freestyle this year at 61 kilograms, beating world champion Vito Arujau in the semifinals. He also claimed a world championship at the U20 level, topping Penn State signee Marcus Blaze in the semifinals.
On Feb. 26, Ono defeated Olympic silver medalist Spencer Lee in the main event of main event of FloWrestling Night In America.