Realbuto Achieves Historic Victory in Belgrade, Securing Initial Planet Championship Win in Panther Wrestling

Colin Realbuto secured his very first win at the United Planet Wrestling (UWW) Senior Planet Championships in Belgrade, Serbia. Competing in the 65-kilogram freestyle division, Realbuto represented Italy and was ranked 38th in the planet. In his opening round, he won by forfeit against Junjun Asbias of Micronesia, coming back from an eight-four deficit to win 14-eight. This victory marked Realbuto’s very first profession win at the Planet Championships, following his participation in the 2021 Senior Planet Championships in Oslo, Norway, exactly where he was eliminated in the very first round.

Moving on to the second round, Realbuto faced a difficult opponent in Maxim Sacultan of Moldova, who was ranked 41st in the planet. Just after a low-scoring very first period, Realbuto briefly took the lead with a two-point takedown, but Sacultan speedily regained the lead to safe a 7-three victory.

Initially from Somers, New York, Realbuto had a productive collegiate profession at the University of Northern Iowa (UNI). He certified for the NCAA championships twice at the 149-pound weight class and recorded a 44-21 general record in his 3 seasons at UNI. Realbuto transferred to UNI from Brown University in 2020 and went on to spot fifth at the 2023 Large 12 Championships, earning an automatic qualification to the NCAA Championships.

Throughout his redshirt junior season in 2022-23, Realbuto accomplished notable accomplishment with 20 victories, which includes wins against prime-25 opponents. One particular of his standout performances was defeating third-ranked Sammy Sasso from Ohio State at the Collegiate Duals in New Orleans. Realbuto has also excelled academically, getting two-time Initial Group Large 12 All-Academic Group honors and getting named a 2023 NWCA Scholar All-American.