Colin Realbuto secured his 1st win at the United Globe Wrestling (UWW) Senior Globe 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 1st profession win at the Globe Championships, following his participation in the 2021 Senior Globe Championships in Oslo, Norway, exactly where he was eliminated in the 1st round.
Moving on to the second round, Realbuto faced a difficult opponent in Maxim Sacultan of Moldova, who was ranked 41st in the planet. Immediately after a low-scoring 1st period, Realbuto briefly took the lead with a two-point takedown, but Sacultan promptly regained the lead to safe a 7-three victory.
Initially from Somers, New York, Realbuto had a profitable 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 all round record in his 3 seasons at UNI. Realbuto transferred to UNI from Brown University in 2020 and went on to location fifth at the 2023 Huge 12 Championships, earning an automatic qualification to the NCAA Championships.
For the duration of his redshirt junior season in 2022-23, Realbuto accomplished notable results with 20 victories, which includes wins against major-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 Very first Group Huge 12 All-Academic Group honors and getting named a 2023 NWCA Scholar All-American.
