Wrestling-Back on the mat in new professional promotion, Burroughs dreams of Olympic return

Aug 21 : Jordan Burroughs thought he had stepped off the mat for the last time when he retired after the 2024 world championships, but the Olympic gold medallist never lost his desire to compete and when a new professional promotion came calling the American knew it was time to dust off the singlet.The 38-year-old, who won gold at the 2012 London Olympics, will return to competition in Cleveland on Saturday with Real American Freestyle (RAF), which was launched last year with the aim of giving wrestlers the chance to earn money from the sport.And for Burroughs, it also offers him the chance to get in shape for a tilt at making the U.S. team for a home Olympics at Los Angeles in 2028, a dream which he acknowledges is a long shot."There's an element of national pride that comes alongside wit