This event will take place as part of the PWL 11 tournament, which will be held on March 27 in Tashkent (Uzbekistan).
The bout will be in the weight category up to 82 kg.
The athletes have already faced each other on the mat in official competitions twice.
The first match took place in the semifinals of the licensing World Championship held in Belgrade (Croatia). In that bout, the Kyrgyzstani athlete won, finishing the match with a score of 7:5.
However, in 2024, in the final of the Asian Championship held in Bishkek, Nao Kusaka managed to take revenge, winning with a score of 4:2.
The summer training camp of the Kyrgyzstan national team in Japan also led to a training match between Makhmudov and Kusaka, which ended in a draw 2:2, giving an advantage to the Japanese wrestler.
