Burroughs Dethroned

A dynasty was taken down on Saturday night.

Jordan Burroughs has been Team USA’s representative at 76kg at every single World and Olympic Championships since bursting onto the scene in 2011. That stranglehold on a weight class saw its end Saturday night when Burroughs fell to Kyle Dake 3-0, 3-2 in a best-of-three final.

For Burroughs, who is 32 and has over 200 senior level matches under his belt, it could mean he’s passing the torch. As much as it kills him to do so.