Here is video from the Saturday’s regional match during which Burlington senior Josh Bird, a two-time state champion, was disqualified from the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association postseason tournament.
Bird, who was wrestling for the first time in weeks due to torn ligaments in his knee, said in a separate story posted on this site that he was pushing his opponent out of bounds — not punching him — when he was disqualified. Bird is wearing the black singlet in this clip.
See Thursday’s Burlington Standard Press for the complete story on incident.
This video is used here with permission of Josh Bird’s father, Kevin Bird, who posted it to YouTube today asking viewers “to be the judge” and consider whether Josh Bird’s opponent was targeting his injured knee.
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