Nurkozha Kaipanov defeated the current world champion and reached the final of the 2026 World Cup. In the semi-final fight of the weight category up to 74 kilograms, he defeated the current world champion from Japan, Yoshinosuke Oyagi, with a score of 3:1. On the way to the final Kaipanov had three successful fights. In the first round, he defeated the representative of Kosovo Agzon Huni (10:0) before the deadline, then he defeated Turan Bairamov of Azerbaijan (4:0). In the quarter-finals, the Kazakh wrestler was stronger than Victor Rasadin from Tajikistan (11:0).

Nurkozha Kaipanov defeated the current world champion and reached the final of the 2026 World Cup. In the semi-final fight of the weight category up to 74 kilograms, he defeated the current world champion from Japan, Yoshinosuke Oyagi, with a score of 3:1. On the way to the final Kaipanov had three successful fights. In the first round, he defeated the representative of Kosovo Agzon Huni (10:0) before the deadline, then he defeated Turan Bairamov of Azerbaijan (4:0). In the quarter-finals, the Kazakh wrestler was stronger than Victor Rasadin from Tajikistan (11:0).