Yogeshwar had earlier beaten Alex Gladkov of Scotland 4-0 in the pre-quarters and then easily defeated another Scottish wrestler Gareth Jones in the quarterfinals by employing his trademark Fitele (leg twisting) technique that he had used while winning the bronze medal at the 2012 London Olympics.
In 2015, he was clubbed into the 'Icon' category by Haryana Hammers[REF]- one of the six teams playing under the first edition of Pro Wrestling League (PWL), which was held from 10 to 27 December in six Indian cities [REF].