| | Event type
≤48 kilograms, Freestyle, Boys
| Date | 14 October 2018 |
|---|---|
| Status | YOG |
| Location | Asia Pavilion, Parque Olímpico de la Juventud, Villa Soldati, Buenos Aires |
| Participants | 6 from 6 countries |
| Pos | Wrestler | NOC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Umidzhon Dzhalolov |  UZB | Gold | ||
| 2 | Giorgi Gegelashvili |  GEO | Silver | ||
| 3 | Halil Gökdeniz |  TUR | Bronze | ||
| 4 | Diego Zuluaga |  COL | |||
| 5 | Fernando Booysen |  RSA | |||
| 6 | Daiziel Detudamo |  NRU |
Round One (14 October 2018 — 10:00)
Group A (14 October 2018 — 10:00)
| Pos | Nr | Wrestler | NOC | Class. Pts | Tech. Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Umidzhon Dzhalolov | UZB | 7 | 21 | ||
| 2 | – | Halil Gökdeniz | TUR | 5 | 13 | ||
| 3 | – | Fernando Booysen | RSA | 0 | 0 |
| Match #1 | Umidzhon Dzhalolov | UZB | Halil Gökdeniz | TUR | Decision by shutout (11 - 3) |
| Match #2 | Umidzhon Dzhalolov | UZB | Fernando Booysen | RSA | Technical Superiority (10 - 0) |
| Match #3 | Halil Gökdeniz | TUR | Fernando Booysen | RSA | Technical Superiority (10 - 0) |
Group B (14 October 2018 — 10:00)
| Pos | Nr | Wrestler | NOC | Class. Pts | Tech. Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Giorgi Gegelashvili | GEO | 8 | 22 | ||
| 2 | – | Diego Zuluaga | COL | 5 | 11 | ||
| 3 | – | Daiziel Detudamo | NRU | 0 | 0 |
| Match #1 | Giorgi Gegelashvili | GEO | Diego Zuluaga | COL | Great Superiority (12 - 1) |
| Match #2 | Giorgi Gegelashvili | GEO | Daiziel Detudamo | NRU | Technical Superiority (10 - 0) |
| Match #3 | Diego Zuluaga | COL | Daiziel Detudamo | NRU | Technical Superiority (10 - 0) |
Final Round (14 October 2018 — 17:00)
| Match 1/2 | Umidzhon Dzhalolov | UZB | Giorgi Gegelashvili | GEO | Decision by shutout (8 - 2) |
| Match 3/4 | Halil Gökdeniz | TUR | Diego Zuluaga | COL | Fall (–) |
| Match 5/6 | Fernando Booysen | RSA | Daiziel Detudamo | NRU | Technical Superiority (10 - 0) |