The ozeki grappler is one of the favorites to win the Emperor's Cup at the 15-day Autumn Basho in Tokyo in the absence of yokozuna Terunofuji.
After winning his 10th title in July, back-to-back tournaments proved to be too much for the injury-plagued yokozuna, who will skip the Autumn Basho in Tokyo.
The Mongolian grappler needed an extra bout to beat the determined rank-and-filer at the Nagoya Basho and came through with flying colors.
The ex-ozeki relied on experience to shove out the newly promoted sekiwake, who couldn't mount a counterattack in their Nagoya Basho match.
In the Spring Basho, Takerufuji gutted out a Day 15 win over Gonoyama to capture his first Emperor's Cup and match Ryogoku's 110-year-old feat.
Former ozeki Takayasu has been in this position before and will need to stay strong over the second week of the Autumn Basho to win his...
Mongolian grappler Hoshoryu was pushed to the brink by Abi but recovered to record an all-important win on Day 1 at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan.
After winning the Summer Basho in Tokyo with a 14-1 record in May, yokozuna Terunofuji is hoping for more of the same in Nagoya.
Lone yokozuna Terunofuji looked shaky at the outset, but recovered with an arm throw at the edge to defeat Shodai on the first day of the...
Rank-and-filer Midorifuji held his own against Bulgarian Aoiyama and has a one-win lead at the midway point of the 15-day tournament.
Lone ozeki Takakeisho comes through with a clutch win against the rank-and-filer on the final day, collecting his first title since November 2020.
Ozeki Takakeisho had his hands full but came out on top on Day 8. Kotoshoho is the other wrestler with seven wins in the 15-day tournament.