All posts tagged "Hoshoryu"
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Sumo
/ 4 months agoKinbozan Comes Up Big with Clutch Win over Onosato to Stay in Lead at New Year Basho
On Day 11 of the New Year Basho, the rank-and-filer held his ground against the heavily favored ozeki in a major...
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Sumo
/ 4 months agoKinbozan Remains in Control as Hoshoryu Falters Again at New Year Basho
The No 14 maegashira from Kazakhstan manhandled Takerufuji to improve to 9-0 in the 15-day New Year Basho at Tokyo's Ryogoku...
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Sumo
/ 4 months agoNew Year Basho: Shodai Upsets Hoshoryu to Deal a Blow to His Yokozuna Promotion Hopes
Mongolian ozeki Hoshoryu couldn't get a grip on the belt of fourth-ranked maegashira Shodai and was beaten for the second time...
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Sumo
/ 4 months agoHoshoryu Stays 1 Win off the Lead After Overpowering Oho at New Year Basho
The Mongolian ozeki is bidding to earn promotion to sumo's top rank of yokozuna. He needs to win the New Year...
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Sumo
/ 4 months agoYokozuna Terunofuji Announces Retirement After Struggling in Start to New Year Basho
Nearly midway through the New Year Basho, the injury-prone lone grand champion decided it was time to move on to the...
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Sumo
/ 4 months agoTobizaru Pulls off Another Huge Upset with a Win over Terunofuji at New Year Basho
With two wins over ozeki wrestlers already at the 15-day New Year Basho, sumo's Flying Monkey dealt a serious blow to...
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Sumo
/ 5 months agoTobizaru Upsets Yokozuna Hopeful Kotozakura at New Year Basho
The No 2 maegashira used a superb hand pull-down to send the ozeki to his second straight loss at the 15-day...
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Sumo
/ 5 months agoNew Year Basho: Terunofuji Bounces Back from Opening-Day Loss with Hard-Fought Win over Takanosho
The Mongolian yokozuna proved he can go the distance in a longer New Year Basho bout that tested his stamina at...
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Sumo
/ 5 months agoPredictions 2025: Sumo Looking Beyond the Terunofuji Era for Others to Step Up
Ozeki grapplers Kotozakura, Onosato and Hoshoryu are the leading candidates to reach the pinnacle in the New Year and other sumo...
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Sumo
/ 6 months agoKotozakura Captures 1st Emperor's Cup After Swatting Down Hoshoryu at the Kyushu Basho
After nine years as a pro, the Sadogatake stable wrestler finally claims his first championship with a dramatic victory in the...
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Sumo
/ 6 months agoKyushu Basho: Hoshoryu and Kotozakura Set to Battle for the Emperor's Cup
The ozeki grapplers both won their Day 14 bouts and will square off for the title on the final day of...
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Sumo
/ 6 months agoHoshoryu Beats Fellow Ozeki Onosato to Set Up a Kyushu Basho Showdown with Kotozakura
The two ozeki grapplers are 12-1 and will battle for all the marbles on Sunday, the final day of the Kyushu...
