Ozeki Hoshoryu handed No. 3 maegashira Oho his first defeat of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament after seven days on Saturday to keep his yokozuna promotion bid on track.
Hoshoryu (6-1) had the better opening at Tokyo’s Ryogoku Kokugikan that left Oho (6-1) facing sideways. Oho kept himself in the ring after being driven to the edge only for the relentless Hoshoryu to get behind him and earn an emphatic win by rear push down.
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