Dark horse Kotoshoho overpowered fellow championship contender Aonishiki to win the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament with a 13-2 ...

Joint overnight leader Kotoshoho stunned yokozuna Onosato at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Friday to remain tied for ...

Japanese sumo wrestler Onosato holds up fish as he celebrates after the "yokozuna," or grand champion, promotion ceremony in Ami Town, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan, May 28, 2025. STR/JIJI Press/AFP/Getty ...

Hakuho Sho, a retired “yokozuna” or grand champion of sumo, Hakuho, bows during a press conference in Tokyo, Monday, June 9, 2025, to deliver a farewell message following the reported ...

While competing in professional sumo, Takekeisho maintained a regular weight of over 350 pounds and was officially listed at 183 kilograms (~403.5 pounds) back in 2021.

The Mongolia-born Hakuho was earlier sanctioned by the Japan Sumo Association, accused of failing to control the behavior of a wrestler in his so-called stable, the term used for a training team ...