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16: Yokozuna Terunofuji withdraws on the fifth day of the January tournament after suffering a first-day loss to Wakatakakage and conceding a gold star to Tobizaru on Day 4. It is his 13th absence in 21 tournaments at sumo's highest rank. [6] Later that day, Japanese media learn through sources at the Sumo Association that Terunofuji has ...
During the 2025 January tournament, Aonishiki established himself as one of the leaders of the competition, rivalled also by Shishi, the only other Ukrainian wrestler in professional sumo. On Day 12, the two wrestlers faced off in the first match with two Ukrainian wrestlers in the history of the sport, with Shishi emerging victorious from the ...
At the January 2025 tournament, Hōshōryū began with a solid four-win streak. [76] He then fell behind in the title race, after suffering a Day 5 defeat to Atamifuji . [ 77 ] Hōshōryū stayed one win behind the leaders after seven days but then suffered consecutive defeats to rank-and-file opponents Shōdai and Hiradoumi , which had been ...
1994 in sumo - Musashimaru wins his first title, Takanohana wins four titles and is promoted to yokozuna for the January 1995 tournament; 1993 in sumo - Akebono becomes first foreign-born yokozuna, has most dominant year at four titles, Futagoyama brothers take one each
Wrestlers can be listed in the order of their rank as of the most current January/Hatsu 2025 banzuke, by clicking the 'Current rank' sorting button.; The East side of the banzuke is regarded as more prestigious than the West side and those ranked on the East will generally have had a slightly better record in the previous tournament than those with the same rank on the West.
Top-tier sumo wrestling will make a rare appearance in London for the first time in three decades – and for the second time ever outside of Japan in the sport’s 1,500-year history.
When the banzuke for the January 2025 tournament was published, it was confirmed that Wakatakakage was returning to the san'yaku ranks, where his brother Wakamotoharu also competed. Wakamotoharu, having completed on two successful tournaments in September and November 2024, could, according to the press, count on his brother's promotion in ...
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