Tochiazuma waltzes Kyokutenho out

Tochiazuma waltzes Kyokutenho out

OSAKA, Japan - Ozeki Tochiazuma, the leading candidate for yokozuna promotion after his New Year triumph, waltzes the No. 2 maegashira Kyokutenho from Mongolia out of the ring for this third win at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium on March 12.

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