Roho loses temper, attacks photographers at Nagoya meet

Roho loses temper, attacks photographers at Nagoya meet

NAGOYA, Japan - Ozeki Chiyotaikai (R) and Russian rank-and-filer Roho (L) exchange words and glare at each other after their match was over at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium on July 15. Roho, who was shoved into the ringside seats, later smashed a glass window on his way back to the dressing room and proceeded to slap two photographers who were waiting on him.

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