Tochiozan cements place among leading trio with win over Homasho

Tochiozan cements place among leading trio with win over Homasho

TOKYO, Japan - Twelfth-ranked Tochiozan sends Homasho out of the ring at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 18, cementing his place among the leading trio with a perfect 8-0, along with Mongolian yokozunas Hakuho and Asashoryu.

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