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Ozeki Kotomitsuki beats No. 2 maegashira Tochinonada

TOKYO, Japan - Newly promoted ozeki Kotomitsuki (L) pulls down second-ranked maegashira Tochinonada on the first day of the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 9.

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2018 New Year Grand Sumo Tournament

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 30 Kyodo - Ozeki Takayasu (R) throws down second-ranked maegashira Kotoshogiku on the second day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 15, 2018.

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Hakuho survives 5th-day scare at New Year sumo tourney

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho of Mongolia (L) narrowly forces second-ranked maegashira Ikioi out of the ring on the fifth day of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 15, 2015. Hakuho, who is tied with legendary yokozuna Taiho for the most career championships at 32, remains unbeaten.

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Hakuho stays perfect at Kyushu sumo tournament

FUKUOKA, Japan - Yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho of Mongolia (L) throws down second-ranked maegashira Toyohibiki at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka on Nov. 13, 2014, remaining unbeaten during the first five days of the 15-day competition.

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Koseki wins 14th defense of WBC women's atomweight title

TOKYO, Japan - Champion Momo Koseki of Japan (R) delivers a punch to Britain's Denise Castle during the fifth round of their WBC atomweight title match in Tokyo on Aug. 2, 2014. Koseki defeated Castle, the WBC's second-ranked fighter in the division, by technical knockout in the eighth round to defend her crown for the 14th time.

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Harumafuji falls, Hakuho, Kakuryu still standing on 4th day

NAGOYA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Harumafuji (L) is brought down by second-ranked maegashira Yoshikaze on the fourth day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya, central Japan, on July 16, 2014. Harumafuji suffered his first loss in the 15-day competition.

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Day 4 of 15-day Spring Sumo Tournament

OSAKA, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho of Mongolia (R) forces second-ranked maegashira Okinoumi out of the ring at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Bodymaker Colosseum in Osaka on March 12, 2014, day four of the 15-day tourney.

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Day 4 of New Year Grand Sumo Tournament

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho (L) pulls down second-ranked maegashira Chiyotaryu on Jan. 15, 2014, day four of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo. The Mongolian yokozuna, the tournament favorite, remained undefeated and tied for the lead at 4-0 with sekiwake Goeido.

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Hakuho marches on at New Year sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Hakuho (R) yanks down Yoshikaze by the back of the neck to floor the second-ranked maegashira at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on Jan. 13, 2011.

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Burgos-Hasegawa rivalry heats up

NAGOYA, Japan - WBC featherweight first-ranked Juan Carlos Burgos (R) of Mexico and second-ranked Hozumi Hasegawa of Japan pose for photos in Nagoya on Nov. 25, 2010, after passing the weigh-in for the vacant title match the following day.

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Baruto throws down Asasekiryu

FUKUOKA, Japan - Estonian ozeki Baruto pulls an overarm throw from a squatting position on Mongolian second-ranked maegashira Asasekiryu during the sixth day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Nov. 19, 2010.

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Hakuho unstoppable on 4th day of Nagoya sumo

NAGOYA, Japan - Yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho of Mongolia (R) forces second-ranked maegashira Aran of Russia out of the ring on the fourth day of the 15-day Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya on July 14, 2010. Hakuho marked his 36th consecutive win to put him in a share of fourth on the all-time list.

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Hakuho, Baruto still tied for lead at summer sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho of Mongolia (R) forces second-ranked maegashira Tochinoshin of Georgia out of the ring on the seventh day of the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on May 15, 2010, remaining unbeaten and on course for a consecutive title.

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Baruto set to become ozeki

OSAKA, Japan - Estonian sumo wrestler Baruto smiles as he was assured of promotion to second-ranked ozeki from sekiwake at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium on March 28, 2010. Baruto went 14-1 during the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament.

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Ozeki Harumafuji beats Kyokutenho to stay tied for Osaka lead

OSAKA, Japan - Mongolian ozeki Harumafuji (L) pushes compatriot second-ranked maegashira Kyokutenho out of the ring at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium in Osaka on March 18, 2010, remaining unbeaten during the first five days of the 15-day competition.

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Mongolian yokozuna Asashoryu falls at New Year sumo tournament

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Asashoryu is sent to the ground by second-ranked maegashira Goeido at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 14, 2010, suffering his first loss during the first five days of the 15-day competition.

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Ozeki Kotooshu beats Goeido at New Year sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu (L) dispatches second-ranked maegashira Goeido on the third day of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 12, 2010.

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No change at the top as Asa, Hakuho breeze to victory in Kyushu

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Asashoryu throws down second-ranked maegashira Kotoshogiku on the sixth day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka on Nov. 20, 2009.

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Hakuho rolling, Harumafuji rebounds at Nagoya sumo

NAGOYA, Japan - Yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho of Mongolia throws down second-ranked maegashira Toyohibiki on the fourth day of the 15-day Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya on July 15.

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Hakuho, Asashoryu unstoppable at spring sumo

OSAKA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Asashoryu sends second-ranked maegashira Kotoshogiku to the ground in the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Osaka Municipal Gymnasium in Osaka on March 20, day six of the 15-day competition.

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Lucky Asashoryu takes out Miyabiyama to remain unbeaten

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Asashoryu (L) maintains his balance on the edge of the ring as second-ranked maegashira Miyabiyama kisses the dirt on the fourth day of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Jan. 14.

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Lucky Asashoryu takes out Miyabiyama to remain unbeaten

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Asashoryu (L) takes down second-ranked maegashira Miyabiyama, retaining a share of the lead at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Jan. 14.

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Ozeki Harumafuji suffers 2nd straight loss in New Year sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian ozeki Harumafuji (L) is thrust down by second-ranked maegashira Miyabiyama in the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 12. Harumafuji suffered his second straight loss during the first two days of the 15-day tournament.

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Harumafuji beaten by Yoshikaze at New Year sumo tournament

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian ozeki Harumafuji (R) is sent out of the ring by second-ranked maegashira Yoshikaze on the first day of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 11.

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Hakuho slays giant-killer Wakanosato at Kyushu sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho (R) narrowly beats second-ranked maegashira Wakanosato on the fourth day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka on Nov. 12.

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Hakuho falls at hands of Kisenosato at autumn sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho is pushed out of the ring by second-ranked maegashira Kisenosato at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 18, suffering his first loss five days into the 15-day competition.

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Asa back on track, Hakuho perfect at autumn sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Asashoryu (L) pushes second-ranked maegashira Kisenosato out of the ring on the fourth day of the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 17.

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Sekiwake Ama beats Asasekiryu at Nagoya sumo

NAGOYA, Japan - Sekiwake Ama of Mongolia (L) forces second-ranked maegashira Asasekiryu of Mongolia on the 13th day of the 15-day Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya on July 25.

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Asashoryu wins against Aminishiki at spring sumo

OSAKA, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Asashoryu (front) shook Aminishiki about like a rag doll before sending the second-ranked maegashira packing with a frontal crash-out technique at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament in Osaka on March 11.

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Yokozuna Hakuho 1 beats Dejima at Kyushu sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho of Mongolia throws down second-ranked maegashira Dejima on the fifth day of the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka on Nov. 15.

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Hakuho eases to 2nd win, Asashoryu bounces back at Nagoya

NAGOYA, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Asashoryu rebounds from an opening-day defeat to pick up a comfortable shove-off win over second-ranked maegashira Wakanosato at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium on July 9.

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Ozeki Kotooshu beaten by Tokitenku at New Year sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu (L) was sent crashing to a shock defeat against Mongolian second-ranked maegashira Tokitenku (R), who used one of his hands to sweep out the ozeki's leg after getting him off-balance with a neck throttle at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 8.

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Hakuho beats Aminishiki at New Year sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian ozeki Hakuho, who missed the Kyushu basho in November with a broken toe, marks his return to the raised ring in style by squashing second-ranked Aminishiki on the opening day of the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Jan. 7. Hakuho needs eight wins to preserve his ozeki rank.

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Asashoryu wins 5th straight at Kyushu meet

FUKUOKA, Japan - Ozeki Kaio throws down second-ranked maegashira Futeno in the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center in Fukuoka on Nov. 16, day five of the 15-day competition.

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Asashoryu still on fire, Kaio fizzling out at spring sumo

OSAKA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Asashoryu (L) pushes second-ranked maegashira Hokutoriki out of the ring on the sixth day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Osaka Municipal Gymnasium in Osaka on March 17.

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Asashoryu storms ahead at Kyushu sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian yokozuna (grand champion) Asashoryu beats second-ranked maegashira Futeno in the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Nov. 20, remaining unbeaten during the first eight days of the 15-day tournament.

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Bulgaria's Kotooshu starts with loss at Kyushu sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Bulgarian sekiwake Kotooshu (R) got off to a nightmare start in the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka on Nov. 13 with a shock loss to second-ranked maegashira Kakizoe (L).

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Mongolian teenager Hakubo beats maegashira Kotonowaka

TOKYO, Japan - Komusubi Hakuho, a 19-year-old from Mongolia, thrusts down second-ranked maegashira Kotonowaka on the 14th day of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 22.

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Hakuho gets 8th win at New Year sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Mongolian Hakuho (R) thwarted a charge from second-ranked maegashira Tosanoumi and shoved him over to earn his eighth win as a newly promoted komusubi on the 10th day of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament on Jan. 18 at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan.

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Kaio suffers 3rd loss at New Year sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Ozeki Kaio is sent to the dirt by second-ranked maegashira Tosanoumi at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 12, day four of the 15-day tournament.

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Kaio improves record to 4-1

FUKUOKA, Japan - Ozeki Kaio (L) bounced out second-ranked maegashira Kakizoe to improve his record to 4-1 on the fifth day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Nov. 18.

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Asashoryu scores 2nd straight win at Kyushu sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Asashoryu (front) pushes second-ranked Kakizoe out of the ring to improve to 2-0 at the 15-day Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Nov. 15.

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Yokozuna Asashoryu beaten by Iwakiyama at fall sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Second-ranked makunouchi Iwakiyama pushes yokozuna Asashoryu out of the ring at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan Sept. 16, day five of the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament.

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Asashoryu cruises ahead with perfect record at spring sumo

OSAKA, Japan - Mongolian grand champion Asashoryu (L) disposes of second-ranked maegashira Kyokutenho to maintain his share of the lead with a perfect record at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium on March 18.

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Tochiazuma falls at Kyushu sumo

FUKUOKA, Japan - Ozeki Tochiazuma (L) falls to his first defeat at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at the hands second-ranked maegashira Tosanoumi on Nov. 19 to slip into a share of the lead with yokozuna Asashoryu.

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Chiyotaikai beats Kyokutenho

TOKYO, Japan - Ozeki Chiyotaikai (L) beats second-ranked maegashira Kyokutenho by spinning around the Mongolian to apply a forceful twist down on the fourth day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Sept. 10.

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Yokozuna Musashimaru beats Kyokushuzan

NAGOYA, Japan - Yokozuna Musashimaru (R) pushes down second-ranked maegashira Kyokushuzan on the second day of the 15-day Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya on July 7.

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Kotomitsuki pulls out of summer sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Second-ranked maegashira Kotomitsuki (file photo) said on May 15 he will sit out the rest of the Summer Grand Sumo tournament that started May 11, citing pain in both elbows.

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Asashoryu still chasing Chiyo

OSAKA, Japan - Grand champion debutant Asashoryu throws second-ranked maegashira Takamisakari for a convincing fifth win at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium on March 14. But the Mongolian yokozuna was still left chasing front-running Chiyotaikai, who hauled down Tosanoumi to grab sole possession of the lead at 6-0.

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Yokozuna Takanohana beats No. 2 maegashira Toki

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Takanohana (L) pushes second-ranked maegashira Toki out of the ring in the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on Jan. 16, day five of the 15-day tournament. Takanohana had pulled out of the tournament on Jan. 15 with a shoulder injury, but returned on Thursday.