OSAKA - Ozeki Aonishiki's yokozuna promotion bid is all but over after his fourth defeat in seven days at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament on Saturday, while yokozuna Hoshoyu stayed among the six-man leading pack with one defeat.
In a repeat of the New Year meet's championship playoff won by Aonishiki (3-4), the Ukrainian sensation had a testing bout with komusubi Atamifuji (4-3), who was pumped up from the off and instantly drove the ozeki to the edge at Edion Arena Osaka.
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