Shodai headlines a group of three men tied for the lead at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament after besting fellow rank-and-filer Hokutofuji on Thursday in a battle to remain undefeated.Coming off a day of rest, No. 2 maegashira Hokutofuji (4-1) had no response for No. 4 Shodai's shoving attack on Day 5 at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan, taking his fifth loss in as many bouts with the former sekiwake.Hokutofuji had beaten both ozeki and grand champion Kakuryu over the first three days of the 15-day meet before gaining a win by forfeit on Day 4 when Hakuho pulled out with minor injuries.Shodai, w…READ FULL ARTICLE
