New Year Grand Sumo Tournament winner Takakeisho on Monday spoke of his growing confidence in his yokozuna promotion bid in March in Osaka.The 26-year-old ozeki fulfilled his duty as the highest-ranked wrestler for the 15-day meet at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan in the absence of injury-plagued lone grand champion Terunofuji, beating No. 13 maegashira Kotoshoho in Sunday's title decider.His long-awaited third Emperor's Cup, the first since November 2020, arrived with a 12-3 record, a result Takakeisho had produced three times over 2021 and 2022 but was not enough to win him a championship duri…READ FULL ARTICLE