Sumo: Nishikigi gets shock loss, Hokutofuji rejoins at top in Nagoya

Overnight leader and No. 1 maegashira Nishikigi fell to a surprise second defeat Thursday at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament, where No. 9 Hokutofuji rejoined his fellow rank-and-filer in pole position for the title after 12 days.Nishikigi (10-2) was facing makuuchi-division debutant No. 14 Shonannoumi (8-4), and each wrestler quickly secured a left underarm belt hold. Nishikigi, broke the deadlocked match first, sought the same hold with his right but missed, left his body overextended, and fell victim to an armlock throw.Hokutofuji (10-2) had an impressive win over ozeki-promotion-chasing…READ FULL ARTICLE