Ozeki Takakeisho opened his campaign for back-to-back championships and a yokozuna promotion with a convincing victory over komusubi Hokutofuji at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Sunday.The four-time grand tournament winner delivered a powerful opening hit and quickly pushed out Hokutofuji, back among the three distinguished "sanyaku" ranks below yokozuna for the first time since March 2020.The 15-day meet at Fukuoka Kokusai Center is the second in a row to open without a grand champion, because sumo's sole yokozuna, Terunofuji, is out due to a back injury.Former ozeki Asanoyama is anot…READ FULL ARTICLE
