New yokozuna Hoshoryu suffered a nightmare start to his time at the exalted rank on Sunday after the Mongolian-born wrestler was defeated emphatically by komusubi Abi on the opening day of the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament.The 74th yokozuna Hoshoryu, the nephew of former grand champion Asashoryu, won promotion after winning the Emperor's Cup via a three-way playoff at January's New Year meet but was handed a reality check at the earliest opportunity at Edion Arena Osaka.A tame opening from the yokozuna left a huge gap for devastating pusher-thruster Abi to exploit and the former sekiwake pro…READ FULL ARTICLE