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In sumo, Takerufuji is a thrust-and-push wrestler of Isegahama stable who reached the top makuuchi division in eight tournaments from his debut without a single losing record, and then won the championship in his first tournament there —...

Terunofuji was the 73rd yokozuna, and his career is the greatest comeback modern sumo has produced: an ozeki who fell to jonidan, the second-lowest division, and climbed all the way back to the top of the sport. He won ten championships,...

Kisenosato was the 72nd yokozuna and the first Japanese-born wrestler promoted to the rank in nineteen years. He won the championship in his first tournament as a yokozuna, in March 2017 — and never won another. Injury took the next two ...

Hoshoryu is the 74th yokozuna in sumo history and the sixth born in Mongolia. He fights for Tatsunami stable, and he is a nephew of the former yokozuna Asashoryu. He was promoted after winning the January 2025 tournament and made his deb...

In sumo, Takakeisho was a powerful thrust-and-push specialist who, at just 22, became one of the youngest ozeki in recent memory. This page captures the moment his promotion to sumo's second-highest rank was made official, with yokozuna ...

Onosato is a yokozuna who wrestles for Nishonoseki stable in Ibaraki Prefecture. He took sumo's highest rank on the July 2025 banzuke, promoted after a record-fast 13 basho from his professional debut and only the second college-trained ...

Aonishiki is a Ukrainian-born sumo wrestler who became an ozeki at age 21. He fled the war in his homeland, reached the top makuuchi division in March 2025, and at the November 2025 Fukuoka tournament won his first title and was promoted...