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In sumo, Terunofuji is the Isegahama-stable wrestler behind the greatest comeback in the sport's modern history: an ozeki who fell all the way down to the jonidan division and climbed back. This page captures the moment his return was ma...

In sumo, Kisenosato was a yokozuna whose career split sharply in two: an ozeki who almost never missed a day, and a grand champion who was sidelined again and again. By mid-2018 his road back to the ring had become one of the hardest com...

In sumo, Hoshoryu is a wrestler of Tatsunami stable and a nephew of the former yokozuna Asashoryu. A converted wrestler who first came to Japan to compete on the mat, he was won over by sumo and climbed the rankings all the way to yokozu...

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 reached sumo's highest rank for the May 2025 tournament, a record-fast 13 basho after his professional debut and only the second college-trained wrestler...

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...