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Spotlight: Was the 2024 Nagoya basho a turning point for Hoshoryu?

Spotlight: Was the 2024 Nagoya basho a turning point for Hoshoryu?

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Tim Bissell
Sep 05, 2024
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Let’s talk Hoshoryu. He’s one of the most exciting, and unique, rikishi to watch, as he packages his super-sized judo with his grumpy-cat demeanour. The Nagoya basho in August marked the one-year anniversary of his lone yusho and the tournament that would make him an ozeki.

Since then Hoshoryu has been excellent, though he’s yet to snag a second Emperor’…

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