Oho, making his debut in the highest makuuchi division, is a grandson of Taiho, the late yokozuna of the Showa Era (1926-1989), who dominated sumo in postwar Japan. Oho’s father is ...

He then defeated rank-and-filers Kinbozan and Oho, who both tied with 12 wins, in the first three-way playoffs since the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in 2022. The Japan Sumo Association is ...

The 15-day tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan arena needed a tiebreaker after No. 3 maegashira Oho defeated No. 14 maegashira Kinbozan, the sole overnight leader, leaving the pair deadlocked ...