TOKYO - Komusubi Wakatakakage clinched his second top-division championship with a tie-breaking victory over ozeki Kirishima at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on Sunday after both finished with 12 wins and three losses.
The former sekiwake from Fukushima Prefecture spoiled Kirishima's bid for back-to-back titles at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan after the Mongolian-born technician earned promotion back to sumo's second-highest rank with his championship in March.
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