Returning yokozuna Hoshoryu continued his positive start to the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament as he improved to 2-0 with victory over No. 1 maegashira Asanoyama on Monday.The Mongolian-born grand champion, who had knee surgery in July and withdrew from the past three grand tournaments, wasted no time as he used a strong initial charge to position himself for a frontal crush out against the veteran former ozeki, in their first meeting since March 2024.The 32-year-old Asanoyama, coming off an impressive takedown of Ukrainian ozeki Aonishiki, remains winless in six top-division matches against …READ FULL ARTICLE
