[sumo] Fwd: [Sumo news] - Fujinokawa news

[Jeff A]

Moti

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From: Moti Dichne <niramiai at gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 10:59 AM
Subject: [Sumo news] - Fujinokawa news
To: Sumo Newsletter2 <sumo-newsletter2 at googlegroups.com>


Fujinokawa, who will compete at his highest rank of East Maegashira 2 in
Haru, visited Nishonoseki beya in Higashiosaka City, Osaka Prefecture, for
keiko on the 3rd. He had 10 consecutive bouts against Yokozuna Oonosato,
finishing with 2 wins and 8 losses. Though the number of bouts was small,
the content was intense. Fujinokawa, who said, "No tactics, just moving
forward," attacked with fierce thrusts, pushes, and nodowa, while Oonosato
counterattacked. The small, 177 cm, 121 kg wrestler faced the challenge
head-on, defeating the Yokozuna twice by oshidashi. Oonosato's Oyakata,
Nishonoseki wanted to have him compete against a fast-moving young rikishi,
so he approached Fujinokawa's father, Kabutoyama Oyakata, about a possible
match-up, and it became a reality. This was the first time that they faced
each other since training at the sumo training center they attended as new
apprentices, and Fujinokawa said , "The Yokozuna told me, 'This brings back
memories.' The pressure was intense and he was soft . There was nothing I
could do. It was a great experience." As he tears through the dohyo, his
skills and popularity are on the rise. He is already looking forward to the
first basho where he will face off against the top rikishi, and is
determined to create a sensation, saying, "After all, I've come this far.
I'm going for wins and aiming for a kachikoshi."

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