
Kinbozan will also be the first wrestler from Kazakhstan to compete in he makuuchi. This is will mark all three’s first appearances in the top division. They are Hokuseiho, Kinbozan and Bushozan. This means we have three promotions to makuuchi. The always meme-able Chiyomaru is relegated after a paltry 4-11 record. It’s possible that the popular Georgian wrestler, who was last in the second division in 2014 (again because of injury), may decide to call it a day. Grand sumo wrestling Hiramaku Tochinoshin Closed from the 5th day of the first place Dislocation of the left shoulder joint due to efforts. Former ozeki Tochinoshin goes down after a 2-3-10 record (having injured his shoulder on day 5 last month). Ichinojo was relegated because of his suspension enforced 0-0-15 record in the past tournament. Three wrestlers were relegated from the makuuchi (top division): Ichinojo, Tochinoshin and Chiyomaru. January tournament runner-up, and Fighting Spirit award winner, Kotoshoho makes the biggest leap in the rankings, going from maegashira 13 to 5. In addition to being a fan favorite and a well-liked rikishi inside the sport, Tochinoshin’s presence ensured. For Daieisho this is an immediate return to the upper rankings, after he was previously demoted in January. Ex-ozeki Tochinoshin's retirement a heavy blow for European sumo.

Tochinoshin was defeated in the second division of this month’s competition by Shimazuumi, with. This is Tobizaru’s second appearance in the upper rankings. Georgian sumo wrestler Levan Gorgadze, known in the sport’s community as Tochinoshin, has retired after his defeat in the East Juryo competition in Japan on Thursday, bringing to a close a career that spanned 17 years and included five titles.
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His influence there, along with Gagamaru, will hopefully continue to spark interest in the sport and hopefully a new generation of recruits to compete at the highest levels.The popular Tobizaru and the recent Fuji TV tournament winner Daieisho benefit from those demotions, both of whom move up to komusubi. Tochinoshin will be closed for the 12th time since the Kyushu tournament the year before, and the 16th maegashira Takarafuji, who was scheduled to play. Tochinoshin does not have a kabu and will likely return to Georgia. On the 11th, Tochinoshin was diagnosed with a dislocation of the left shoulder joint at a clinic at the Kokugikan in Ryogoku, Tokyo, and reported it to the Japan Sumo Association. Winless in Tokyo, and with demotion from sekitori status a greater possibility, he has called it quits. He had a short reign as Ozeki and his performance declined during the pandemic years as he slid, agonizingly, into Juryo. But he, and the sumo world, knew that he was fighting on borrowed time. He came back, though, and barnstormed his way to consecutive Makushita titles, then consecutive Juryo titles, on his way back to the top division and eventually, the sport’s second-highest rank. Injuries had hindered his initial, rapid, rise up the banzuke, forcing him to miss several tournaments in 2013 and fall into Makushita. That sky-crane strength catapulted Tochinoshin to a top-division title in 2018 which precipitated his successful Ozeki-tori, which was really the pinnacle of his career. Perhaps it’s fitting that the end of his career comes on the heels of Ichinojo’s retirement because during their heyday, their bouts were always a highlight bout featuring Tochinoshin’s strength versus Ichinojo’s size. I fell asleep sometime during Jonidan action but when I woke up, I woke up to images of Tochinoshin in a blue kimono in front of the purple and white Sumo Kyokai press-conference backdrop.
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The only news I was finding at that time were a few social media posts and an article out of his native Georgia but nothing seemed to be official, so I wanted to hold off on the report until I got more concrete word. Tochinoshin Tsuyoshi - (born October 13, 1987) is a former Georgian professional sumo wrestler from Mtskheta, Mtskheta-Mtianeti.

Yesterday afternoon rumors started to spread that Tochinoshin had retired.
