Kisenosato's hopes of promotion to yokozuna were dealt a crushing blow on Thursday after the ozeki suffered a shock second defeat at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament.
The Naruto stable star was in all sorts of trouble right from the start at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium as he lost his way at the "tachi-ai" charge against third-ranked maegashira Chiyotairyu.
Chiyotairyu (4-1) gained momentum to send Kisenosato reeling with a barrage of neck thrusts and then found an opening to spin the ozeki around and march him out from behind.