Yoshikaze must really be eating his Wheaties. The rank-and-filer picked off his second straight yokozuna, this time in a convincing fashion in a walloping of Kakuryu at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Tuesday.
After beating injury-hit Hakuho the previous day, the No. 1 maegashira came for a second helping, taking control in the day's finale before crushing the lone remaining yokozuna to a first loss as an awestruck crowd tossed the zabuton cushions through the air at Ryogoku Kokugikan.
It was Yoshikaze's fourth career kinboshi and improved his record to 2-1, just one off the early lead held by ozeki pair Kisenosato and Terunofuji and sekiwake duo Tochiozan and Myogiryu at 3-0 at the 15-day meet.