NAGOYA — Hakuho is building his case as sumo's coolest yokozuna, despite a gambling scandal rocking the ancient Japanese sport.
After shaking off the first-day jitters in possibly the most pressure-packed tournament of his career, Hakuho made mincemeat of Tochiozan in a matter of seconds on the second day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Monday.
In the day's finale at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium, Hakuho got both arms wrapped around the top-ranked maegashira before depositing him over the edge to make it two wins out of two. Tochiozan slipped to 1-1.