OSAKA – Sekiwake Kakuryu remained perfect alongside Hakuho through seven days at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament, outlasting ozeki Harumafuji on Saturday.
After a lot of huffing and puffing in the middle of the ring, Kakuryu won by “yorikiri,” pushing Harumafuji to his second defeat of the basho in the marquee matchup of the day.
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