Hakuho reached yet another milestone by tying late yokozuna Chiyonofuji at 1,045 career victories after beating fourth-ranked maegashira Kagayaki at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Monday.
Yokozuna Hakuho remained peerless at the 15-day tournament, improving to a perfect 9-0 with an easy win over Kagayaki, whom he slammed to the dirt in their first career meeting.
The victory put him on equal footing with one of sumo's legends in Chiyonofuji, who passed away in July of 2016. The 32-year-old Hakuho, now the winningest yokozuna ever, is three years younger than Chiyonofuji was at the time of his final victory.