A day after winning his first makuuchi division championship at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament, up-and-coming komusubi Takakeisho said Monday he slept like a baby for the first time in a while.
"I was able to fall asleep without thinking about anything for the first time in a long time. I'm really happy," Takakeisho said at a news conference at the lodgment of his new Chiganoura stable.
On the opening day of the 15-day tournament, Takakeisho started strong by beating Kisenosato, the only one of the three yokozuna competing at Fukuoka Kokusai Center. Kisenosato later withdrew after four straight losses, leaving the ozeki wrestlers as the highest-ranked men in the basho.