Ozeki Takakeisho's nightmare start to the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament continued on Tuesday as he lost to former komusubi Hokutofuji to suffer his third straight defeat.
He wasn't the only ozeki to be upset, with all three wrestlers at sumo's second-highest rank losing on Day 3.
Asanoyama continued his lackluster start, dropping to 1-2 after being beaten by komusubi Mitakeumi (2-1), while Shodai took his first loss against red-hot No. 1 maegashira Daieisho (3-0), who has now defeated all three ozeki at the 15-day meet.