Newly promoted ozeki Hakuho survived a scare to earn his fourth win and maintained a share of the lead with three other unbeaten wrestlers at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament on Wednesday.
Hakuho withstood an early charge from Kisenosato and held a tight grip on the belt at the edge of the ring before unleashing a powerful left-arm throw to topple the 19-year-old top-ranked maegashira at Ryogoku Kokugikan.
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