Kotomitsuki all but secured promotion to the second-highest rank of ozeki with his 12th win and stayed tied for the lead with Asashoryu, while Hakuho suffered his second loss at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament on Friday.
Sekiwake Kotomitsuki, left, retains his one-loss record by defeating No. 6 maegashira Homasho on the 13th
day of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium on Friday.
KYODO PHOTO After a pair of false starts by Homasho at the faceoff, Kotomitsuki (12-1) held his composure and got his right arm under the armpit of the sixth-ranked maegashira before crouching forward for a powerful shove-out win at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium.
Homasho (9-4) dropped out of title contention with his third defeat in as many days.