{"id":1584,"date":"2025-10-23T19:20:06","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T19:20:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=1584"},"modified":"2025-10-23T19:20:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T19:20:08","slug":"hoshoryu-claims-title-as-successful-london-tournament-comes-to-close","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=1584","title":{"rendered":"Hoshoryu claims title as successful London tournament comes to close"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hoshoryu defeated fellow yokozuna Onosato in the final bout of the five-day exhibition Grand Sumo Tournament at London&#8217;s Royal Albert Hall to claim the champion&#8217;s trophy on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Japan Sumo Association&#8217;s first overseas tournament in 20 years proved to be a big hit in the British capital, with roughly 27,000 fans attending over the five sold-out days at the renowned concert venue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rema - AZAMAN\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Z2L51xr45As?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>British news outlets and social media were abuzz with images of the giant wrestlers sightseeing around London, where they mingled with local fans and onlookers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both grand champions entered the final bout unbeaten in a two-way tie for the lead, meaning the winner would walk away with the title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mongolian-born Hoshoryu, 26, used a strong belt grip to spin the 25-year-old Onosato around and usher him out of the ring from behind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rank-and-file wrestler Tobizaru started the day with a share of the lead but was knocked out of the race as he lost to komusubi Takayasu. 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