New Juryo Asahifuji Lasts Under a Second in Day 1 Loss to Tamashoho
New juryo Asahifuji, 24 (Isegahama), East Juryo 12, lost to West Juryo 12 Tamashoho (Kataonami) by hikiotoshi, putting a hand down right after the tachi-ai. Daily Sports said the bout lasted less than a second. He made an X with his fingers afterward and declined interviews, Sports Hochi and Tokyo Sports also report.
He inherited the shikona of the 63rd yokozuna and reached juryo in six basho, tying the fastest climb since the six-basho calendar began in 1958 (excluding tsukedashi). Tokyo Sports notes he wore the new uso-bird kesho-mawashi presented by Dazaifu Tenmangu for the dohyo-iri before the loss.
Source: Yahoo! Japan Sports