16-Year-Old, 167-cm Kotokawabuchi Meets 192-cm Datenomori; Size Gap Stuns Fans
ABEMA TIMES reports that on Day 1, jonidan #73 Kotokawabuchi (Sadogatake), 16, 167 cm and 90.7 kg, who debuted in the March 2026 basho, faced jonidan #73 Datenomori (Isenoumi), 21, 192 cm and 167.4 kg, a 25-cm height gap. Fans reacted with comments such as 'so big' and 'the height difference is crazy.'
Kotokawabuchi attacked low, but Datenomori did not budge, pushed him to the edge and won by yorikiri. ABEMA adds that Datenomori is one of a rare pair of twins in sumo; his brother Datenoumi, also of Isenoumi stable, is currently ranked sandanme #65.