Fujinokawa's Younger Brother Ikarigata Goes 3-0 at Makushita 2, One Win From Kachi-Koshi
West Makushita 2 Ikarigata, 19 (Isenoumi), beat Gojinyu (Takekuma) with a shitatenage on Day 5 to go 3-0, one win from kachi-koshi; Gojinyu is 2-1. Knocked back by a right forearm, he got his right arm deep inside for the underarm grip, then opened his body against a forceful kubinage attempt and threw him. 'I hit well at the tachi-ai. He's good at thrusting, but I'm good at fending off too. If I could get in, I meant to keep working inside,' he said (Daily Sports).
His father is Kabutoyama oyakata (ex-maegashira Oikari) and his older brother is sekiwake Fujinokawa. He debuted in January last year and rose with pushing sumo, but is broadening his style: 'With this body, pushing alone won't work higher up. I want to do all kinds of sumo so I can beat big wrestlers.' If he reaches juryo, they would be the 25th pair of brother sekitori, the first since Asakoryu and Asasuiryu. 'My feelings don't change. I'll go into the next bout fired up.'