Day 7: Enho Beats Tanji With a Rare Tottari to Go 6-1: 'Today's Me Is the Strongest'
East Juryo 10 Enho, 32 (Isegahama), beat East Juryo 7 Tanji, 20 (Arashio), by tottari for his third straight win and a 6-1 record. He hit low, clamped Tanji's right arm with both hands and twisted him down. The Sumo Association's site puts the tottari's frequency at 0.2 percent. 'It was in my head; I'd anticipated it. My body is catching up with what I'm thinking' (Sports Hochi). It is his fastest sixth win since returning to juryo in May. 'I'm growing. I always think today's me is the strongest. I believe in myself when I step up,' he said, adding that he is going about this basho naturally and his instincts are sharp. He fell to jonokuchi after a spinal cord injury in May 2023 (Nikkan Sports).
Sources: Yahoo! Japan Sports (Sports Hochi) · Yahoo! Japan Sports (Nikkan Sports)