Kirishima puts a bow on his second top-division championship by defeating fellow ozeki Takakeisho in the final bout of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament.
Ozeki Kirishima puts one hand on his second Emperor's Cup by beating rank-and-file underdog Atamifuji in a battle between the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament's two remaining contenders.
Joint leaders ozeki Kirishima and No. 8 maegashira Atamifuji both win at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament, opening up a two-win gap with two days to go at the 15-day meet after their two closest rivals both lost.
Newly promoted ozeki Kirishima won his first bout at sumo's second-highest rank, dispatching komusubi Kotonawaka on July 12 after missing the first three days of the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament with bruised ribs.