Kitanofuji against Hirokawa, Aki 1964, day 5

KitanofujiSekiwake 1 East3-2
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
HirokawaMaegashira 4 East0-5

Aki 1964, day 5, 10 September 1964. Makuuchi, bout 13 of 20. East on the left, west on the right.

How it was won: yorikiri

Who else uses it

Frontal force out.

The winner holds his opponent's belt and forces him out of the ring from the front.

Win chances

Before the boutHow the ratings work
54% KitanofujiHirokawa 46%

The ratings had it close to even, 54% to 46%. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

7 official meetingsCompare careers
Kitanofuji 6Hirokawa 1
  1. Hirokawa won · Aki 1967, day 4oshidashi
  2. Kitanofuji won · Natsu 1966, day 6oshidashi
  3. Kitanofuji won · Aki 1964, day 5 (this bout)yorikiri
  4. Kitanofuji won · Nagoya 1964, day 5yorikiri
  5. Kitanofuji won · Haru 1964, day 1yorikiri
  6. Kitanofuji won · Hatsu 1964, day 7yorikiri
  7. Kitanofuji won · Kyushu 1963, day 15oshidashi