Ikai against Iwamoto, Nagoya 1997, day 7

IkaiJonokuchi 39 West1-3
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
IwamotoJonokuchi 35 West2-2

Nagoya 1997, day 7, 12 July 1997. Jonokuchi, bout 11 of 27. 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
41% IkaiIwamoto 59%

The ratings had Iwamoto the favourite, at 59%, and he won. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

1 official meetingCompare careers
Ikai 0Iwamoto 1
  1. Iwamoto won · Nagoya 1997, day 7, Jonokuchi (this bout)yorikiri

This was their first meeting.