Hosojima against Furuichi, Aki 1998, day 5

HosojimaSandanme 92 West2-1
Finalyorikirifrontal force out
FuruichiSandanme 87 West3-0

Aki 1998, day 5, 17 September 1998. Sandanme, bout 5 of 46. 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
61% HosojimaFuruichi 39%

The ratings had Hosojima ahead, at 61%, but Furuichi won. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

1 official meetingCompare careers
Hosojima 0Furuichi 1
  1. Furuichi won · Aki 1998, day 5, Sandanme (this bout)yorikiri

This was their first meeting.