Kinbozan against Nishikigi, Natsu 2023, day 2

KinbozanMaegashira 5 East1-1
Finaltsukiotoshithrust down
NishikigiMaegashira 4 West0-2

Natsu 2023, day 2, 15 May 2023. Makuuchi, bout 13 of 20. East on the left, west on the right.

How it was won: tsukiotoshi

Who else uses it

Thrust down.

The winner thrusts his opponent down. The JSA lists it with the twists, as a different technique from tsukitaoshi, the frontal thrust down.

Win chances

Before the boutHow the ratings work
62% KinbozanNishikigi 38%

The ratings had Kinbozan the favourite, at 62%, and he won. These are the site's own ratings as the basho began, not a bookmaker's odds.

Head to head

8 official meetingsCompare careers
Kinbozan 3Nishikigi 5
  1. Kinbozan won · Aki 2025, day 11hatakikomi
  2. Nishikigi won · Haru 2025, day 12sukuinage
  3. Nishikigi won · Aki 2024, day 2yorikiri
  4. Kinbozan won · Natsu 2024, day 10shitatenage
  5. Nishikigi won · Haru 2024, day 15yorikiri
  6. Nishikigi won · Hatsu 2024, day 7oshidashi
  7. Nishikigi won · Kyushu 2023, day 7yoritaoshi
  8. Kinbozan won · Natsu 2023, day 2 (this bout)tsukiotoshi

This was their first meeting.