Georgian wrestler, Levan Gorgadze also known as Tochinoshin won his bout against Yokozuna Kakuryu on the 11th day of the Autumn Basho on the 19th of September. That win is extremely important for the Georgian sumo wrestler.

He defeated the opponent on only two previous occasions before. Tochinoshino’s balance at the tournament has improved and is now 7:4. He only needs one more win and he will secure the positive balance he needs. His next opponent will be Yokozuna Hakuho. Tochinoshin has a negative balance with the wrestler:  1:25.

As for the Jurjo division, Teimuraz Jugheli or Gagamauru also won his bout against Kyokushūhō and improved his balance at the tournament to 6:5. Two more wins and he will secure a positive balance at the tournament and his place in the division. His next opponent is Takagenzi Satoshi. He has a negative balance with the wrestler at the present time of 6:5.

A summary of the first 10 days of the Autumn Basho is as follows:

Following the first ten days of the Basho, Tochinoshin is presently ranked in 11th place. At that point, he had 6 wins and 4 losses. He needs 2 more wins in order to secure his Ozeki title. As for the Juryo division, Gagamaru has 5 wins and 5 losses so far He has to win 3 more bouts in order to secure his title and a place in the division.

Currently, both have 4 more bouts to fight.

First photo courtesy: www.sportall.ge

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