The the Nagoya basho’s morning session, American sumotori lost his 6th match of the tournament, dropping to 3-3. he was bested by Jonidan 27e Izumigawa, with the kimarite listed as hatakikomi slap down.

With this loss, Wakaichiro needs to win his final bout to secure a winning record for the Nagoya tournament, and a promotion to a higher Jonidan rank for the Aki basho in Tokyo this September.