"Tochiazuma dead-set on fighting at the Hatsu basho
Ozeki Tochiazuma indicated his strong desire to participate in the upcoming Hatsu basho despite his recent arthroscopic knee surgery. "The doctor said that I was okay to participate. It's the first basho of the year, and I'm heavily leaning towards fighting. The pain has subsided, and I'm getting better day by day. Tochiazuma plans to participate at the Soken general keiko session on the 25th, and he will have the stitches removed from his knee on the 27th. He will give his final decision of go or no go just before the basho begins."

Tochiazuma kevéssel a basho előtt térd műtéten esett át, sokáig kérdés volt, hogy elindul-e. Várható volt, hogy nem lesz bombaformában, szvsz ha vissza akarna vonulni nem műttette volna meg magát.