Sports | Sep 28

What's so special about Hokuseiho?

It seem everybody is raving about the young wrestler Hokuseiho and it's not just you... even the great Yokozuna Hakuho saw the potential in him when he was just 7 years old.

What was it about Hokuseiho that put a sparkle in Hakuho's eye? In this video, we explore the reasons Hokuseiho could potentially reach the coveted rank of yokozuna and why Mongolians have dominated the rank for 2 decades.


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