(CNN)-- Asashoryu stands at the pinnacle of sumo wrestling like a colossus. But the 330-lbs Mongolian, sumo's most successful ever grand champion, has not been able to rise above the scandals and ...

Asashoryu, real name Dagvadorj Dolgorsuren, is the third most successful wrestler in sumo's 2,000-year history but also one of the most controversial. He won his 25th Emperor's Cup title last ...

His promotion meant sumo avoided having no yokozuna ... Among those watching were Hoshoryu's uncle Asashoryu, himself a former wrestler who became the first Mongolian-born yokozuna in 2003.

A Mongolian sumo wrestler has been promoted to the ... good conduct and be approved by a board of judges. Hoshoryu's uncle Asashoryu, a former yokozuna who was known as the bad boy of sumo ...

Asashoryu congratulated his 24-year ... Hoshoryu eventually quit wrestling and joined the school’s sumo team after watching sumo matches at Tokyo’s Ryogoku Kokugikan. The excitement at the ...

Less than two weeks after the sole yokozuna retired from the sport, the Japan Sumo Association on Jan. 29 filled the void by promoting Hoshoryu, 25, to be the 74th yokozuna. The JSA decision came ...