Welcome to Lonestar Sumo

Tom Zabel first became interested in sumo as a young airman in the United States Air Force during his initial assignment at Yokota Air Base, Japan in 1982. A professional rikishi by the name of Chiyonofuji had just become the 58^th Yokozuna and was at the beginning of his dominance as Japan’s highest ranking wrestler for the next ten years. He watched as Chiyo accumulated 53 consecutive wins in 1988.

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