our sumo expert, hiro morita, has his story. >> reporter: big in stature and potential. the 21-year-old is 189 centimeters tall and weighs 143 kilograms. the egyptian-style sumo is aggressive. he takes advantage of the big body he's been blessed with. we've kept our eye on him since he started competing last year. >> congratulations. congratulations. >> thank you. >> he won all of his seven matches in the may tournament, taking the third highest division title. his family in egypt is also happy. >> this is all thanks to his efforts. i'm glad he's been rewarded. >> translator: i pray that he keeps advancing with the aim of becoming grand champion. >> reporter: he became interested in sumo as a teenager. and he watched matches on nhk world. he started competing at 15. he wanted to turn pro so he came to japan and joined a sumo stable. in the beginning, he struggled with the workouts that are designed to build flexibility in the hip joint. they help keep the center of gravity low. have you ever thought about quitting? >> yeah, i thought maybe five times or six times, you kn

our play-by-play sumo announcer hiro morita is here with some insight. >> reporter: sumo tournaments are held six times a year in japan. the may competition is the thir. this time around, four fresh faces have joined the division. hakuho is a favorite. the mongolian is trying to win back-to-back titles. he's won the most in sumo history. he faced a veteran on day two of this tourney. he's able to defend off his opponent for a moment, but he calmly slaps him, and his fall down. hakuho's titles puts him in fourth place. he's after sashoryu, and if he keeps the pace, he has a good chance of surpassing the record held by taiho. he's hoping to redeem himself after finishing with a dismal nine wins and six losses in march. he needs to place well and ideally win the cup in each and every tournament. on day two, he stood across him hoping to score a huge upset. they both lose balance at the get-go, but he doesn't flinch and pulls off an upset. hakuho showed who's boss, but fuji is off to a rocky start. let's take a look at how they got to the sport's highest rank. currently there are 635 pro