With his first Emperor”s Cup since March already in the bag, Hakuho put the icing on the cake Sunday with a victory over fellow Mongolian yokozuna Harumafuji at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament.

Hakuho, who secured his 23rd career title on Saturday, failed in his attempt to twice throw down Harumafuji after an explosive start to their bout at Fukuoka Kokusai Center.

But the Miyagino stable kingpin got it right at the third time of asking, tossing down Harumafuji with a “shitatenage” underarm throw to inflict more misery on the yokozuna debutant and finish the tourney with a 14-1 record.

“These days I have been introducing myself as “Hakuho, the guy that hasn”t won the championship for a while.” Now I can say “Hakuho, the guy that just won the title,” ” said a grinning Hakuho.

“I have had injuries and couldn”t win tournaments, but I have the will to win and believed this day would come,” he added.

Harumafuji reached sumo”s top rank having gone unbeaten over the last two tournaments, but he lost his last five bouts and finished with a mediocre 9-6 record. The five consecutive defeats were the most for a new yokozuna, while no new yokozuna had lost six bouts since Onokuni went 8-7 here in 1987.

The bout between Hakuho, the lone yokozuna since Asashoryu retired in early 2010, and Harumafuji was the first all-yokozuna clash in two years and 10 months.

“The new yokozuna has a big presence and that will once again make me stronger,” said Hakuho, who is now alone in fifth place in career championships, having moving out of a tie with former yokozuna Takanohana.