Sumo is a traditional sport of Japan, where honor plays an important role, as well as the sports aspect in its own right. However, in recent times this sport has been involved in a series of little Honorable scandals.
The year passed, 2010, more than 50 fighters and Sumo coaches were involved in a case of illegal sports betting on basketball. These illegal bets were controlled and administered by the Japanese mafia, so there was a major scandal. In fact, was about to suspend the conclusion of the nagoya basho, the national Sumo Championships, due to these irregularities. Finally, all ended with the absence of the tournament of some fighters, the arrest of several other important representatives of this sport, and a massive investigation into the matter.
It is clear that little was he achieved with that deployment, since a few days ago the story returned again. Not only discovered a network of sumo wrestlers involved directly in the business of the betting illegal, but it also refers to fighting rigged.
At least five fighters formed a network of illegal betting games of baseball, in partnership with the Japanese mafia, and were formally accused by the justice. There are 9 wrestlers that are being investigated.
Apart from this, there are at least 14 fighters involved in rigged fights. Two of them (plus one already retired) have admitted that they participated in these activities and the rest have tried to conceal evidence destroyed their phones, which were being confiscated to investigate the text messages received and sent. This was discovered while she is investigating the illegal in baseball bets. This is even more serious, because that involves betting on sumo matches, which is expressly prohibited.
This has led to the cancellation of a major tournament to be held next month. The Association of Sumo, for its part, has declared his total ignorance about the illegal betting in the sport.
