Kōbō Kenichi
Kōbō Kenichi (born as Kenichi Mineyama; August 18, 1973 – July 2, 2021) was a Japanese sumo wrestler. His highest rank was ''maegashira'' 9. Career Kōbō made his professional debut in March 1989 at the age of 15. He worked his way quickly through the lowest three divisions, making his ''makushita'' debut shortly after his 18th birthday, less than three years into his career. However, he was unable to advance further for several years, reaching ''sekitori'' status only in January 1999 upon promotion to the second highest ''jūryō'' division, after nearly ten years of toiling in the lower divisions. He reached the top ''makuuchi'' division for the first time in November 2001 but only lasted two tournaments before being demoted. He returned on two other occasions but he largely remained a veteran of the ''jūryō'' division, in which he spent 44 tournaments. For a long period he was the highest ranking wrestler in Miyagino stable, before the emergence of Hakuho, now a ''yokoz ...
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