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Rohō Yukio
Rohō Yukio (born March 9, 1980, as Soslan Feliksovich Boradzov, , in Vladikavkaz, Republic of North Ossetia–Alania in the Russian Federation) is a former sumo wrestler. The highest rank he achieved was ''komusubi''. His younger brother is also a former sumo wrestler, under the name of Hakurozan. In September 2008 both were banned from the sport for life after testing positive for cannabis. Career Rohō began wrestling at the age of 16. At 18 he won the world junior freestyle championship. As his weight increased beyond 130 kg he was unable to continue wrestling, so he took up sumo at the age of 20. In 2001 he came third in the heavyweight class in the Sumo World Championships, and won the European championship. He came to Japan in February 2002 with his brother, joining the stable of former ''Yokozuna'' Taihō (since transferred to Taihō's son-in-law, the former Takatōriki, and renamed Ōtake stable). His first appearance was in May 2002, and he won his first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ōtake Stable
is a heya (sumo), stable of sumo wrestlers, part of the Nishonoseki group of stables. History The stable was established in 1971 as Taihō stable by the 48th Yokozuna (sumo), ''yokozuna'' Taihō Kōki upon his retirement from wrestling. The stable branched off from Nishonoseki stable (1911-2013), Nishonoseki stable. The first ''sekitori'' the stable produced was Shishihō Yoshimasa, Shishihō in 1977. The most successful wrestler was Ōzutsu Takeshi, Ōzutsu, who reached the rank of ''sekiwake.'' In May 1981 Taihō was persuaded by the editor of the English language sumo magazine ''Sumo World'' to accept a foreign wrestler, Philip Smoak of Texas, who was with the stable for just two months. In 2003 Taihō passed control of the stable on to his son-in-law, former ''sekiwake'' Takatōriki since Taihō was approaching the age for mandatory retirement from the Japan Sumo Association. As the name of Taihō was an ''ichidai-toshiyori'' (one-generation toshiyori, elder name) it could ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
