Sakahoko Nobushige

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Sakahoko Nobushige
逆鉾 伸重
Futahaguro
(2)
* Up to date as of August 2012.

Sakahoko Nobushige (born Yoshiaki Fukuzono; 18 June 1961 – 16 September 2019)

Kakuryū's promotion to the yokozuna rank in 2014 but also saw the size of his stable decline. He was a deputy director of the Japan Sumo Association and a judge of tournament bouts. He died of pancreatic cancer in 2019. He was the elder brother of fellow top division sumo wrestler Terao Tsunefumi
.

Career

Sakahoko made his professional debut in January 1978, dropping out of high school to join

jūryō debuts together in July 1981.[2] Sakahoko made his debut in the top makuuchi division in November 1982. (His elder brother, meanwhile, never got higher than jūryō 2 and slid down the rankings).[2]

In January 1984 he earned his first

Kitanofuji.[3] In March 1985 Sakahoko's younger brother Terao joined him in makuuchi. They were the first pair of brothers to be in the top division simultaneously since Tanikaze and Tatsugesake 200 years before.[5]

In September 1987 he defeated two

komusubi for one tournament in November 1990 but fell to jūryō in 1992 and announced his retirement that September at the age of 31 after 14 years in sumo.[2] (Terao competed for another ten years, until September 2002).[2]

Retirement from sumo

Sakahoko stayed in the sumo world as an elder of the

Yoshikaze an extra shove after the bout was over, causing the wrestler to fall on top of him.[7]

Fighting style

Unlike his brother Terao, who liked pushing and thrusting techniques, Sakahoko took after his father in specialising in yotsu-sumo or grappling techniques.[2] He was well known for favouring the grip on the mawashi with both arms inside the opponent's, called moro-zashi.[2] His most common winning kimarite was overwhelmingly yori-kiri or force out, which accounted for over half his victories at sekitori level.[8]

Personal life

He chose the occasion of taking over as Izutsu Oyakata in 1994 to publicly reveal for the first time that he was married with a seven-year-old daughter. His daughter is now a member of the Takarazuka Revue.[9]

Sakahoko died in

Kagamiyama Oyakata while the Japan Sumo Association decided which stable they will be transferred to.[10] As of 1 October 2019, all personnel belong to Michinoku
stable.

In March 2020, his elder brother Kakureizan died, leaving Terao as the only surviving Fukuzono brother.[11]

Career record

Sakahoko Nobushige[4]
Year January
Hatsu basho, Tokyo		 March
Haru basho, Osaka		 May
Natsu basho, Tokyo		 July
Nagoya basho, Nagoya		 September
Aki basho, Tokyo		 November
Kyūshū basho, Fukuoka
1978 (Maezumo) West Jonokuchi #14
6–1
Champion
 		 East Jonidan #45
4–3
 		 East Jonidan #29
6–1
 		 East Sandanme #66
0–1–6
 		 East Jonidan #24
Sat out due to injury
0–0–7
1979 East Jonidan #24
4–3
 		 West Jonidan #3
6–1
 		 East Sandanme #43
4–3
 		 East Sandanme #28
5–2
 		 West Makushita #60
2–5
 		 East Sandanme #25
5–2
 
1980 West Makushita #59
5–2
 		 East Makushita #40
4–3
 		 West Makushita #31
3–4
 		 East Makushita #40
4–3
 		 West Makushita #31
4–3
 		 West Makushita #23
5–2
 
1981 West Makushita #10
5–2
 		 East Makushita #4
4–3
 		 East Makushita #1
4–3
 		 West Jūryō #11
9–6
 		 West Jūryō #9
8–7
 		 East Jūryō #7
2–13
 
1982 West Makushita #9
6–1
 		 East Makushita #3
6–1–PPP
 		 West Jūryō #12
10–5
 		 East Jūryō #2
8–7
 		 East Jūryō #1
10–5
 		 West Maegashira #12
4–10–1
 
1983 West Jūryō #4
9–6
 		 West Maegashira #13
8–7
 		 West Maegashira #5
7–8
 		 West Maegashira #6
7–8
 		 West Maegashira #8
7–8
 		 East Maegashira #9
9–6
 
1984 East Maegashira #3
4–11
★		 West Maegashira #10
9–6
T		 East Maegashira #3
8–7
O★		 West Sekiwake #1
8–7
T		 East Sekiwake #1
5–10
 		 East Maegashira #4
6–9
★
1985 East Maegashira #8
8–7
 		 West Maegashira #4
8–7
 		 East Maegashira #1
6–9
 		 East Maegashira #3
6–9
 		 West Maegashira #6
8–7
 		 East Maegashira #1
6–9
 
1986 East Maegashira #4
8–7
 		 East Maegashira #1
6–9
 		 East Maegashira #3
5–10
 		 West Maegashira #7
10–5
 		 West Komusubi #1
8–7
T		 East Komusubi #1
5–10
 
1987 West Maegashira #2
6–9
★		 West Maegashira #5
9–6
 		 East Maegashira #1
6–9
 		 East Maegashira #3
7–8
★		 West Maegashira #4
8–7
O★★		 West Sekiwake #1
8–7
O
1988 East Sekiwake #1
9–6
O		 East Sekiwake #1
8–7
 		 East Sekiwake #1
8–7
 		 East Sekiwake #1
8–7
O		 East Sekiwake #1
9–6
 		 East Sekiwake #1
9–6
 
1989 East Sekiwake #1
9–6
T		 East Sekiwake #1
7–8
 		 East Komusubi #1
8–7
 		 West Sekiwake #1
2–13
 		 East Maegashira #7
6–9
 		 East Maegashira #12
10–5
 
1990 West Maegashira #2
4–11
 		 West Maegashira #10
9–6
 		 West Maegashira #2
5–10
 		 West Maegashira #9
8–7
 		 West Maegashira #5
8–7
 		 West Komusubi #1
5–10
 
1991 East Maegashira #4
6–9
 		 West Maegashira #9
8–7
 		 West Maegashira #5
6–9
 		 West Maegashira #8
10–5
 		 West Maegashira #1
5–10
 		 West Maegashira #7
Sat out due to injury
0–0–15
1992 West Maegashira #7
6–9
 		 East Maegashira #10
5–10
 		 West Maegashira #15
4–11
 		 East Jūryō #5
5–10
 		 East Jūryō #11
Retired
4–11		 x
Record given as wins–losses–absencies    Top division champion Top division runner-up Retired Lower divisions Non-participation

Playoff
(s)
Divisions:
Jonokuchi

Makuuchi ranks: 
Maegashira

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "元関脇逆鉾、井筒親方が死去 58歳すい臓がんか" (in Japanese). Nikkan Sports. 16 September 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Lewin, Brian (December 2005). "Brothers In Sumo". sumofanmag.com. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "初金星に禁断の日本人初ガッツポーズ／井筒親方悼む". Nikkan Sports. 17 September 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d "Sakahoko Nobushige Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
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  7. ^ "Sumo elders disapprove of Hakuho's post-victory 'shoves'". Mainichi Daily News. The Mainichi. 13 May 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  8. ^ "Sakahoko bouts by kimarite". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  9. ^ Hotta, Harumi; Linau, Martina (May 2008). "Interview with Izutsu Oyakata". Sumo Webpaper. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  10. ^ "陸奥部屋を軸に最終調整 鶴竜ら、井筒親方死去で". Sanspo (in Japanese). 26 September 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  11. ^ ""井筒３兄弟"長男、元十両・鶴嶺山の福薗好政さんが死去…三男の錣山親方「ぽつんと一人残されてしまった」". Hochi (in Japanese). 17 May 2020. 17 May 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
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