Sakaizawa Kenichi

Sakaizawa Kenichi
境澤 賢一
Personal information
Born Kenichi Sakaizawa
(1983-04-11) April 11, 1983
Saitama, Japan
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 12 in)
Weight 162 kg (357 lb)
Career
Stable MihogasekiOnoe
Record 199-149-15
Debut March, 2006
Highest rank Maegashira 15 (March, 2008)
Retired May, 2011
Championships 1 (Jūryō)
1 (Makushita)
1 (Jonokuchi)
* Up to date as of Sep. 2012.

Sakaizawa Kenichi (born 11 April 1983 as Kenichi Sakaizawa) is a former sumo wrestler from Saitama, Japan. He made his professional debut in March 2006, and reached the top division in March 2008. His highest rank was maegashira 15. He was forced to retire by the Japan Sumo Association, as a result of the 2011 match-fixing scandal (yaocho).[1][2]

Career record

Sakaizawa Kenichi[3]
Year in sumo January
Hatsu basho, Tokyo
March
Haru basho, Osaka
May
Natsu basho, Tokyo
July
Nagoya basho, Nagoya
September
Aki basho, Tokyo
November
Kyūshū basho, Fukuoka
2006 (Maezumo) West Jonokuchi #16
70
Champion

 
West Jonidan #21
70P
 
West Sandanme #27
61
 
West Makushita #46
61
 
2007 West Makushita #19
70
Champion

 
West Makushita #2
52
 
East Makushita #1
52
 
West Jūryō #10
762
 
West Jūryō #11
78
 
East Jūryō #13
132
Champion

 
2008 East Jūryō #3
96
 
West Maegashira #15
357
 
East Jūryō #9
312
 
East Makushita #6
43
 
West Makushita #3
52
 
East Jūryō #9
96
 
2009 East Jūryō #5
69
 
East Jūryō #10
105
 
West Jūryō #3
69
 
East Jūryō #8
546
 
East Jūryō #14
96
 
West Jūryō #7
69
 
2010 West Jūryō #12
105
 
East Jūryō #5
510
 
West Jūryō #8
87
 
East Jūryō #7
78
 
West Jūryō #7
78
 
East Jūryō #9
105
 
2011 West Jūryō #3
78
 
West Jūryō #4
Tournament Cancelled
000
West Jūryō #4
Retired
Record given as win-loss-absent    Top Division Champion Retired Lower Divisions

Sanshō key: F=Fighting spirit; O=Outstanding performance; T=Technique     Also shown: =Kinboshi(s); P=Playoff(s)
Divisions: Makuuchi Jūryō Makushita Sandanme Jonidan Jonokuchi

Makuuchi ranks: Yokozuna Ōzeki Sekiwake Komusubi Maegashira

See also

References

  1. "Match-fixing wrestlers forced to retire". Times Live/Reuters. 1 April 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
  2. "Sumo stablemaster forced to quit over bout-fixing". Yahoo News. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
  3. "Sakaizawa Kenichi Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 2012-09-11.


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