Rohō Yukio
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| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Real name | Soslan Feliksovich Boradzov | |
| Date of birth | March 9, 1980 | |
| Place of birth | Russia | |
| Height | 195.0cm (6'4.5") | |
| Weight | 153.0kg (337lb) | |
| Career* | ||
| Heya | Ōtake | |
| Rank | Komusubi | |
| Record | 201-141-6 | |
| Debut | May, 2002 | |
| Highest rank | Komusubi (March, 2006) | |
| Yushos | 1 (Jonidan) 1 (Jonokuchi) |
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| Special Prizes | Fighting Spirit (1) | |
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* Career information is correct as of January 2007. |
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Rohō (Japanese: 露鵬 幸生) is a sumo wrestler. His full stage name is Yukio Rohō. His real name is Soslan Feliksovich Boradzov (Сослан Феликсович Борадзов) on March 9, 1980 in Vladikavkaz, Republic of North Ossetia-Alania in the Russian Federation.
The highest rank he has achieved is komusubi (March 2006 tournament). His height is 195cm and his weight is officially recorded at 146kg. His favourite techniques are migiyotsu, yori and uwatenage. He fights out of Ōtake stable. His interests are Russian cinema and music. He is a fan of Russian wrestler Fedor Emelianenko. His younger brother is also a sumo wrestler, under the name of Hakurozan of Kitanoumi stable.
[edit] Career
Boradzov began wrestling at the age of 16. At the age of 18 he won the world junior freestyle championship. As his weight increased beyond 130kg 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. His first appearance was in May 2002, and he won his first 19 bouts. He was promoted to Juuryou in January 2004, then Makuuchi after the September 2004 tournament. His result was 10-5 after this tournament, as a result of which he won the Fighting Spirit prize. He also achieved 10 wins in the November 2004 tournament, and by May 2005 reached Maegashira 1, but suffered make-koshi and so failed to reached sanyaku. In the next tournament, as a result of a leg injury, he only achieved 3 wins, with 8 losses and 4 absences. He won 8 bouts in the September tournament, then 10 in November (the same as his brother Hakurozan). In January 2006, ranked Maegashira 2, he won 9 bouts and achieved promotion to east komusubi, the first Russian to reach a sanyaku rank. In March of the same year he won only 4 bouts.
By the end of the sixth day of the July tournament he had achieved 4 wins and 2 losses. On the seventh day, he and Chiyotaikai glared at each other and exchanged angry words. He later smashed a glass door of the bathroom and received a strong warning, but later assaulted two cameramen and was punished by suspension for three days. He returned on the 11th day to beat Kotoshōgiku, and went on to achieve a satisfactory 8-5-2 record for the tournament. In the next tournament, as M1, he achieved a good result of 10-5, returning to komusubi for November. Unusually, there were four komusubi in that tournament, as Aminishiki had achieved 11 wins in September, and Kisenosato and Kokkai had both achieved kachi-koshi.
[edit] Makuuchi tournament results
| tournament | rank | wins | losses | absent | notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2004 | M15E | 10 | 5 | 0 | fighting spirit prize |
| November 2004 | M9W | 10 | 5 | 0 | - |
| January 2005 | M5E | 7 | 8 | 0 | - |
| March 2005 | M6W | 11 | 4 | 0 | - |
| May 2005 | M1W | 7 | 8 | 0 | - |
| July 2005 | M3E | 3 | 8 | 4 | injury to right leg |
| September 2005 | M10W | 8 | 7 | 0 | - |
| November 2005 | M8E | 10 | 5 | 0 | - |
| January 2006 | M2E | 9 | 6 | 0 | - |
| March 2006 | east komusubi | 4 | 11 | 0 | - |
| May 2006 | M5W | 8 | 7 | 0 | - |
| July 2006 | M3E | 8 | 5 | 2 | suspended for 3 days |
| September 2006 | M1W | 10 | 5 | 0 | - |
| November 2006 | west komusubi | 8 | 7 | 0 | - |
| January 2007 | west komusubi | 3 | 12 | 0 | - |
| total | 116 | 103 | 6 | - | |
