Rohō Yukio
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 |
||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Birth name | Soslan Feliksovich Boradzov | |
| Date of birth | March 9, 1980 | |
| Place of birth | Russia | |
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | |
| Weight | 153 kg (340 lb) | |
| Career* | ||
| Heya | Ōtake, formerly Taihō | |
| Current rank | Maegashira 9 | |
| Record | 258-192-18 | |
| Debut | May, 2002 | |
| Highest rank | Komusubi (March, 2006) | |
| Yusho | 1 (Jonidan) 1 (Jonokuchi) |
|
| Special Prizes | Fighting Spirit (1) | |
|
* Career information is correct as of May 2008. |
||
Rohō Yukio (born March 9, 1980 as Soslan Feliksovich Boradzov, Russian: Сослан Феликсович Борадзовin, in Vladikavkaz, Republic of North Ossetia-Alania in the Russian Federation) is a sumo wrestler. The highest rank he has achieved is komusubi. His younger brother is also a sumo wrestler, under the name of Hakurozan of Kitanoumi stable.
Contents |
[edit] Career
Rohō 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 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 19 bouts. He was promoted to jūryō in January 2004, then makuuchi for the September 2004 tournament. His result was 10-5 in this tournament, earning him the Fighting Spirit prize. He also achieved 10 wins in the November 2004 tournament, and by May 2005 reached maegashira 1, but suffered a losing tournament and so failed to reach 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 this 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 following a loss to Chiyotaikai, the two 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[1] and was punished by suspension for three days.[2] 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.
After a poor 3-12 showing in January 2007 Rohō was demoted from komusubi. Back in the mid-maegashira ranks for March, he surprisingly failed to achieve a winning tournament, falling to his eighth defeat on the final day. Controversy continued to follow Rohō into the 2007 May tournament, where after a day one loss against Miyabiyama, Rohō claimed that he was not ready to start the bout and that it should have been declared a false start.[3] However, neither the referee nor the judges intervened at the time and the result stood. In an interview after the match, Rohō questioned the referee's judgement. After criticism from the Sumo Association that such behaviour was not appropriate for a sumo wrestler, Rohō apologised. He ended the tournament with a solid 10-5 record. In July 2007, afer winning his first three bouts, he injured his back and had to withdraw from the tournament. He has largely remained in the middle maegashira ranks since then and has not looked like returning to sanyaku. He had to withdraw from the May 2008 tournament after injuring his back once again, but he had already attained eight wins.
His favourite techniques are migi-yotsu, yori and uwatenage, although recently he has been relying more on sidesteps and pull-downs.[4] His interests are Russian cinema and music. He is a fan of Russian wrestler Fedor Emelianenko.
[edit] Top division record
| January Hatsu basho, Tokyo |
March Haru basho, Osaka |
May Natsu basho, Tokyo |
July Nagoya basho, Nagoya |
September Aki basho, Tokyo |
November Kyūshū basho, Fukuoka |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | x | x | x | x | East Maegashira #15 10–5 F |
West Maegashira #9 10–5 |
| 2005 | East Maegashira #5 7–8 |
West Maegashira #6 11–4 |
West Maegashira #1 7–8 |
East Maegashira #3 3–8–4 |
West Maegashira #10 8–7 |
East Maegashira #8 10–5 |
| 2006 | East Maegashira #2 9–6 |
East Komusubi 4–11 |
West Maegashira #5 8–7 |
East Maegashira #3 8–5–2 |
West Maegashira #1 10–5 |
West Komusubi 8–7 |
| 2007 | West Komusubi 3–12 |
West Maegashira #7 7–8 |
East Maegashira #9 10–5 |
West Maegashira #3 3–1–11 |
East Maegashira #9 6–9 |
East Maegashira #12 10–5 |
| 2008 | East Maegashira #5 7–8 |
East Maegashira #6 6–9 |
West Maegashira #9 8–6–1 |
x | x | x |
| Record given as win-loss-absent Championship Retired Demoted from makuuchi Sanshō key: F=Fighting spirit; O=Outstanding performance; T=Technique Also shown: ★=Kinboshi |
||||||
[edit] References
- ^ "Roho attacks two photographers" (English). Japan Times Online (2006-07-16). Retrieved on 2007-05-13.
- ^ "Roho hit with three-day suspension" (English). Japan Times Online (2006-07-17). Retrieved on 2007-05-13.
- ^ Kuroda, Kenjiro (2007-06-20). "Roho laboring under bad-boy tag" (English). Daily Yomiuri Online. Retrieved on 2007-06-20.
- ^ Top Ten Techniques Used By Roho During The Last Six Tournaments. Japan Sumo Association. Retrieved on 2008-05-27.
- ^ Rikishi in Juryo and Makunouchi (English). szumo.hu. Retrieved on 2007-09-24.
