Sakaizawa Kenichi

Sakaizawa Kenichi
境澤 賢一
Personal information
Born Kenichi Sakaizawa
April 11, 1983
Saitama, Japan
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 1⁄2 in)
Weight 162 kg (357 lb)
Career
Stable Mihogaseki → Onoe
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
7–0
Champion
 		 West Jonidan #21
7–0–P
 		 West Sandanme #27
6–1
 		 West Makushita #46
6–1
 
2007 West Makushita #19
7–0
Champion
 		 West Makushita #2
5–2
 		 East Makushita #1
5–2
 		 West Jūryō #10
7–6–2
 		 West Jūryō #11
7–8
 		 East Jūryō #13
13–2
Champion
 
2008 East Jūryō #3
9–6
 		 West Maegashira #15
3–5–7
 		 East Jūryō #9
3–12
 		 East Makushita #6
4–3
 		 West Makushita #3
5–2
 		 East Jūryō #9
9–6
 
2009 East Jūryō #5
6–9
 		 East Jūryō #10
10–5
 		 West Jūryō #3
6–9
 		 East Jūryō #8
5–4–6
 		 East Jūryō #14
9–6
 		 West Jūryō #7
6–9
 
2010 West Jūryō #12
10–5
 		 East Jūryō #5
5–10
 		 West Jūryō #8
8–7
 		 East Jūryō #7
7–8
 		 West Jūryō #7
7–8
 		 East Jūryō #9
10–5
 
2011 West Jūryō #3
7–8
 		 West Jūryō #4
Tournament Cancelled
0–0–0		 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.