Homarefuji
| Homarefuji Yoshiyuki 誉富士 歓之 |
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| Personal information | |
| Born | Yoshiyuki Miura May 6, 1985 Aomori prefecture, Japan |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 163 kg (359 lb) |
| Career | |
| Stable | Isegahama |
| University | Kinki University |
| Current rank | see below |
| Debut | January, 2008 |
| Highest rank | Maegashira 6 (November, 2015) |
| Championships | 1 (Sandanme) 1 (Jonidan) |
| * Up to date as of Feb 27, 2017. | |
Homarefuji Yoshiyuki (誉富士 歓之?, born 6 May 1985 as Yoshiyuki Miura) is a professional sumo wrestler from the town of Ajigasawa in Aomori prefecture, Japan. A former amateur champion, he made his professional debut in January 2008 and wrestles for Isegahama stable, one of the more successful stables in sumo today. He reached the top makuuchi division for the first time in May 2013. His highest rank has been maegashira 6.
Yoshiyuki Miura started practicing sumo in his third year of primary school. This was the same primary school as the well-known sumo wrestler Mainoumi had attended several years before. Miura has stated his reason for wanting to practice sumo was that he wanted to be strong so he could protect a girl he liked at the time. In his third year of middle school (where Mainoumi also attended) he came in second overall in a national junior high school sumo competition. At this time, he was introduced to former yokozuna Asahifuji, who was scouting for prospective wrestlers for his Isegahama stable, through an intermediary. Miura decided at this point that if he were to become a professional sumo wrestler he would join this stable. Miura would continue to practice sumo through high school and as a student at Kinki University, participating in several national competitions.
Miura, upon joining Isegahama stable, quickly assumed the ring name of Homarefuji. He stepped into the professional sumo ring in March 2008. He would make quick work of the lower three divisions. He achieved an impressive 5-2 record in his jonokuchi debut in March. Then the very next tournament in May he had a perfect 7-0 record and defeated Fukao (future Akiseyama) in a playoff for the championship of the jonidan division. He followed this with another 7-0 record and a playoff win against Surugatsukasa to take the sandanme division championship in July of that year.
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