Rohō Yukio
| Rohō Yukio | |
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| 露鵬 幸生 | |
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| Personal information | |
| Born | Soslan Feliksovich Boradzov March 9, 1980 Russia |
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 153 kg (337 lb) |
| Career | |
| Stable | Ōtake, formerly Taihō |
| Record | 267-198-18 |
| Debut | May, 2002 |
| Highest rank | Komusubi (March, 2006) |
| Retired | September, 2008 |
| Championships | 1 (Jonidan) 1 (Jonokuchi) |
| Special Prizes | Fighting Spirit (1) |
| * Up to date as of September 2008. | |
Rohō Yukio (born March 9, 1980 as Soslan Feliksovich Boradzov, Russian: Сослан Феликсович Борадзов, in Vladikavkaz, Republic of North Ossetia–Alania in the Russian Federation) is a former sumo wrestler. The highest rank he achieved was komusubi. His younger brother is also a former sumo wrestler, under the name of Hakurozan. In September 2008 both were banned from the sport for life after testing positive for cannabis.
Rohō began wrestling at the age of 16. At 18 he won the world junior freestyle championship. As his weight increased beyond 130 kg 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.
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