Sakahoko Nobushige

Quick Facts

Full Name	Sakahoko Nobushige
Occupation	Wrestler
Date Of Birth	Jun 18, 1961(1961-06-18)
Age	63
Date Of Death	September 16, 2019, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
Birthplace	Sumida, Tokyo
Country	Japan
Birth City	Tokyo
Horoscope	Gemini

Sakahoko Nobushige Biography

Sakahoko Nobushige is one of the most popular and richest Wrestler who was born on June 18, 1961 in Sumida, Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.

Sakahoko made his professional debut in January 1978, dropping out of high school to join Izutsu stable, which was run by his father, ex sekiwake Tsurugamine. His elder brother, Kakureizan [ja] , had joined sumo in March 1975, but Sakahoko quickly caught up with him and they made their jūryō debuts together in July 1981. Sakahoko made his debut in the top makuuchi division in November 1982. (His elder brother, meanwhile, never got higher than jūryō 2 and slid down the rankings).

In January 1984 he earned his first kinboshi or gold star for a yokozuna upset when he defeated Takanosato. He celebrated the win making a guts pose on the dohyō, which had not been seen previously from a Japanese wrestler (although Hawaiian Takamiyama had been known to do it). He reached what was to be his highest rank of sekiwake for the first time in July 1984. This was his first ever tournament in the titled san’yaku ranks (jumping over the komusubi rank) and somewhat unusually for a san’yaku debutant he was able to produce a winning score (kachi-koshi) of 8–7. He received the Technique prize for his efforts. In September 1984, the first tournament since new rules for touching down with both fists at the tachi-ai were enforced, he was told to redo his match in which he had seemingly beaten Hokutenyu, and glared at the chief judge, the former Kitanofuji. In March 1985 Sakahoko’s younger brother Terao joined him in makuuchi. They were the first pair of brothers to be in the top division simultaneously since Tanikaze and Tatsugesake 200 years before.

Sakahoko Nobushige Net Worth

Sakahoko Nobushige is one of the richest Wrestler from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Sakahoko Nobushige 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Sakahoko Nobushige (born Yoshiaki Fukuzono; 18 June 1961 – 16 September 2019) was a Japanese sumo wrestler. The son of Tsurugamine, he made his professional debut in 1978, reaching the top makuuchi division in 1982. His highest rank was sekiwake. He won nine special prizes and seven gold stars for defeating yokozuna. He retired in 1992 and became the head coach of Izutsu stable in 1994, succeeding his father. He oversaw Kakuryū’s promotion to the yokozuna rank in 2014 but also saw the size of his stable decline. He was a deputy director of the Japan Sumo Association and a judge of tournament bouts. He died of pancreatic cancer in 2019. He was the elder brother of fellow top division sumo wrestler Terao Tsunefumi.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Sakahoko Nobushige height 1.82 m Mark weight 129 kg (284 lb) & body measurements will update soon.

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Facts & Trivia

Mark Ranked on the list of most popular Wrestler. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Sakahoko Nobushige celebrates birthday on June 18 of every year.