- Kōbō Kenichi
Sumo wrestler infobox
wrestlername = 光法 賢一 Kōbō Kenichi
realname = Kenichi Mineyama
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1973|08|18
placeofbirth = Kagoshima, Japan
height = height|meters=1.81
weight = convert|136|kg|lb|abbr=on|lk=on
heya = Miyagino
rank =
record = 582-572-14
debut = March, 1989
highestrank = Maegashira 9 (January 2002)
retireddate = December 2007
yushos = 1 (Jonokuchi)
prizes =
goldstars =
update = December 2007Kōbō Kenichi (born
August 18 ,1973 as Kenichi Mineyama) is a formersumo wrestler fromKumage ,Kagoshima Prefecture ,Japan . His highest rank was "maegashira " 9.Career
Kōbō made his professional debut in March 1989 at the age of 15. He worked his way quickly through the lowest three divisions, making his "
makushita " debut shortly after his 18th birthday, less than three years into his career. However, he was unable to advance further for several years, reaching "sekitori " status only in January 1999 upon promotion to the second highest "jūryō " division, after nearly ten years of toiling in the lower divisions. He fought in the top "makuuchi " division on four occasions, mostly recently in May 2004, but he largely remained a veteran of the "jūryō" division, in which he spent 44 tournaments. For a long period he was the highest ranking wrestler inMiyagino stable , before the emergence ofHakuho , now a "yokozuna." In July 2007 he fell to the unsalaried "makushita " division for the first time since September 2000, and he announced his retirement in December 2007.Retirement from sumo
Kōbō has remained with the
Japan Sumo Association as an elder under the name Ajigawa Oyakata, and is working as a coach at his old stable. In May 2008 he had his "danpatsu-shiki ," or official retirement ceremony, at theRyogoku Kokugikan .Top division record
Sumo record box start|Kōbō [cite web | author= | title=Rikishi in Juryo and Makunouchi | publisher=szumo.hu | language=English | url=http://www.szumo.hu/sekitori/Kobo.html | date= | accessdate=2007-07-15] Sumo record year start|2001 Basho | Basho | Basho | Basho | Basho | Basho |m|14|e|8|7 Sumo record year end Sumo record year start|2002 Basho |M|9|w|3|12 Basho |JURYO Basho |JURYO Basho |JURYO Basho |JURYO Basho |JURYO Sumo record year end Sumo record year start|2003 Basho |M|14|e|5|10 Basho |JURYO Basho |JURYO Basho |JURYO Basho |JURYO Basho |JURYO Sumo record year end Sumo record year start|2004 Basho |JURYO Basho |JURYO Basho |m|17|e|5|10 Basho |JURYO Basho |JURYO Basho |JURYO Sumo record year start|2005 Basho |JURYO Basho |JURYO Basho |JURYO Basho |JURYO Basho |JURYO Basho |JURYO Sumo record year end Sumo record year start|2006 Basho |JURYO Basho |JURYO Basho |JURYO Basho |JURYO Basho |JURYO Basho |JURYO Sumo record year start|2007 Basho |JURYO Basho |JURYO Basho |JURYO Basho |MAKUSHITA Basho |MAKUSHITA Basho |MAKUSHITA Sumo record year end
ee also
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Glossary of sumo terms
*List of past sumo wrestlers References
External links
* [http://sumo.goo.ne.jp/eng/ozumo_meikan/rikishi_joho/rikishi.php?A=1026 Japan Sumo Association profile]
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