| Sakaizawa Kenichi | |
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| 境澤 賢一 | |
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| Personal information | |
| Born | Kenichi Sakaizawa 11 April 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]
- ^ "Match-fixing wrestlers forced to retire". Times Live/Reuters. 1 April 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2011.
- ^ "Sumo stablemaster forced to quit over bout-fixing". Yahoo News. Retrieved 1 April 2011.