Tokitsuumi Masahiro

Tokitsuumi Masahiro
時津海 正博
Personal information
BornMasahiro Sakamoto
(1973-11-08) November 8, 1973 (age 51)
Nagasaki, Japan
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight133 kg (293 lb)
Career
StableTokitsukaze
UniversityTokyo University of Agriculture
Record466-485-43
DebutMarch 1996
Highest rankMaegashira 3 (November 2001)
RetiredOctober 2007
Elder nameTokitsukaze
Championships2 (Jūryō)
Special Prizes4 (Technique)
* Up to date as of October 2007.

Tokitsuumi Masahiro (born November 8, 1973, as Masahiro Sakamoto) is a former professional sumo wrestler from Fukue, Nagasaki, Japan. A former amateur sumo champion, he turned professional in 1996. His highest rank was maegashira 3. He became the head coach of Tokitsukaze stable in 2007 following the dismissal of the previous stablemaster. He was asked to retire by the Japan Sumo Association in February 2021 for violating COVID-19 safety protocols.[1]

  1. ^ "Sumo: Tokitsukaze asked to quit after breaking COVID rules". Kyodo News. 22 February 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.