Tokitsuumi Masahiro | |
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時津海 正博 | |
Personal information | |
Born | Masahiro Sakamoto November 8, 1973 Nagasaki, Japan |
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Weight | 133 kg (293 lb) |
Career | |
Stable | Tokitsukaze |
University | Tokyo University of Agriculture |
Record | 466-485-43 |
Debut | March 1996 |
Highest rank | Maegashira 3 (November 2001) |
Retired | October 2007 |
Elder name | Tokitsukaze |
Championships | 2 (Jūryō) |
Special Prizes | 4 (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]