Toyozakura Toshiaki | |
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豊桜 俊昭 | |
Personal information | |
Born | Toshiaki Mukō March 12, 1974 Hiroshima, Japan |
Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) |
Weight | 137 kg (302 lb; 21.6 st) |
Career | |
Stable | Tatsutagawa → Michinoku, formerly Tatsutagawa |
Record | 683-671-20 |
Debut | March, 1989 |
Highest rank | Maegashira 5 (September, 2004) |
Retired | April 2011 |
Championships | 1 (Jūryō) 2 (Makushita) 1 (Sandanme) |
Special Prizes | Fighting Spirit (1) |
* Up to date as of Jan 2011. |
Toyozakura Toshiaki (born March 12, 1974, as Toshiaki Mukō) is a former sumo wrestler from Hiroshima, Japan. He made his debut in 1989, and after many years in the lower ranks he reached the top division for the first time in 2003. His highest rank was maegashira 5. He was a runner-up in one tournament and earned one special prize for Fighting Spirit. He is the younger brother of Kitazakura. He was forced to retire in April 2011 after an investigation by the Japan Sumo Association found him guilty of match-fixing.