Sakahoko Nobushige, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Sumo wrestler
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Place of Birth: Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
About Sakahoko Nobushige
- Sakahoko Nobushige (born Yoshiaki Fukuzono; 18 June 1961 – 16 September 2019) was a Japanese sumo wrestler.
- The son of Tsurugamine, he made his professional debut in 1978, reaching the top makuuchi division in 1982.
- His highest rank was sekiwake.
- He won nine special prizes and seven gold stars for defeating yokozuna.
- He retired in 1992 and became the head coach of Izutsu stable in 1994, succeeding his father.
- He oversaw Kakuryu's promotion to the yokozuna rank in 2014 but also saw the size of his stable decline.
- He was a deputy director of the Japan Sumo Association and a judge of tournament bouts.
- He died of pancreatic cancer in 2019.
- He was the elder brother of fellow top division sumo wrestler Terao Tsunefumi.
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