Shotenro Taishi

Shotenro Taishi is a former sumo wrestler from Khovd Province, Mongolia. He made his professional debut in March 2001. From March 2001 he used a different shikona (a ring name), and from May 2007 he used the name Shotenro Taishi. His highest rank reached was East Maegashira 2, and he spent 25 tournaments in makuuchi, the top division, with a makuuchi record of 164 wins and 196 losses. In makuuchi he received the Fighting Spirit Prize (kanto-sho), one of the three special prizes, for fighting spirit, once and earned one kinboshi (a "gold star": a maegashira's win over a yokozuna) against yokozuna Hakuho. Acquiring Japanese citizenship in August 2017, he retired in January 2018. His last stable as an active wrestler was Fujishima stable. Across 101 career tournaments he recorded 494 wins and 484 losses.