Takekaze Akira

Takekaze Akira is a former sumo wrestler. He was born on 21 June 1979. He was 170 cm tall and weighed 144 kg. He made his professional debut in May 2002. His highest rank was sekiwake, the third-highest rank. In makuuchi, the top division, he recorded 590 wins and 669 losses over 86 tournaments. He earned 1 kinboshi (a "gold star": a maegashira's win over a yokozuna). He received the Fighting Spirit Prize (kanto-sho) twice. His career record was 687 wins and 746 losses over 100 career tournaments. He retired in January 2019. His last stable as an active wrestler was Oguruma stable.