Sakahoko Nobushige

Sakahoko Nobushige was a sumo wrestler from Kagoshima Prefecture. He was born on 18 June 1961. He was 181 cm tall and weighed 120 kg. He made his professional debut in January 1978. His highest rank was sekiwake, the third-highest rank. In makuuchi, the top division, he recorded 392 wins and 447 losses over 57 tournaments. He earned 7 kinboshi (a "gold star": a maegashira's win over a yokozuna). He received the Outstanding Performance Prize (shukun-sho) 5 times. He received the Technique Prize (gino-sho) 4 times. His career record was 549 wins and 566 losses over 89 career tournaments. He retired in September 1992. He died on 16 September 2019 at the age of 58. His last stable as an active wrestler was Izutsu stable.