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Hakuhō Shō (白鵬 翔, born 11 March 1985 as Mönkhbatyn Davaajargal, Mongolian: Мөнхбатын Даваажаргал) is a professional sumo wrestler (rikishi) from Ulan Bator, Mongolia. Making his debut in March 2001, he reached the top makuuchi division in May 2004. On 30 May 2007 at the age of 22 he became the second native of Mongolia, and the fourth non-Japanese overall, to be promoted to the highest rank in sumo, yokozuna.
In 2009, he broke the record for the most wins in a calendar year, winning 86 out of 90 bouts, and repeated this feat with the same record again in 2010 when he established the second longest winning streak in sumo history. He also holds the record for the most undefeated tournament championships at eleven, which is three more than any other sumo wrestler in history.
He was the only active yokozuna from 2010, following the retirement of his rival and fellow Mongolian Asashōryū, until 2012 with the promotion of fellow Mongolian Harumafuji. In January 2015, he took his 33rd top division championship, giving him the most in the history of sumo.
Hakuhō Shō 白鵬 翔, born 11 March 1985 as Mönkhbatyn Davaajargal, Mongolian: Мөнхбатын Даваажаргал) is a professional sumo wrestler (rikishi) from Ulan Bator, Mongolia. Making his debut in March 2001, he reached the top makuuchi division in May 2004. On 30 May 2007 at the age of 22 he became the second native of Mongolia, and the fourth non-Japanese overall, to be promoted to the highest rank in sumo, yokozuna. In 2009, he broke the record for the most wins in a calendar year, winning 86 out of 90 bouts, and repeated this feat with the same record again in 2010 when he established the second longest winning streak in sumo history. He also holds the record for the most undefeated tournament championships at twelve, which is four more than any other sumo wrestler in history. He was the only a...
The penultimate match on Day 14 could decide the winner of the basho - if undefeated yokozuna Hakuho (13-0) can beat ozeki Terunofuji (11-2) right here, then the Emperor's Cup is his. If not, we could be looking at a 3-way playoff tomorrow. Enjoy! -Jason
The final match on the final day of the 2016 Osaka basho. 13-1 Hakuho up against fellow yokozuna Harumafuji (9-5). If Hakuho wins, the Emperor's Cup is his for the 36th time, but if he loses then there will be a playoff with ozeki Kisenosato. Enjoy! -Jason Jason's Tip Jar: http://jasoninjapan.blogspot.jp/
The first yokozuna to see action on Day 8 is Hakuho (7-0) and his opponent today is sekiwake Kotoshogiku (1-6). Enjoy! -Jason
Hakuho (8-0) is the first to fight between him and his fellow undefeated yokozuna, Harumafuji, and Hakuho's opponent here in the 2nd to last match on Day 9 is M3 Aoiyama (2-6). Enjoy! -Jason
Hakuho is the champion of Jan 2014 Sumo matches. Hakuhō Shō (白鵬 翔?, born 11 March 1985 as Mönkhbatyn Davaajargal, Mongolian: Мөнхбатын Даваажаргал) is a professional sumo wrestler (rikishi) from Ulan Bator, Mongolia. Making his debut in March 2001, he reached the top makuuchi division in May 2004. On 30 May 2007 at the age of 22 he became the second native of Mongolia, and the fourth non-Japanese overall, to be promoted to the highest rank in sumo, yokozuna. He has won twenty-eight yūshō or tournament championships to date. In 2009, he broke the record for the most wins in a calendar year, winning 86 out of 90 bouts, and repeated this feat with the same record again in 2010 when he established the second longest winning streak in sumo history. He also holds the record for the most undefea...
The scheduled final match of the day was to take place between Yokozuna Harumafuji (10-1) and M5 Takanoiwa (5-6), but Takanoiwa pulled out of the basho today citing an injury, so Harumafuji got a fusen sho or walkover win to go to 11-1 here on Day 12. Therefore, this match between undefeated yokozuna Hakuho (11-0) and M4 Tochiozan (5-6) becomes the final match of the day. Enjoy! -Jason