Tsurugishō Momotarō
Japanese rikishi
Tsurugishō Momotarō (Japanese: 剣翔 桃太郎; born 27 July 1991 as Kentarō Abiko (安彦 剣太郎, Abiko Kentarō)) is a Japanese former professional sumo wrestler from Katsushika, Tokyo. He is a graduate of Nihon University. His highest rank was maegashira 6. He won a Fighting Spirit Prize in his debut tournament in the top makuuchi division in September 2019. He was a member of Oitekaze stable and retired in April 2026.
Career
Tsurugishō was an amateur wrestler at Nihon University, and although he did not win an individual title he was on the winning team in the Student Yokozuna 2012 championships. He entered professional sumo in January 2014. He rose up the ranks quickly, winning championships in the jonokuchi, jonidan and makushita divisions before slowing down a little and spending eight tournaments in makushita. He won promotion to the jūryō division after the November 2015 tournament, and adopted a new shikona, having previously fought under his family name of Abiko. He wanted a two-kanji name to make it easy to remember, and suggested "Ken" from his own first name, combined with the "shō" suffix common at his Oitekaze stable.
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