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Irie Masato

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Irie Masato - 入江 正登 (born July 15, 1988) is a former Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Mizumaki, Fukuoka. He made his debut in May 2011 and last wrestled for Tamanoi stable. His highest rank was makushita 3 and he retired in September 2019.

Early Life[]

Ever since he was a child, Irie loved to eat and he became bigger than his classmates. During the first grade, he joined a local judo club based off the recommendation of his parents. He was later introduced to sumo and he practiced sumo and judo concurrently until reaching Kibogaoka Senior High School where he solely focused on sumo. After graduating high school, he enrolled at Kyushu Institute of Information Sciences and achieved strong results on the national level, despite wrestling for a small school.[1] After graduating from university, he opted to go pro and joined Tamanoi stable, despite earning interest from yokozuna Hakuho and Miyagino stable.[2]

Career[]

Irie made his professional debut in May 2011 and he posted a strong 6-1 record in his first tournament. He was promoted to sandanme in November 2011 and makushita in May 2012. He rose up the ranks at a consistent pace and was ranked at makushita 3 by November 2013. In July 2015, he injured his right knee and sat out for three tournaments which caused him to fall back down to sandanme. He returned to sumo in January 2016, but struggled to return to the upper makushita ranks. He retired from sumo in September 2019.[3]

Fighting Style[]

Irie's Fighting Style

Irie defeats Keitenkai by oshidashi (push out)

Irie was proficient in both yotsu-sumo (grappling) and oshi-sumo (pushing and thrusting) techniques. His favored grip on his opponent's mawashi was migi-yotsu, a left hand outside, right hand inside position. His most often used winning kimarite was oshidashi (push out), followed by yorikiri (force out).[4]

Record[]

Division Results[]

  • Total: 188-146-16/333 (51 basho)
  • Makushita: 148-130-16/278 (42 basho)
  • Sandanme: 28-14/42 (6 basho)
  • Jonidan: 6-1/6 (1 basho)
  • Jonokuchi: 6-1/6 (1 basho)

Shikona History[]

  • Irie Masato (2011.05 - 2019.09)

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