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Kiyonomine Minoru

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Kiyonomine Minoru - 清乃峰 実 (born December 6, 1959) is a former Brazilian professional sumo wrestler from Sao Paulo. He made his debut in November 1979 and wrestled for Isegahama stable. His highest rank was makushita 18 and he retired in March 1989.

Early Life[]

Mario Minoru Akamine was born in Sao Paulo on December 6, 1959, and is of Japanese descent. He was an avid practitioner of judo before he left for Japan in 1979 for professional sumo wrestling.

Career[]

Akamine joined Isegahama stable and made his professional debut in March 1979, fighting under his family name. In his very first tournament he produced a 6-1 record and defeated Osawa by oshidashi (push out) in a playoff to claim the jonokuchi yusho. This made him the first Brazilian sumo wrestler to win a lower division championship.

In July 1980, he changed his shikona to "Hakuho" (伯鳳). Even though the pronunciation is the same as the 69th yokozuna Hakuho (白鵬), the kanji is different. The meaning of his name literally translates to "Elder Phoenix" while yokozuna Hakuho's name means "White Phoenix". After going winless in September 1980, he bounced back by winning all seven matches in the following tournament, however, he lost by oshidashi against Kotohisamatsu in a playoff for the jonidan yusho. Nevertheless, he was promoted to sandanme in January 1981.

In March 1982, he changed his shikona to "Kiyonomine" (清乃峰). He was promoted to makushita in March 1983. He would remain in mid-level makushita for the remainder of his career. In May 1986, he was promoted to a career-best makushita 18. He announced his retirement after sitting out of the March 1989 tournament.

Record[]

Division Results[]

  • Total: 195-190-7/385 (57 basho)
  • Makushita: 99-111/210 (30 basho)
  • Sandanme: 72-61-7/133 (20 basho)
  • Jonidan: 18-17/35 (5 basho)
  • Jonokuchi: 6-1/7 (1 basho)

Championships[]

  • 1 Jonokuchi Championship (January 1980)

Achievements[]

  • 1st Brazilian rikishi to win a lower divison championship

Shikona History[]

  • Akamine (1979.11 - 1980.05)
  • Hakuho (1980.07 - 1982.01)
  • Kiyonomine Minoru (1982.03 - 1989.03)

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