Kotokenryu Takeaki - 琴挙龍 武明 (born January 19, 2004) is a Mongolian professional sumo wrestler from Töv. He made his debut in November 2021 and currently wrestles for Sadogatake stable. His highest rank as of 2025 is makushita 8.
Early Life[]
Gantulga Bilguun was born on January 19, 2004, in Töv, Mongolia. He later moved to Japan and attended Saitama Sakae High School where he was a member of the school's strong sumo club.[1] He subsequently dropped out of high school and joined Sadogatake stable.
Career[]
He made his professional debut in November 2021 and was given the shikona "Kotokenryu" (琴挙龍). In his first professional tournament in March 2022, he won all seven matches, but missed out on the jonokuchi yusho after losing to stablemate Kototebakari in a playoff. He was promoted to sandanme in July 2022 and reached the makushita division in March 2023.[2]
Fighting Style[]
Kotokenryu defeats Osanai by oshidashi (push out)
Kotokenryu is proficient in both yotsu-sumo (grappling) and oshi-sumo (pushing and thrusting) techniques. His most common techniques are yorikiri (force out) and oshidashi (push out).[3]
Record[]
Division Results[]
- Total: 84-48-8/131 (21 basho)
- Makushita: 49-35-7/84 (13 basho)
- Sandanme: 22-12-1/33 (5 basho)
- Jonidan: 6-1/7 (1 basho)
- Jonokuchi: 7-0/7 (1 basho)
Shikona History[]
- Kotokenryu Takeaki (2021.11 - )
Gallery[]
(c. 2024)
(c. 2024)