Hishofuji Hiroki
飛翔富士 廣樹
Hishofuji during his only tournament as a sekitori, September 2011
Personal information
BornHiroki Sumi
(1989-07-14) July 14, 1989
Hyōgo-ku, Kobe, Japan
Height1.92 m (6 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
Weight201 kg (443 lb; 31 st 9 lb)
Career
StableNakamura → Azumazeki
Record234-197-47
DebutMarch 2005
Highest rankJuryo 13 (September 2011)
RetiredJanuary 2017
Championships2
1 (Sandanme)
1 (Jonokuchi)
* Up to date as of May 2023.

Hishofuji Hiroki (born July 14, 1989 as Hiroki Sumi) is a former sumo wrestler from Hyōgo-ku, Kobe, Japan. The highest rank he reached was Juryo 13, which he held for just a single basho. He wrestled for Nakamura stable until it closed down in December 2012, then transferring and finishing his career at Azumazeki stable. He retired in January 2017. He now lives in Los Angeles and participates in sumo exhibitions and amateur tournaments under the name Hiroki, often alongside Ulambayaryn Byambajav and Yamamotoyama.

Career

Hiroki was always a large boy and by the time he had graduated from Hyogo junior high school he was already 190 cm tall and weighed 120 kg. Hiroki was also a notable judoka at the prefectural level. This along with his exceeding size garnered him an invitation to join Nakamura stable. He made his debut in March 2005 and made steady progress up the banzuke. This continued until he reached Sandanme in March 2007 recording a mere three losing records on his way there. After a few losing records and bouncing between sandanme and Jonidan he returned to steady progress and was promoted to Makushita. This is where he would spend most of his career. He was helped along by the 2011 match fixing scandal which saw many wrestlers forced to retire, and in September 2011 was promoted to his career high rank of Juryo 13 and become a sekitori. He would win only four of his fifteen matches and was immediately demoted back down to makushita; he would never make it back to the salaried ranks again. In November 2012 with his stable master Fujizakura reaching the mandatory retirement age and closing down the stable he transferred to Azumazeki stable. In late 2013 Hiroki suffered a major right knee injury which would see him sit out for over a year and drop off the banzuke. He would return to the dohyo in January 2015 and start an impressive 22 win streak picking up two lower division yusho (Jonokuchi and Sandanme) in the process. After this though he would put up mediocre records having been troubled by a left ankle issue. After three consecutive losing records and losing his opening bout of the January 2017 basho he decided to retire.

After retirement

On 25 January 2017, it was announced by the Japan Sumo Association that Hishofuji was retiring from the sumo wrestling association.[1][2][3] After his retirement from the Japan Sumo Association, he decided to leave Japan for the United States. Here he would start doing sumo exhibitions and amateur tournaments, often alongside Ulambayaryn Byambajav and Yamamotoyama.[4] He also debuted in the WWE at the WWE Greatest Royal Rumble where he was the 7th entrant, but was quickly eliminated by Mark Henry.[5][6][7] In July 2020 he appeared on Game On! with Bobby Lee.[8] In February 2023, he announced that he participated in the filming of the Netflix series revolving around the world of professional sumo, Sanctuary, in which he plays the role of a wrestler (Shizuuchi).[9][10]

Career record

Hishofuji Hiroki[11]
Year in sumo January
Hatsu basho, Tokyo		 March
Haru basho, Osaka		 May
Natsu basho, Tokyo		 July
Nagoya basho, Nagoya		 September
Aki basho, Tokyo		 November
Kyūshū basho, Fukuoka
2005 x (Maezumo) West Jonokuchi #18
4–3
 		 East Jonidan #119
4–3
 		 East Jonidan #93
4–3
 		 East Jonidan #70
3–4
 
2006 East Jonidan #91
4–3
 		 West Jonidan #63
4–3
 		 West Jonidan #38
2–5
 		 West Jonidan #71
4–3
 		 West Jonidan #45
3–4
 		 East Jonidan #63
5–2
 
2007 East Jonidan #24
5–2
 		 West Sandanme #92
3–4
 		 East Jonidan #9
6–1
 		 East Sandanme #48
0–7
 		 East Sandanme #99
3–4
 		 East Jonidan #18
5–2
 
2008 East Sandanme #85
5–2
 		 East Sandanme #52
4–3
 		 East Sandanme #37
4–3
 		 East Sandanme #25
4–3
 		 West Sandanme #10
5–2
 		 East Makushita #47
3–4
 
2009 East Makushita #56
3–4
 		 East Sandanme #11
5–2
 		 East Makushita #48
4–3
 		 West Makushita #39
5–2
 		 West Makushita #29
1–6
 		 East Makushita #59
4–3
 
2010 West Makushita #52
5–2
 		 West Makushita #39
3–4
 		 West Makushita #47
4–3
 		 East Makushita #40
2–5
 		 East Makushita #54
5–2
 		 East Makushita #35
4–3
 
2011 West Makushita #29
5–2
 		 West Makushita #21
Tournament Cancelled
0–0–0		 West Makushita #21
4–3
 		 West Makushita #11
6–1
 		 East Jūryō #13
4–11
 		 East Makushita #7
3–4
 
2012 West Makushita #10
3–4
 		 West Makushita #18
5–2
 		 East Makushita #12
1–6
 		 East Makushita #29
2–5
 		 East Makushita #47
3–4
 		 East Makushita #59
0–1–6
 
2013 East Sandanme #35
5–2
 		 West Sandanme #7
5–4
 		 West Makushita #43
4–3
 		 West Makushita #36
2–5
 		 East Makushita #55
5–2
 		 East Makushita #35
Sat out due to injury
0–0–7
2014 West Sandanme #15
Sat out due to injury
0–0–7		 East Sandanme #76
Sat out due to injury
0–0–7		 West Jonidan #36
Sat out due to injury
0–0–7		 West Jonidan #5
Sat out due to injury
0–0–7		 (Banzukegai) (Banzukegai)
2015 (Maezumo) West Jonokuchi #16
7–0
Champion
 		 West Jonidan #10
7–0–P
 		 West Sandanme #20
7–0
Champion
 		 East Makushita #13
3–4
 		 East Makushita #20
4–3
 
2016 West Makushita #15
4–3
 		 East Makushita #11
3–4
 		 West Makushita #17
4–3
 		 West Makushita #12
3–4
 		 West Makushita #20
3–4
 		 East Makushita #27
3–4
 
2017 East Makushita #33
Retired
0–1		 x x x x x
Record given as win-loss-absent    Top Division Champion Top Division Runner-up Retired Lower Divisions

Sanshō key: F=Fighting spirit; O=Outstanding performance; T=Technique     Also shown: ★=Kinboshi; P=Playoff(s)
Divisions: Makuuchi — Jūryō — Makushita — Sandanme — Jonidan — Jonokuchi

Makuuchi ranks: Yokozuna — Ōzeki — Sekiwake — Komusubi — Maegashira

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Former Juryo Hishofuji and 16 others retired". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 25 January 2017. Archived from the original on 24 January 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  2. ↑ "16 former Juryo Hishofuji and others retired". SANSPO (Sankei Sports) (in Japanese). 25 January 2017. Archived from the original on 24 January 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  3. ↑ @sumokyokai (January 25, 2017). "<Retired wrestlers> Hishofuji, Takamori, Wakaryusei, Kinokuni, Rikiyama, Matsuei, Harusakura, Kita Katsuteru, Haguro Yutaka, Tsubomi, Tochiimari, Uehara, Sada Isamu, Tochidaitoyo, Kototakahashi, Musashidaira ..#sumo" (Tweet) (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 24 January 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2021 – via Twitter.
  4. ↑ "Sumo Sushi Show". USA SUMO. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  5. ↑ "Former Hishofuji makes his WWE debut, suggesting a joint fight with Shinsuke Nakamura". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 28 April 2018. Archived from the original on 28 April 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  6. ↑ Staff, WWE.com (27 April 2018). "Who was Greatest Royal Rumble Match entrant Hiroki Sumi?". WWE. Archived from the original on 29 April 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  7. ↑ Beltrán, William (27 April 2018). "Who is Hiroki Sumi, who participated in the Greatest Royal Rumble?". Súper Luchas. Archived from the original on 24 January 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  8. ↑ "Bobby Lee Gets Sumo Slammed". Yahoo! Life. 1 July 2020. Archived from the original on 7 July 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  9. ↑ "Wataru Ichinose takes on sumo wrestling in "Sanctuary". Co-stars Announced [Netflix]". Oricon News (in Japanese). 25 February 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  10. ↑ Hiroki Sumi [@Hiroki_S_Hisho] (February 25, 2023). "Thursday, May 4 on Netflix. I play the role of Shizuuchi in "Sanctuary" on Netflix, Please check it out!" (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 May 2023 – via Twitter.
  11. ↑ "Hishofuji Hiroki Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
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