Grand sumo professional#

There, he was recognized because his coach saw his look, similar to his famous uncle's 'who always seemed to be fighting something'. Upon graduation from middle school, he was scouted from Mongolia by the coach of Japan's NSSU Kashiwa High School sumo club, who visited the country to scout for international sports students. Although he was not particularly fond of wrestling, he started taking bökh lessons at the age of 11 and achieved some local successes.

He also watched his uncle's matches on television, and developed a great respect for him.

Grand sumo professional#

Born into a wrestling family, Sugarragchaa often socialized with other professional sumo wrestlers at dinner parties, notably with 73rd yokozuna Terunofuji, long before becoming a professional himself. At the age of five, he began taking lessons in basketball and judo at the same club as fellow future- Ōzeki Kirishima, saying that together they 'were like friends'. As a child, he was naturally athletic and learned to ride horses at the age of three. Described as a 'city kid', he spent all his summer vacations, particularly long in Mongolia (from June to September) camping in yurts. Sugarragchaa was born in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, as the second son of former yokozuna Asashōryū's eldest brother (Sugarragchaa Dolgorsürengiin), who has a background as a bökh wrestler. He is the nephew of the sport's 68th yokozuna Asashōryū. After winning the top division division title in July 2023, Hōshōryū was promoted to his highest rank, ōzeki. He is known for his throwing skills, even when measured among Mongolian sumo wrestlers, who tend to use throws more than average reflecting the skills used in bökh. Wrestling for Tatsunami stable, he made his professional debut in January 2018. Hōshōryū Tomokatsu ( 豊昇龍智勝), born May 22, 1999, as Byambasuren Sugarragchaa ( Mongolian: Сугаррагчаагийн Бямбасүрэн) is a Mongolian professional sumo wrestler from Ulaanbaatar.