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1086:"Sumo stablemaster forced to quit over bout-fixing"
282:ranked wrestler in July 2007 upon promotion to the
1026:List of sumo tournament second division champions
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1203:"Sakaizawa Kenichi Rikishi Information"
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1031:Glossary of sumo terms
899:Top division runner-up
774:West JĆ«ryĆ #12
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397:was a straightforward
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