Tokushōryū Makoto

Freitag, 22. August 1986

Tokushōryū Makoto (Japanese: 德勝龍 誠, born August 22, 1986 as Makoto Aoki (青木 誠, Aoki Makoto)) is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Nara. He wrestles for Kise stable. An amateur sumo competitor while studying at Kinki University, Tokushōryū made his professional debut in January 2009. He reached the top makuuchi division in July 2013. His highest rank to date has been maegashira 2. He has won championships in the makuuchi, jūryō, jonokuchi and sandanme divisions. He was runner-up in the January 2015 tournament. After spending most of 2018 and 2019 in the second tier, he returned to the top division in January 2020 and recorded 14 wins to take an upset championship victory at the age of 33.