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Sumo star and pro wrestler Koji Kitao passes away
Koji Kitao, who was one of the biggest stars of his era in sumo, and went
on to a less distinguished career as a pro wrestler, passed away on
February 10, which had been kept secretive and was just reported today in
Nikkan Sports in Japan.
Kitao, known at the time as Futuhaguro, was being groomed as sumo's new
young superstar in the late 80s, promoted to Yokozuna level (only the 60th
man in the hundreds of year history of that sport to reach that level) in
1986. But he was kicked out of sumo the next year for hitting the wife of
his stable boss, who fired him and he was kicked out without a hearing.
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rest:
https://www.f4wonline.com/japan/sumo-star-and-pro-wrestler-koji-kitao-passes-away-280386
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