Respect to Hakuho retirement: All Bouts - Ultimate Compilation

#hakuho #白鵬 #trendingtoday Hakuho, a sumo wrestling legend in Japan, is retiring at 36. His resume includes a record of 45 tournaments win, a record of 16 perfect victories and an all-time sumo record of 1,187 wins. Hakuho is a Mongolian-born Yokozuna, meaning grand champion. According to NHK News, a right knee injury is what has pushed Hakuho into retirement. The sumo great had knee surgery in March and only competed in one competition this year, the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament, in July. He won the event. Hakuho, born with the name Munkhbat Davaajargal, went to Japan at 15 to pursue a career in sumo, with his first appearance coming in 2001. His father won a silver medal for Mongolia in freestyle wrestling at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City. In 2007 at the age of 22, Hakuho achieved the highest rank of Yokozuna. He became a Japanese citizen in 2019, meaning after retirement he can train wrestlers at his own sumo stable. - - Hakuho VS Asashoryu Hakuho VS Harumafuji Hakuho VS Kakuryu Hakuho VS Kisenosato Hakuho VS Terunofuji