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| Fujinokawa Seigō | |
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| 藤ノ川 成剛 | |
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| Personal information | |
| Born | Seigō Saitō (2005-02-22)February 22, 2005 (age 20) Edogawa, Tokyo,Japan |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft9+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 120 kg (260 lb; 19 st) |
| Career | |
| Stable | Isenoumi |
| Current rank | seebelow |
| Debut | January 2023 |
| Highest rank | Maegashira 7 (January 2026) |
| Championships | 1 (Sandanme) |
| Special Prizes | Fighting Spirit (1) |
Last updated: December 22, 2025 | |
Fujinokawa Seigō (Japanese:藤ノ川 成剛; born February 22, 2005 asSeigō Saitō (齋藤 成剛,Saitō Seigō)) is a Japanese professionalsumo wrestler fromEdogawa, Tokyo and wrestles for theIsenoumi stable. He is the son of formermaegashira wrestlerŌikari, who also wrestled for the same stable.
Fujinokawa was born inEdogawa, Tokyo as the elder son of formermakuuchi sumo wrestlerŌikari.[1]
During his third year atSaitama Sakae High School, he captained the sumo club.[1]
Due to his success in high school sumo, he received offers from several universities, but was advised by the tenth generation Koyama to enter sumo sooner, so he decided not to attend university but to join theIsenoumi stable.[citation needed]
On 11 December 2022, it was announced that he would join his father's former stable, Isenoumi, and make his professional sumo debut in the January 2023 tournament, instead of waiting until he graduated from high school.[1][2] At theshinjo promotion ceremony, he entered the ring wearing themawashi that his father had used during his active career, and changed hisshikona from his real name, which he used during his amateur career, to "Wakaikari".[3]
In the July 2023 tournament, he won all seven of his bouts and defeated Asahakuryu in the deciding match to win thesandanme division championship.[4]
He was promoted to themakushita division in September 2023. In his seventhmakushita tournament in September 2024, he finished with a record of four wins and three losses in the westmakushita second position, and after the seventh match, his promotion tojūryō was considered a certainty.[5][6] On 25 September, theJapan Sumo Association decided to promote Fujinokawa for the November tournament.[7] This is the 13th time in history that a father and son has been promoted tosekitori, and a first for the Isenoumi stable. At the press conference, he revealed that he was considering taking on his father'sshikona "Ōikari" once he reached themakuuchi division.[8]
In the November tournament, he entered asjūryō 13 east. He lost his first three matches before winning his fourth match by default againstmakushita Kamito. He then lost his following two matches to have a record of 1 win and 5 losses. He won his seventh bout againstChiyomaru, and then won four consecutive matches. He won his seventh match, but lost the remaining two days to finish with a record of 7 wins and 8 losses.[9]
In the January 2025 tournament, he won four straight matches from day one, he then had his first loss before winning five straight matches, which put him in the running for the championship. On the eleventh day, he was injured after losing to his rivalShishi and was forced to withdraw for the first time in his career due to a distal rupture of the left biceps tendon. He finished with a record of 9 wins, 3 losses and 3 absences.[10]
In the March 2025 tournament, he was rankedjūryō 9 east, and had a winning record of 8 wins and 7 losses. In the May tournament, he was rankedjūryō 5 east, he finished with a good record of 12 wins and 3 losses despite being one win short of the championKusano.
In the July 2025 tournament rankings announced on 30 June, he made his debut in the topmakuuchi division, and it was announced that he would change hisshikona from Wakaikari to Fujinokawa, the traditionalshikona of theIsenoumi stable.[11] He is the sixth wrestler to use the name "Fujinokawa"; this marks the first time in nine tournaments since the January 2024 tournament that a wrestler with ashikona ending in "kawa" that is not derived from his real name has returned to the rankings.[12] On the third day, he pushed outHidenoumi to win his firstmakuuchi match.[13] He continued to win, and on the 13th day, with a record of 7 wins and 5 losses, he was given a walkover victory when his opponent,Takerufuji, withdrew from the tournament.[14] He also won his last two matches to finish with ten wins and five losses and was awarded theKanto-sho (Fighting Spirit Prize).[15]
| Year | January Hatsu basho,Tokyo | March Haru basho,Osaka | May Natsu basho,Tokyo | July Nagoya basho,Nagoya | September Aki basho,Tokyo | November Kyūshū basho,Fukuoka |
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| 2023 | (Maezumo) | East Jonokuchi #13 6–1 | East Jonidan #33 5–2 | East Sandanme #86 7–0–P Champion | West Makushita #55 5–2 | East Makushita #35 6–1 |
| 2024 | East Makushita #15 4–3 | East Makushita #10 4–3 | West Makushita #6 4–3 | West Makushita #5 4–3 | West Makushita #2 4–3 | East Jūryō #13 7–8 |
| 2025 | East Jūryō #13 9–3–3 | East Jūryō #9 8–7 | West Jūryō #5 12–3 | West Maegashira #14 10–5 F | West Maegashira #9 6–9 | East Maegashira #12 9–6 |
| 2026 | West Maegashira #7 10–5 | x | x | x | x | x |
| Record given aswins–losses–absences Top division champion Top division runner-up Retired Lower divisions Non-participation Sanshō key:F=Fighting spirit;O=Outstanding performance;T=Technique Also shown:★=Kinboshi;P=Playoff(s) | ||||||
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