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class="LayoutNavigationTree"><div class="NavigationTree BoxBgColor"> <span class="NavigationTreeBranch"><a href="?id=">CAGEMATCH</a></span> » <span class="NavigationTreeBranch"><a href="?id=2">Wrestlers Database</a></span> » <span class="NavigationTreeBranch">Takashi Iizuka</span></div></div> <div class="LayoutPageOptions"><div></div></div> </div> <div class="LayoutBodyHeader"><div class="HeaderBox"><h1 class="TextHeader">Takashi Iizuka</h1><h2 class="TextSubHeader">Also known as Takayuki Iizuka, Sambo Izuka</h2></div><ul class="ContentNavigator"><li class="ContentNavigatorItem ContentNavigatorPageActive"><a href="?id=2&nr=1205">Overview</a></li><li class="ContentNavigatorItem"><a href="?id=2&nr=1205&page=9">Articles</a></li><li class="ContentNavigatorItem"><a href="?id=2&nr=1205&page=20">Career</a></li><li class="ContentNavigatorItem"><a href="?id=2&nr=1205&page=3">Career highlights</a></li><li class="ContentNavigatorItem"><a href="?id=2&nr=1205&page=11">Titles</a></li><li 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class="Caption">Personal Data</div><div class="InformationBoxTable"><div class="InformationBoxRow"><div class="InformationBoxTitle">Birthplace:</div><div class="InformationBoxContents">Muroran, Hokkaido, Japan</div></div><div class="InformationBoxRow"><div class="InformationBoxTitle">Gender:</div><div class="InformationBoxContents">male</div></div><div class="InformationBoxRow"><div class="InformationBoxTitle">Height:</div><div class="InformationBoxContents">5' 11" (181 cm)</div></div><div class="InformationBoxRow"><div class="InformationBoxTitle">Weight:</div><div class="InformationBoxContents">231 lbs (105 kg)</div></div><div class="InformationBoxRow"><div class="InformationBoxTitle">Background in sports:</div><div class="InformationBoxContents">Basketball</div></div></div><hr class="ContentDivider" /><div class="Caption">Career Data</div><div class="InformationBoxTable"><div class="InformationBoxRow"><div class="InformationBoxTitle">Alter egos:</div><div class="InformationBoxContents"><a href="?id=2&nr=1205&page=4&gimmick=Sambo+Izuka">Sambo Izuka</a><br /><a href="?id=2&nr=1205&page=4&gimmick=Takashi+Iizuka">Takashi Iizuka</a><br /><a href="?id=2&nr=1205&page=4&gimmick=Takayuki+Iizuka">Takayuki Iizuka</a></div></div><div class="InformationBoxRow"><div class="InformationBoxTitle">Roles:</div><div class="InformationBoxContents">Singles Wrestler (1986 - 2019)<br />Tag Team Wrestler (1986 - 2019)</div></div><div class="InformationBoxRow"><div class="InformationBoxTitle">Beginning of in-ring career:</div><div class="InformationBoxContents">02.11.1986</div></div><div class="InformationBoxRow"><div class="InformationBoxTitle">End of in-ring career:</div><div class="InformationBoxContents">21.02.2019</div></div><div class="InformationBoxRow"><div class="InformationBoxTitle">In-ring experience:</div><div class="InformationBoxContents">32 years</div></div><div class="InformationBoxRow"><div class="InformationBoxTitle">Wrestling style:</div><div class="InformationBoxContents">Technician, Brawler</div></div><div class="InformationBoxRow"><div class="InformationBoxTitle">Trainer:</div><div class="InformationBoxContents"><a href="?id=2&nr=7447&name=Kotetsu+Yamamoto">Kotetsu Yamamoto</a>, <a href="?id=2&nr=3286&name=Kazuo+Yamazaki">Kazuo Yamazaki</a> & <a href="?id=2&nr=270&name=Osamu+Kido">Osamu Kido</a></div></div><div class="InformationBoxRow"><div class="InformationBoxTitle">Nicknames:</div><div class="InformationBoxContents">"Crazy Bouzu"<br />"Mr. Sleeper Hold"</div></div><div class="InformationBoxRow"><div class="InformationBoxTitle">Signature moves:</div><div class="InformationBoxContents">Blizzard Suplex<br />Sleeper Hold<br />Ankle Lock<br />Cross Armbar<br />Dragon Screw<br />Throat Thrust</div></div></div><hr class="ContentDivider" /><div class="Caption"><a name="facts" href="#facts">Tidbits</a></div><div class="Text TextLowlight GermanTextWarning" id="hiddenTextWarning1" 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