(2)Akebono quits sumo, to become K-1 fighter

(2)Akebono quits sumo, to become K-1 fighter

TOKYO, Japan - Former yokozuna Akebono (R) and popular American K-1 fighter Bob ''The Beast'' Sapp poses for photographs at a press conference in a Tokyo hotel on Nov. 6. Akebono said he has resigned from the Japan Sumo Association and decided to become a K-1 martial arts fighter.

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