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Comedian "Shizu-chan" keeps boxing after failed Olympic attempt

TOKYO, Japan - Comedian-turned-fighter Shizuyo Yamasaki (seated) has sweat wiped away by her trainer Masahiko Umetsu (R) during a break at the Challenge Match competition for nonprofessional female boxers at Tokyo's Korakuen Hall on April 2, 2013.

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Comedian "Shizu-chan" keeps boxing after failed Olympic attempt

TOKYO, Japan - Comedian-turned-boxer Shizuyo Yamasaki speaks during an interview in Tokyo with Kyodo News on April 5, 2013.

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Comedian "Shizu-chan" keeps boxing after failed Olympic attempt

TOKYO, Japan - Comedian-turned-fighter Shizuyo Yamasaki (L) competes against a Taiwanese opponent at the Challenge Match competition for nonprofessional female boxers at Tokyo's Korakuen Hall on April 2, 2013.

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'Shizu-chan' crashes out of women's world c'ships

QINHUANGDAO, China - Japanese comedian Shizuyo Yamasaki (R), who has taken up boxing, is punched by Germany's Andrea Strohmayer in the third round of a middleweight bout at the women's world boxing championships in Qinhuangdao, China, on May 15, 2012. Yamasaki, known by her stage name ''Shizu-chan,'' could not land a punch line as she lost the bout.

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'Shizu-chan' wins her 1st match at world boxing c'ships

QINHUANGDAO, China - Japan's comedian Shizuyo Yamasaki (R) punches Uzbekistan's Shahnoza Nizamova during a middleweight bout at the women's world boxing championships in Qinhuangdao, China, on May 14, 2012. Yamasaki, who goes by the stage name ''Shizu-chan,'' won her first match to face Andrea Strohmayer of Germany the following day at the qualifying event for the London Olympics.

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Comedian Shizu-chan takes step toward Olympics

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Japanese comic Shizuyo Yamasaki (L) beats Sayako Suzuki to capture the women's middleweight national boxing title in Hiroshima on Feb. 11, 2012. Yamasaki, known as Shizu-chan from the Yoshimoto Creative Agency's comic duo ''Nankai Candies,'' took a step toward attaining her dream -- competing in an upcoming amateur boxing competition at the London Olympics.

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Comedian Shizu-chan takes step toward Olympics

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Japanese comic Shizuyo Yamasaki holding the gold medal after capturing the women's middleweight national boxing title in Hiroshima on Feb. 11, 2012. Yamasaki, known as Shizu-chan from the Yoshimoto Creative Agency's comic duo ''Nankai Candies,'' took a step toward attaining her dream -- competing in an upcoming amateur boxing competition at the London Olympics.

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Golf: JLPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup

Japanese golfer Mone Inami plays a shot during the final round of the JLPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup on Sept. 12, 2021, at Shizu Hills Country Club in Hitachiomiya, Ibaraki Prefecture.

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Golf: JLPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup

Japanese golfer Mone Inami celebrates after winning her first major title at the JLPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup on Sept. 12, 2021, at Shizu Hills Country Club in Hitachiomiya, Ibaraki Prefecture.

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Golf: JLPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup

Japanese golfer Mone Inami plays a shot during the final round of the JLPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup on Sept. 12, 2021, at Shizu Hills Country Club in Hitachiomiya, Ibaraki Prefecture.

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Golf: JLPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup

Japanese golfer Mone Inami celebrates after winning her first major title at the JLPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup on Sept. 12, 2021, at Shizu Hills Country Club in Hitachiomiya, Ibaraki Prefecture.

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Golf: JLPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup

Japanese golfer Mone Inami plays a shot during the final round of the JLPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup on Sept. 12, 2021, at Shizu Hills Country Club in Hitachiomiya, Ibaraki Prefecture.

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Golf: JLPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup

Japanese golfer Mone Inami celebrates after winning her first major title at the JLPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup on Sept. 12, 2021, at Shizu Hills Country Club in Hitachiomiya, Ibaraki Prefecture.

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Golf: JLPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup

Japanese golfer Mao Saigo hits off the second tee during the third round of the JLPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup at Shizu Hills Country Club in Hitachiomiya, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Sept. 11, 2021.

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Golf: JLPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup

Japanese golfer Mone Inami hits off the second tee during the third round of the JLPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup at Shizu Hills Country Club in Hitachiomiya, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Sept. 11, 2021.

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Golf: JLPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup

Japanese golfer Mone Inami hits off the 18th tee during the third round of the JLPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup at Shizu Hills Country Club in Hitachiomiya, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Sept. 11, 2021.

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Golf: JLPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup

Japanese golfer Mao Saigo is pictured during the third round of the JLPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup at Shizu Hills Country Club in Hitachiomiya, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Sept. 11, 2021.

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Golf: JLPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup

Japanese golfer Hinako Shibuno plays a practice round for the JLPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup at Shizu Hills Country Club in Hitachiomiya, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Sept. 8, 2021, a day before the tournament's first round.

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Golf: JLPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup

Japanese golfer Hinako Shibuno is pictured after playing a practice round for the JLPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup at Shizu Hills Country Club in Hitachiomiya, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Sept. 8, 2021.

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Golf: JLPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup

Japanese golfer Hinako Shibuno plays a practice round for the JLPGA Championship Konica Minolta Cup at Shizu Hills Country Club in Hitachiomiya, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Sept. 8, 2021, a day before the tournament's first round.

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'Shizu-chan' crashes out of women's world c'ships

QINHUANGDAO, China - Japanese comedian Shizuyo Yamasaki (R), who has taken up boxing, is punched by Germany's Andrea Strohmayer in the third round of a middleweight bout at the women's world boxing championships in Qinhuangdao, China, on May 15, 2012. Yamasaki, known by her stage name ''Shizu-chan,'' could not land a punch line as she lost the bout. (Kyodo)

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Comedian Shizu-chan takes step toward Olympics

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Japanese comic Shizuyo Yamasaki holding the gold medal after capturing the women's middleweight national boxing title in Hiroshima on Feb. 11, 2012. Yamasaki, known as Shizu-chan from the Yoshimoto Creative Agency's comic duo ''Nankai Candies,'' took a step toward attaining her dream -- competing in an upcoming amateur boxing competition at the London Olympics. (Kyodo)

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Comedian Shizu-chan takes step toward Olympics

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Japanese comic Shizuyo Yamasaki (L) beats Sayako Suzuki to capture the women's middleweight national boxing title in Hiroshima on Feb. 11, 2012. Yamasaki, known as Shizu-chan from the Yoshimoto Creative Agency's comic duo ''Nankai Candies,'' took a step toward attaining her dream -- competing in an upcoming amateur boxing competition at the London Olympics. (Kyodo)