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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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'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)