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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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'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)