Filipovic – Koizumi
Mirko Crocop Filipovic, left, a K-1 fighter-turned-member of parliament of Croatia, smiles as he gets a jab from Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi wearing a K-1 glove during their meeting at Koizumi’s official residence in Tokyo Friday, Feb. 13, 2004. Crocop was elected as a lawmaker back in his home country in November 2003 after becoming a hero in Japan through his fightings in popular Japanese TV bouts of K-1, a brutal sports that combines elements of karate, kickboxing and taekwando. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, POOL)
