Kick-Boxing Champ Dies

11/05/1997 at 12:00 AM EST

American-born world kick-boxing champion Andy Hug, 35, died of leukemia on Thursday in Tokyo, where he had been hoping for a film career, reports the Associated Press. A student of karate from the time he was 12, Hug was inspired by the "Rocky" movies to pursue a career in fighting.

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