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Cranston, RI(Kínní 8, 2016) – Rising super featherweight star Toka “T-Nice” Kahn-Clary(17-0, 11 KOs) returns to action this Saturday night against Mexican opponent Gabino “Flash” Cota (18-5-1, 16 KOs) at Sportsman Lodge in Studio City, California. A decorated American amateur boxer (131-11 gba), his career highlighted by a gold-medal performance at the 2010 National Golden ibọwọ figagbaga, Kahn-Clary is a native of Liberia who passed on a shot to make the 2016 U.S. Olympic Boxing Egbe, titan pro odun meta seyin.
Kahn-Clary’s impressive second-round stoppage of Sergio “Cuatito” Lopez (19-10-1, 13 KOs) last November was supposed to lead him graduating to a 10-round fighter. His promoter Top Rank’s show yi Saturday, headlined nipa Alex Saucedo vs. Clarence Booth, doesn’t have a single 10-round fight, in favor of three 8-rounders including Kahn-Clary vs. Cota.
“That really doesn’t matter to me,” Kahn-Clary said. “I trained to beat this guy, not how many rounds. I’m a lot better fighter than I was a year ago. I’m a lot more relaxed in the ring. I think more as I’m moving in the ring, adjusting a lot better, and my combinations are coming out a lot better.”
A former WBC FECOMBOX and Mexican featherweight champion, Cota is a dangerous opponent who has knocked out 16 ninu awọn 18 fighters he’s defeated as a professional.
“Cota may have lost four of his last six but they were all title fights or on television against name opponents,” Kahn-Clary ká ori olukọni Peter Manfredo, SR. woye. “He has some pop, throws a zillion punches and just keeps coming forward. This is a good step up for Toka.
“Toka is ready for this fight. He’s had a lot of good sparring. Toka is aggressive, well-conditioned, a good defensive fighter who can crack. There wasn’t a 10-round fight available on this card but we wanted this fight. Toka’s still only 23 so there’s no reason to rush things.”
Cota is battle tested having fought world title challengerJonathan Oquendo, Puerto Rican Olympian Orlando Cruzand Russian champion Andrey Klimov.
“I like fighting guys that come to me like Cota,” Kahn-Clary remarked. “It makes my job easier. I can setup my punches and fights against guys like this aren’t as much as a chess match. I’ll be landing hard shots and fans like that better than a chess match.”
Tẹle Kahn-Clary on Twitter ati InstagramTokaKahnClary, tabi ore fun u on Facebook ni www.Facebook.com/tokakahn.
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Lewiston, Maine (Kínní 7, 2016) - New England njà (NEF), America ká nọmba-ọkan agbegbe ija igbega, held its most recent event, “NEF 21: Òrìṣà-” Saturday alẹ ni awọn Androscoggin Bank Colisée ni Lewiston, Maine. The Colisée was a packed house for the promotion’s second hybrid mixed-martial-arts (MMA) and professional boxing event. Fight fans were treated to a marathon evening of nonstop action featuring 26 bouts in total.
In the MMA main event of the evening, in what can only be described as a “thriller,” Bruce “Lẹwa Ọmọkùnrin” Boyington (13-8) defeated Jon Lemke (5-4) via split decision to retain the NEF MMA Professional Lightweight Title. Boyington and Lemke battled back-and-forth for five brutal rounds in what many in attendance were calling one of the best fights in NEF history.
In the boxing headliner, Northeast Junior Welterweight Champion Brandon “The Cannon” Berry (11-1) handed Tollison Lewis the first loss of his professional boxing career (2-1) with a second-round stoppage via technical knockout (WHO).
On the amateur MMA portion of the card, three inaugural champions were crowned. Ryan Glover (3-1) took home the light heavyweight title after defeating Mike Williams (1-1), while Johnny Crafts (4-0) captured the bantamweight strap and Ricky Dexter (5-2) won the welterweight championship.
NEF also announced that its next event would take place on April 23, 2016, once again at the Androscoggin Bank Colisée in Lewiston.
Awọn esi lati Lewiston, Maine:
Ọjọgbọn Boxing
Brandon Berry defi. Tollison Lewis via TKO, yika 2
Evincii Dixon def. Antonio Chaves Fernandez via unanimous decision
Crowsneck Boutin fought Joel Bishop to a unanimous draw
Ọjọgbọn MMA
Bruce Boyington defi. Jon Lemke via split decision (Boyington retains lightweight title)
Josh Lange def. Derek Shorey via rear-naked choke, yika 1
Zach Elkins def. Mike Hansen via guillotine, yika 1
CJ Ewer defi. Zenon Herrera via ankle lock submission, yika 1
Alex Henry def. Andrew Tripp via KO, yika 1
Brandon Warne def. Norman Fox via guillotine, yika 1
Amateur MMA
Ryan Glover defi. Mike Williams via armbar, yika 2 (Glover wins light heavyweight title)
Ricky Dexter defi. Caleb Farrington via TKO, yika 1 (Dexter wins welterweight title)
Johnny Crafts defi. Henry Clark via TKO, yika 3 (Crafts wins bantamweight title)
Rafael Velado defi. Mike Peitersen via split decision
Erin Lamonte defi. Randi Beth Boyington via rear-naked choke, yika 1
Erik Nelson def. Julio Martinez via unanimous decision
Matt Glover def. Gravin Guillen via TKO, yika 1
Taylor Costantino def. Frank Johanson via TKO, yika 1
Brendan Battles def. Dave Smith via TKO, yika 1
Ras Hylton def. Zak Bergeron via TKO, yika 1
Adam Nielsen def. Ruben Redman via TKO, yika 1
Dustin Shorey def. Juan Meneses via TKO, yika 1
Tom Burgess def. Caleb Swoveland via unanimous decision
Chad Murillo def. Tony Agust via split decision
Jake Denham def. Justin Witham via verbal submission, yika 2
Richmond Pierce Wiegman def. Clifford Redman nipasẹ TKO, yika 2
Caleb Costello def. David Thompson via KO, yika 1
New England njà 'tókàn iṣẹlẹ, "NEF 22: GBOGBO ona ja nibi,” takes place Saturday, April 23, 2016 ni Androscoggin Bank Colisée in Lewiston, Maine. Tickets for “NEF 22” start at just $25 ki o si ni o wa lori tita to bayi ni www.TheColisee.com tabi nipa pipe awọn Colisée apoti ọfiisi ni207.783.2009 x 525. Fun alaye diẹ ẹ sii lori iṣẹlẹ ati ija kaadi awọn imudojuiwọn, jọwọ lọsi awọn igbega ká aaye ayelujara ni www.NewEnglandFights.com. Ni afikun, o le wo awọn fidio NEF ni www.youtube.com/NEFMMA, tẹle wọn lori Twitternefights ki o si da awọn osise Facebook egbe "New England njà."
Santa Monica (Kínní 6, 2015) - Bellator MMA jẹ lọpọlọpọ lati kede awọn fawabale ti Chris “The Crippler” Leben (22-11) si ohun iyasoto olona-odun, olona-ija guide. The former World Extreme Cagefighting Middleweight World Champion has fought professionally since 2002, and holds the record for most fights in the UFC at 185-pounds (22).
Since taking a break from the sport in 2014, Leben has resided in San Diego, Calif. and served as a coach at Victory MMA & Amọdaju. Known for his tendency to put on an exciting show each and every time he enters the cage, Leben was a member of the inaugural cast of “The Ultimate Fighter” alongside fellow Bellator MMA competitors Stephan Bonnar ati Josh Koscheck. The 35-year-old has fought elite talent throughout his mixed martial arts tenure, against names the likes of: Wanderlei Silva, Anderson Silva, Brian Stann, Michael Bisping, Patrick Cote, Mark Muñoz, and Bellator MMA’s own Alessio Sakara.
“If I were to draw up the prototypical Bellator MMA competitor, there would be parts of Chris [Leben] in there,"Bellator MMA Aare Scott Coker so wipe. “The guy has never had a boring fight and as I’ve said from day one, we’re going to continue to grow from the ground up and buy from the top down. I know that Chris still has a lot of fight left in him and I’m excited to see him fight We are hoping to see his Bellator debut this Spring.”
“Focusing on just coaching at Victory MMA has been amazing, but recently, I started to get the itch to compete again,” Leben said. “So I extended an olive branch to the people at Bellator and here I am. Mo wa ni nla apẹrẹ, I love the possible matchups this roster has to offer and I’m ready to show the world why they call me ‘The Crippler.’”
Leben joins a budding roster of Bellator MMA talent, with recent signings that include: Benson Henderson, Anastasia Yankova, Lena Ovchynnikova, ati Sergei Kharitonov.
It has yet to be determined what weight class Leben will compete at, but when asked what division he hopes to settle in, Leben made it clear: “I’ll go wherever the big fights are.”
Our latest interview with a true class act. Jeff Daniels took to the task of telling his older brother Terry Daniels’ amazing story with a passion for posterity and a supreme sense of attention to detail. Despite having no book-writing experience, Daniels created what he considered to be as classic as a Beatles album when he finished crafting his masterpiece about a bygone era in the sport of boxing and his brother’s battles with some of the biggest names in the heavyweight division. You can buy the book here: http://amzn.to/1WQMNFO, access Jeff’s site here: http://jeffdanielscompany.com/index.php/about-the-author and watch a short YouTube video promoting the book here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PDH_Laa6lY. Jeff shares some insights into the writing process during our interview here and takes us back in time in this amazing episode.
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Santa Monica, CALIF. (Kínní 4, 2015) – The main card of "Bellator 151: Warren la. Caldwell” loriMarch 4 is coming together with today’s addition of Yamauchi soke (19-2), who will meet Bubba Jenkins (10-2) ni featherweight igbese, with both men hoping to keep their current winning streaks intact.
Tiketi fun "Bellator 151: Warren la. Caldwell” are on sale now and start at just $45. You can purchase tickets at the WinStar World Casino and Resort Box Office, as well as Ticketmaster.com and Bellator.com. Ilẹkun fun awọn iṣẹlẹ-ìmọ ni 5:00 p.m. CT agbegbe akoko, with the first contest taking place one hour later.
"Bellator 151: Warren la. Caldwell” airs ifiwe ati ki o free on iwasoke ni 9 p.m. ATI/8 p.m. CT, while preliminary boutswill stream live on Bellator.com ati The Bellator Mobile App.. Additional preliminary bouts will be announced in the coming weeks.
Yamauchi comes into the fight riding a wave of momentum he’s caught after wins against Mike Richman, Martin Stapleton, ati Isao Kobayashi. The 23-year-old Japanese fighter has only lost once in six appearances under the Bellator MMA banner and has notched 15 ti re 19 wins as a professional by way of submission.
It’s hard to ignore Jenkins inside or outside the Bellator MMA cage, being that “The Highlight Kid” also doubles as a podcast host during his free time. The Arizona State alum notched two straight wins to cap off 2015, julọ laipe, an impressive offensive display against a promising prospect in Jordani Parsons.
Imudojuiwọn "Bellator 151: Warren la. Caldwell” Fight Card:
Bellator MMA Bantamweight Main Event: Joe Warren (13-4) la. Darrion Caldwell (8-0)
Bellator MMA Welterweight Co-Main Event: Michael Page (9-0) la. Fernando Gonzalez (24-13)
Bellator MMA Featherweight ẹya ara ẹrọ ija: Yamauchi soke (19-2) la. Bubba Jenkins (10-2)