CRANSTON, RI(Februarie 8, 2016) – Rising super featherweight star Toka “T-Nice” Kahn-Clary(17-0, 11 Uitklophoue) returns to action this Saturday night against Mexican opponent Gabino “Flash” Cota (18-5-1, 16 Uitklophoue) at Sportsman Lodge in Studio City, Kalifornië. A decorated American amateur boxer (131-11 rekord), his career highlighted by a gold-medal performance at the 2010 Nasionale Golden Gloves Toernooi, Kahn-Clary is a native of Liberia who passed on a shot to make the 2016 U.S. Olimpiese boksspan, draai pro drie jaar gelede.
Kahn-Clary’s impressive second-round stoppage of Sergio “Cuatito” Lopez (19-10-1, 13 Uitklophoue) last November was supposed to lead him graduating to a 10-round fighter. His promoter Top Rank’s show Saterdag, opskrif deur 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 van die 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 se hoof afrigter Peter manfredo, Sr. opgemerk. “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 Rikaanse Olimpiese 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.”
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Onoorwonne vooruitsig Toka Kahn-Clary gegradueerdes 10-ronde vegter
-Alle foto's met vergunning van Mikey Williams / Top Rank-
CRANSTON, RI (November 25, 2015) – After his impressive second-round stoppage of Sergio “Cuatito” Lopez (19-10-1, 13 Uitklophoue) verlede Vrydag aand by die Cosmopolitan van Las Vegas, onoorwonne prima veergewigtitel vooruitsig Toka “T-Nice” Kahn-Clary (17-0, 11 Uitklophoue) het amptelik gegradueer van 'n agt tot tien-round vegter.
“”My optrede was goed,” Kahn-Clary looked back on his knockout of Lopez. “I didn’t do anything to make it a difficult fight. I was a little concerned that my opponent came in overweight (128 £. gewig kontrak, maar Lopez geweeg 132.2 lbs.), but I didn’t think too much of it. I really wanted to go four or five rounds for some more experience, maar ek het hom in die tweede ronde met 'n reg haak, en het hom uit. (Lopez was nie in staat om die klok vir die derde ronde te beantwoord.)
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| (L-R) Toka Kahn-Clary en skeidsregter Jay Nady |
“Ek is beslis gereed vir 10 veelsydige spelers. (Hoof afrigter) Peter (Manfredo, Sr) altyd my doen 'n baie conditioning werk. Ons sparred baie rondes vir agt-ronde gevegte, so I’ve been ready for 10-round fights. I won’t be fighting again until next year, maar ek sal weer in die gimnasium volgende Maandag.”
A versier Amerikaanse amateur wat 'n het 131-11 rekord, uitgelig deur 'n goue medalje by die prestasie 2010 Nasionale Golden Gloves Toernooi, Kahn-Clary geslaag op 'n skoot na die maak 2016 U.S. Olimpiese boksspan, draai pro drie jaar gelede.
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| (L-R) – Hoof afrigter Peter manfredo, Sr. & Toka Kahn-Clary |
“Ek dink Toka het 'n groot stelling en so het Top Rank (Kahn-Clary se promotor),” Manfredo added. “They’re so high on him that they want to put him in a big fight. I told them to give us a 10-round fight first, miskien in Januarie of Februarie, and then we can talk about him fighting a top guy. There’s no rush; Hy is net 23.
“Toka’s really maturing. He still doesn’t have ‘man strength’ but he’s getting there. He always works hard. He spars hard with bigger guys. He doesn’t just beat up a sparring partner, Hy klop aan die gimnasium, three or four fighters a session. And most of the time he’s sparring bigger guys and using big gloves.”
Gebore in Liberië, the 23-year-old Kahn-Clary is a rising star with lofty expectations. “Ek wil om te kompeteer op die hoogste vlak,” he explained. “Volgende jaar, I will keep working hard and hopefully fight some decent named opponents. I’m not ready for the top guys in my division, nog nie, maar ek sal daar wees in die ander jaar.”
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Onoorwonne prima vooruitsig Toka Kahn-Clary Liberië naam moedertaal maak in Amerika
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Om Sergio Lopez veg Saterdag in Las Vegas
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(Alle foto's deur Jeny Luna Hernandez-Watson)
PROVIDENCE (November 16, 2015) — Onoorwonne veergewigtitel vooruitsig Toka “T-Nice” Kahn-Clary (16-0, 10 Uitklophoue) kan die beste wees, relatief “onbekend” prizefighter in die land, ten minste buite New England.
A versier Amerikaanse amateur wat 'n het 131-11 rekord, uitgelig deur 'n goue medalje by die prestasie 2010 Nasionale Golden Gloves Toernooi, Kahn-Clary terug na die ring Saterdag nag (November. 20) by Die Cosmopolitan van Las Vegas teen Mexikaanse opponent Sergio “Cuatito” Lopez (19-9-1, 13 Uitklophoue) in wat veronderstel is om Kahn-Clary se laaste geskeduleerde agt-ronde bout wees voordat hy gegradueerdes tot 10 veelsydige spelers.
“Hy is 'n taai Mexikaanse vegter wat 'n bietjie kan boks aan die buitekant,” Kahn-Clary gepraat het oor sy volgende teenstander, “maar hy kom na vore, te. Hy is ervare en het in al met 'n baie goeie teenstanders.”
Lopez is 'n ernstige toets vir enige vooruitsig. His last three fights include a loss to 18-0 Alejandro Luna (KO4) die afgelope Augustus, 10-ronde split trek met 24-7-1 Joksan Hernandez, en 'n pragtige vyfde ronde van tegniese uitklophou 16-0 Victor Betancourt.
“Lopez is 'n gamer,” Kahn-Clary se hoof afrigter Peter manfredo, Sr. bygevoeg. He’s tough but our plan is for Toka to take him apart and eventually take him out. Toka’s not far away from a really big fight, Miskien 8-10 maande. We were offered a big fight but, ons eerste een nodig het 10-ronde stryd, en hy vroeg daardie stryd volgende jaar.”
Kahn-Clary, veg uit Providence, kom uit sy mees noemenswaardige oorwinning as 'n professionele laaste Junie, waarin hy optrek in die klas oor te neem 33-11 Jonathan Perez, die voormalige Colombiaanse super kapokgewig en World Boxing Council (WBC) kampioen. Kahn-Clary stopped Perez in the sixth round of their fight on a card headlined by Timothy BradleySe tussentydse wêreld welterweight titel wen Jessie Vargas op StubHub Center in Carson, Kalifornië.
Die 23-jarige, wat gebore Toka Kahn, will never face obstacles in the ring more difficult to overcome than his early life experiences. Now a blue-chip prospect, he was born in Liberia and came to America with his younger sister to join their father when he was only six. He lived in Philadelphia only one year before his father was killed in a shooting. Toka’s arduous journey continued as he and his sister moved to Providence, waar hulle gewoon het met pleegouers wat, eerlik, nie omgee wat met hulle gebeur.
Alle tekens dui op Toka om in die moeilikheid op die Providence strate as 'n jongeling, veral by tye, toe hy hawelose was. Gelukkig, al, 'n vriend het hom na manfredo's Gym in Pawtuckert, RI. Boxing truly saved his life. Manfredo, USA Boxing New England president Jim Perella en die egpaar wat hom uiteindelik aangeneem, Andrea Watson en Ron Clary, dramaties verander sy lewe.
Kahn-Clary onderteken 'n kontrak met promosie Top Rank, wat, saam met bestuurder Mike Criscio en manfredo, het Kahn-Clary verskuif teen 'n bestendige, opwaartse tempo. Kahn-Clary, terloops, sal veg vir die derde keer vanjaar, nadat vyf verlede jaar.
 “Top Rank het 'n goeie werk gedoen hou my besig,” southpaw Kahn-Clary commented. “I know that it takes time to climb the ladder and I still need to improve a few things. I need to beat a top fighter to get into the world rankings. I’ll be ready when I get that call.“Ek is gereed vir 'n oomblik 10 of 12 ronde stryd. I’ve done a lot of sparring to help me get ready to step up. I’m excited about fighting 10 en 12 round fights because it’ll be a test for me and I love to be test. The top guys in my division are the (Gary) Russell, (Moegl) Lomachenkoen (Lion) Santa Cruz. I have the skills and heart to compete with them.”
Gehalte sparring in New England is teen 'n premie, veral vir 'n kleiner gewig vegter soos Kahn-Clary, wat waardevolle ondervinding sparring met WBA super-veergewigtitel opgedoenJavier Fortuna (29-0-1, 21 Uitklophoue), drie keer Amerikaanse Olimpiese Rau'shee Warren en sy mede-Nieu-Engeland en 'n vriend, New Haven’s Luis “KO King” Rosa (21-0, 10 Uitklophoue).
“Peter (Manfredo) en my reis na Worcester (MA) en Connecticut om goeie werk te kry,” the gifted boxer-puncher Toka-Kahn explained. “It’s been a great help for me. I’ve gotten a lot of valuable experience in there with fighters like Fortuna and Warren. Ek het hul ring generaalskap gesien, hul beweging, and I’ve learned from them. They’re smart. I’ve learned from them, even try to copy them. It’s not just about sparring, wat is 'n leerervaring. As jy nie leer uit sparring, al wat jy ooit sal wees, is 'n lewensmaat.”
Manfredo is al en hy besef dat sy prys student, Kahn-Clary, will need to go away to training camp for good sparring when he starts fighting 10-rounders. “Ek is goeie vriende met Freddie Roach en ons sal uitgaan na Kalifornië en op te lei by die Wild Card Gym,” Manfredo concluded. “I’m very happy with the way Toka’s been moved. I have faith in Brad Goodman, wat een van die beste, if not the best matchmaker in the world. They’ve moved Toka along at a good pace. They know what they’re doing.”
Intussen, Toka Kahn-Clary plans to make his name in boxing next year. Eerste, al, Hy het verlede Lopez kry Saterdag nag om sy momentum gaan hou.
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