Cranston, RI(Februari 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 “Lampu kilat” Cota (18-5-1, 16 KOs) at Sportsman Lodge in Studio City, California. A decorated American amateur boxer (131-11 rekaman), his career highlighted by a gold-medal performance at the 2010 Gloves Golden National Tournament, Kahn-Clary is a native of Liberia who passed on a shot to make the 2016 U.S. Olympic Boxing Team, ngowahi pro telung taun kepungkur.
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 Setu iki, headlined dening 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 saka 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 kang sirah trainer Peter Manfredo, Sr. nyatet. “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.”
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Prospek suwé Toka Kahn-Clary Graduates 10-babak fighter
-kabeh gambar courtesy of Mikey Williams / Top Urutan-
Cranston, RI (November 25, 2015) – After his impressive second-round stoppage of Sergio “Cuatito” Lopez (19-10-1, 13 KOs) pungkasan ana ing wayah wengi Ing Cosmopolitan Las Vegas, suwé biru-chip prospek bulu Toka “T-Nice” Kahn-Clary (17-0, 11 KOs) wis resmi lulus saka wolung kanggo sepuluh-babak fighter.
“”Kinerja ana apik,” 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 lbs. bobot kontrak nanging Lopez bobot 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, nanging aku sijine wong mudhun ing babak kapindho kanthi pancing tengen, lan njupuk wong metu. (Lopez Tukang njawab lonceng kanggo babak katelu.)
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| (L-R) Toka Kahn-Clary lan wasit Jay Nady |
“Aku temtunipun siap kanggo 10-Rounders. (Lowongan trainer) Peter (Manfredo, Sr.) tansah wis kula mengkono akèh kahanan karya. Kita sparred akèh babak kanggo gelut wolung babak, so I’ve been ready for 10-round fights. I won’t be fighting again until next year, nanging Aku bakal bali ing gedung olahraga Monday sabanjuré.”
A amatir Amérika decorated sing wis 131-11 rekaman, disorot kinerja emas-medali ing 2010 Gloves Golden National Tournament, Kahn-Clary liwati ing dijupuk kanggo nggawe 2016 U.S. Olympic Boxing Team, ngowahi pro telung taun kepungkur.
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| (L-R) – Lowongan trainer Peter Manfredo, Sr. & Toka Kahn-Clary |
“Aku Toka digawe statement amba lan iya Top Urutan (Promosi Kahn-Clary kang),” 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, Mungkin ing Januari utawa Februari, and then we can talk about him fighting a top guy. There’s no rush; kang mung 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, kang ngalahaken munggah gedung olahraga, three or four fighters a session. And most of the time he’s sparring bigger guys and using big gloves.”
Lair ing Liberia, the 23-year-old Kahn-Clary is a rising star with lofty expectations. “Aku arep kanggo saingan ing tingkat ndhuwur,” he explained. “Taun sabanjuré, I will keep working hard and hopefully fight some decent named opponents. I’m not ready for the top guys in my division, durung, nanging Aku bakal ana ing taun liyane.”
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Suwé prospek biru-chip Toka Kahn-Clary Liberia nggawe kolom jeneng ing Amérika
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Perang Sergio Lopez Setu iki ing Las Vegas
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(kabeh pictures by Jeny Luna Hernandez-Watson)
Providence (November 16, 2015) — Prospek bulu suwé Toka “T-Nice” Kahn-Clary (16-0, 10 KOs) bisa dadi apik, relatif “dingerteni” prizefighter ing negara, ing paling njaba saka New England.
A amatir Amérika decorated sing wis 131-11 rekaman, disorot kinerja emas-medali ing 2010 Gloves Golden National Tournament, Kahn-Clary ngasilake ring Setu iki wengi (Jan. 20) ing Cosmopolitan Las Vegas marang mungsuh Mexican Sergio “Cuatito” Lopez (19-9-1, 13 KOs) apa wis mestine dadi pungkasan dijadwalaké wolung babak bab Kahn-Clary kang sadurunge lulusan 10-Rounders.
“Kang pejuang Mexican angel sing bisa kothak sing sethitik ing njaba,” Kahn-Clary ngandika bab mungsuh kang sabanjuré, “nanging isa nerusake, banget. Kang experienced lan wis karo akèh mungsuh apik.”
Lopez test serius kanggo prospek wae. His last three fights include a loss to 18-0 Alejandro Luna (KO4) iki Agustus kepungkur, 10-babak pamisah tarik karo 24-7-1 Joksan Hernandez, lan kalima-babak kalah technical nggumunke saka 16-0 Victor Betancourt.
“Lopez punika tukang men game,” Kahn-Clary kang sirah trainer Peter Manfredo, Sr. ditambahake. 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, Mungkin 8-10 sasi. We were offered a big fight but, kita perlu salah siji 10-babak perang page, lan wong kang njaluk perang sing awal taun sabanjuré.”
Kahn-Clary, onomatopia saking Providence, wis teka mati kamenangan paling kacathet minangka profesional Juni pungkasan, kang jumangkah munggah ing kelas kanggo njupuk ing 33-11 Jonathan Perez, mantan super bantamweight Kolombia lan World Boxing Council (WBC) juara. Kahn-Clary stopped Perez in the sixth round of their fight on a card headlined by Timothy Bradley'S judhul flyweight donya interim menang liwat Jessie Vargas ing Pusat StubHub ing Carson, California.
23-taun-lawas, sing lair 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, ngendi padha urip karo tuwane Foster sing, sakbenere, durung Care apa kedaden kanggo wong-wong mau.
Kabeh pratandha nuding menyang Toka njupuk ing alangan ing lurung-lurung Providence minangka Pretty a, utamané ing kaping, nalika iku ana sing ora duwe omah. Begjanipun, sanadyan, kanca digawa menyang Manfredo kang Gim di Pawtuckert, RI. Boxing truly saved his life. Manfredo, Presiden USA Boxing New England Jim Perella lan saperangan sing pungkasanipun diadopsi wong, Andrea Watson lan Ron Clary, dramatically diganti kang urip.
Kahn-Clary mlebu kontrak promosi karo Top Urutan, kang, bebarengan karo manager Mike Criscio lan Manfredo, wis dipindhah Kahn-Clary ing anteng, jangkah munggah. Kahn-Clary, satleraman, bakal onomatopia kanggo kaping telune taun iki, sawise Duwe limang taun pungkasan.
 “Top Urutan wis rampung proyek apik tetep kula sibuk,” 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.“Aku siap sapunika kanggo 10 utawa 12 perang babak. I’ve done a lot of sparring to help me get ready to step up. I’m excited about fighting 10 lan 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, (Bosenl) Lomachenkolan (Lion) Santa Cruz. I have the skills and heart to compete with them.”
Quality sparring ing New England ing premium, utamané kanggo fighter cilik-bobot kayata Kahn-Clary, sing wis gained pengalaman invaluable sparring karo WBA super buluJavier Fortuna (29-0-1, 21 KOs), telung-wektu US Olympian Rau'shee Warren lan kang fellow New England lan kanca, New Haven’s Luis “KO King” Rosa (21-0, 10 KOs).
“Peter (Manfredo) lan kula lelungan menyang Worcester (MA) lan Connecticut kanggo njaluk karya apik,” 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. Aku wis katon generalship ring sing, gerakan sing, 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, kang pengalaman. Yen sampeyan ora sinau saka sparring, kabeh sing bakal tau dadi partner sparring.”
Manfredo wis mubeng lan nyadari yen mahasiswa hadiah, Kahn-Clary, will need to go away to training camp for good sparring when he starts fighting 10-rounders. “Aku kanca apik karo Freddie Roach lan kita bakal metu kanggo California lan olahraga ing alam bébas Card Gym,” Manfredo concluded. “I’m very happy with the way Toka’s been moved. I have faith in Brad Goodman, sing salah siji sing paling, if not the best matchmaker in the world. They’ve moved Toka along at a good pace. They know what they’re doing.”
Kangge, Toka Kahn-Clary plans to make his name in boxing next year. First, sanadyan, wis njaluk kepungkur Lopez Setu iki wengi supaya semangat arep.
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