CRANSTON, RI(Frar 8, 2016) – Rising super featherweight star Toka “T-Nizza” 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 rekord), his career highlighted by a gold-medal performance at the 2010 Golden Ingwanti nazzjonali Tournament, Kahn-Clary is a native of Liberia who passed on a shot to make the 2016 U.S. Olimpiku Boxing Team, tidwir pro tliet snin ilu.
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 din is-Sibt, headlined mill 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 ta 'l- 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,” Trainer ras Kahn-Clary ta Peter Manfredo, Sr. innota. “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 Rika 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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Prospett undefeated Toka Kahn-Clary Gradwati li ġellied 10-round
-Ritratti kollha korteżija ta 'Mikey Williams / Top Rank-
CRANSTON, RI (Novembru 25, 2015) – After his impressive second-round stoppage of Sergio “Cuatito” Lopez (19-10-1, 13 Kos) aħħar Ġimgħa bil-lejl fil Il Cosmopolitan ta 'Las Vegas, undefeated blue-chip prospett featherweight Toka “T-Nizza” Kahn-Clary (17-0, 11 Kos) tkun uffiċjalment gradwat minn ġlied tmien sa għaxar rawnd.
“”Prestazzjoni tiegħi kienet tajba,” 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. piż kuntratt iżda Lopez miżun 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, imma nressaq lilu stabbiliti fit-tieni rawnd b'ganċ dritt, u ħadet lilu out. (Lopez ma setgħetx twieġeb il-qanpiena għat-tielet rawnd.)
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| (L-R) Toka Kahn-Clary u referee Jay Nady |
“Jien definittivament lest għal 10-Rounders. (Trainer ras) Peter (Manfredo, Sr) dejjem ikun me jagħmlu ħafna xogħol kondizzjonament. Aħna sparred ħafna rawnds għall tissielet tmien round, so I’ve been ready for 10-round fights. I won’t be fighting again until next year, imma jien ser jiġu lura fil-ġinnasju tnejn li jmiss.”
A dilettanti American imżejjen li kellhom 131-11 rekord, enfasizzat minn rendiment deheb midalja fl- 2010 Golden Ingwanti nazzjonali Tournament, Kahn-Clary mgħoddija tir li jagħmlu l- 2016 U.S. Olimpiku Boxing Team, tidwir pro tliet snin ilu.
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| (L-R) – Trainer ras Peter Manfredo, Sr. & Toka Kahn-Clary |
“I think Toka għamlet dikjarazzjoni kbar u għalhekk ma kellhiex Top Rank (Promotur Kahn-Clary ta),” 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, forsi f'Jannar jew fi Frar, and then we can talk about him fighting a top guy. There’s no rush; hu biss 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, hu taħbita l-ġinnasju, three or four fighters a session. And most of the time he’s sparring bigger guys and using big gloves.”
Imwieled fil-Liberja, the 23-year-old Kahn-Clary is a rising star with lofty expectations. “Irrid li jikkompetu fl-ogħla livell,” he explained. “Sena d-dieħla, I will keep working hard and hopefully fight some decent named opponents. I’m not ready for the top guys in my division, mhux għalissa, imma jien ser tkun hemm f'sena oħra.”
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Undefeated prospett blue-chip Toka Kahn-Clary Liberja teħid nattiva isem fl-Amerika
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Li jiġġieled Sergio Lopez din is-Sibt fil Las Vegas
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(stampi kollha minn Jeny Luna Hernandez-Watson)
PROVIDENCE (Novembru 16, 2015) — Prospett featherweight undefeated Toka “T-Nizza” Kahn-Clary (16-0, 10 Kos) jista 'jkun l-aħjar, relattivament “mhux magħruf” Prizefighter fil-pajjiż, mill-inqas barra tal New England.
A dilettanti American imżejjen li kellhom 131-11 rekord, enfasizzat minn rendiment deheb midalja fl- 2010 Golden Ingwanti nazzjonali Tournament, Kahn-Clary jirritorna għall-ċirku din is-Sibt lejl (Novembru. 20) fil Il Cosmopolitan ta 'Las Vegas kontra l-avversarju Messikani Sergio “Cuatito” Lopez (19-9-1, 13 Kos) f'dak li suppost tkun għaddiet skedat bout tmien round Kahn-Clary qabel ma 'jkun gradwati li 10-Rounders.
“Hu qlubija Messikani iebsa li jistgħu kaxxa ftit fuq barra,” Kahn-Clary tkellem dwar l-avversarju li jmiss tiegħu, “imma hu b'reżervazzjonijiet, wisq. Hu esperjenza u ilu fis bil-lott ta 'avversarji tajba.”
Lopez huwa test serja għal kull prospett. His last three fights include a loss to 18-0 Alejandro Luna (KO4) dan Awissu passat, 10-maqsuma tond tiġbed bl 24-7-1 Joksan Hernandez, u l-ħames round eliminatorja tekniċi isturdament ta ' 16-0 Victor Betancourt.
“Lopez huwa gamer,” Trainer ras Kahn-Clary ta Peter Manfredo, Sr. miżjud. 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, forsi 8-10 xhur. We were offered a big fight but, għandna bżonn wieħed ġlieda 10-round ewwel, u hu jiksbu din il-ġlieda kmieni s-sena d-dieħla.”
Kahn-Clary, ġlieda kontra minn Providence, huwa ġejjin off rebħa aktar notevoli tiegħu bħala Ġunju professjonali aħħar, fejn intensifikati fil-klassi li jieħu fuq 33-11 Jonathan Perez, dik li qabel kienet bantamweight super Kolombjan u tal-Kunsill Boxing Dinja (WBC) champion. Kahn-Clary stopped Perez in the sixth round of their fight on a card headlined by Timothy Bradley'S titolu welterweight dinja interim jirbaħ fuq Jessie Vargas fil StubHub Center fil Carson, California.
Il-23-il sena, li twieled 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, fejn huma għexu ma 'trawwem ġenituri li, franchement, ma 'kura dak li ġara lilhom.
Is-sinjali kollha indikat Toka jkollna fl-inkwiet fit-toroq Providence bħala youngster, partikolarment fi żminijiet, meta kien bla dar. Fortunatament, għalkemm, ħabib ippreżentat lilu għall Gym Manfredo fil Pawtuckert, RI. Boxing truly saved his life. Manfredo, USA Boxing New England president Jim Perella u l-koppja li eventwalment adottat lilu, Andrea Watson u Ron Clary, drammatiku biddel il-ħajja tiegħu.
Kahn-Clary iffirmaw kuntratt promozzjonali ma Top Rank, li, flimkien mal-maniġer Mike Criscio u Manfredo, mxew Kahn-Clary bi stabbli, pass fuq. Kahn-Clary, inċidentalment, se jkun ġlieda għat-tielet darba din is-sena, wara li ħames sena li għaddiet.
 “Top Rank għamel biċċa xogħol tajba żamma me busy,” 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.“Jien lest dritt issa għal 10 jew 12 ġlieda round. I’ve done a lot of sparring to help me get ready to step up. I’m excited about fighting 10 u 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, (Wearyl) Lomachenkou (Lion) Santa Cruz. I have the skills and heart to compete with them.”
Sparring kwalità fi New England huwa bi premium, speċjalment għal ġellied-piż iżgħar bħal Kahn-Clary, li tkun kisbet esperjenza imprezzabbli sparring ma 'WBA featherweight superJavier Fortuna (29-0-1, 21 Kos), 'tlett darbiet Istati Uniti Olympian Rau'shee Warren u sħabu New England u ħabib, New Haven’s Luis “KO King” Rosa (21-0, 10 Kos).
“Peter (Manfredo) u me jivvjaġġaw lejn Worcester (MA) u Connecticut biex jiksbu xogħol tajjeb,” 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. Stajt tidher ring generalship tagħhom, moviment tagħhom, 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, li huwa esperjenza ta 'tagħlim. Jekk inti ma jitgħallmu mill sparring, kull ma għandek taf qatt tkun huwa sieħeb sparring.”
Manfredo kien madwar u hu jirrealizza li student premju tiegħu, Kahn-Clary, will need to go away to training camp for good sparring when he starts fighting 10-rounders. “Jien ħbieb tajba mal Freddie Roach u aħna ser imorru out lejn California u jħarreġ fil-Karta Selvaġġ Gym,” Manfredo concluded. “I’m very happy with the way Toka’s been moved. I have faith in Brad Goodman, li huwa wieħed mill-aħjar, if not the best matchmaker in the world. They’ve moved Toka along at a good pace. They know what they’re doing.”
Sadanittant, Toka Kahn-Clary plans to make his name in boxing next year. Ewwel, għalkemm, huwa għandu tikseb passat Lopez din is-Sibt lejl li jżommu momentum tiegħu ser.
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