Cranston, RI(February 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 record), 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 Laga xoreeyo. Olympic Boxing Team, jeestay saddex sano ka hor pro.
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 Saturday this, cinwaan by 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 oo ka mid ah 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,” Tababaraha madaxa Kahn-Clary ee Peter Manfredo, Sr. xusay. “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 cayaaraha olombikada 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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Rajo Beyer Toka Kahn-Clary qalin inay dagaalka 10-wareega
-sawirrada ah oo dhan xushmad ah Mikey Williams / Top Rank-
Cranston, RI (November 25, 2015) – After his impressive second-round stoppage of Sergio “Cuatito” Lopez (19-10-1, 13 KOs) ee la soo dhaafay habeenkii Jimcaha ee The magalo ah Las Vegas, badinin buluug-jab rajo featherweight Toka “T-Nice” Kahn-Clary (17-0, 11 KOs) ayaa si rasmi ah ka qalin jabiyay dagaalka sideed ilaa toban-wareega ah.
“”My waxqabadka wanaagsan,” 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. miisaanka heshiis laakiin Lopez miisaamay 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, laakiinse isaga waan hoos u riday wareega labaad jillaab ku midig, iyo inuu isaga ka qaaday. (Lopez waxa uu awoodi waayay in ay ka jawaabaan dawan ee wareega saddexaad.)
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| (L-R) Toka Kahn-Clary iyo garsooraha Jay Nady |
“Hubaal diyaar 10-rounders waxaan ahay. (Tababaraha Head) Peter (Manfredo, Sr.) had iyo jeer waxa uu igu shaqo badan conditioning. Waxaan sparred badan oo wareeg siddeed-wareega dagaal, so I’ve been ready for 10-round fights. I won’t be fighting again until next year, laakiin waan soo noqon doonaa in jimicsiga Isniinta soo socota.”
Hiwaayadda A qurxiyey Maraykan ah oo lahayd a 131-11 record, muujiyeen qaab ay billada dahabka ee 2010 Gloves Golden National Tournament, Kahn-Clary maray kubad si aad u samayso 2016 Laga xoreeyo. Olympic Boxing Team, jeestay saddex sano ka hor pro.
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| (L-R) – Tababaraha Head Peter Manfredo, Sr. & Toka Kahn-Clary |
“Waxaan qabaa Toka sameeyey qoraal ah oo weyn oo saasuu yeelay Top Rank (Kahn-Clary ee horumariyaha),” 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, waxaa laga yaabaa in January ama February, and then we can talk about him fighting a top guy. There’s no rush; uu kaliya 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, ilaa uu garaaca jimicsiga, three or four fighters a session. And most of the time he’s sparring bigger guys and using big gloves.”
Wuxuu ku dhashay Liberia, the 23-year-old Kahn-Clary is a rising star with lofty expectations. “Waxaan doonayaa inaan u tartami heerka ugu sareeya,” he explained. “Sannadka soo socda, I will keep working hard and hopefully fight some decent named opponents. I’m not ready for the top guys in my division, aan weli, laakiin waxaan noqon doonaa jiraan in hal sano oo kale.”
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Beyer rajo buluug-jab Toka Kahn-Clary Liberia magaca qaadashada hooyo ee America
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Si loola diriro Sergio Lopez Saturday this Las Vegas
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(sawirrada ah oo dhan ay Jeny Luna Hernandez-Watson)
Siiya (November 16, 2015) — Rajo featherweight Beyer Toka “T-Nice” Kahn-Clary (16-0, 10 KOs) waxaa laga yaabaa in sida ugu fiican ee, xad “oo aan la garaneyn” prizefighter dalka, ugu yaraan ka baxsan New England.
Hiwaayadda A qurxiyey Maraykan ah oo lahayd a 131-11 record, muujiyeen qaab ay billada dahabka ee 2010 Gloves Golden National Tournament, Kahn-Clary soo laabtay giraanta Saturday this habeen (Nov. 20) at The magalo ah Las Vegas soo horjeeda Mexico Sergio “Cuatito” Lopez (19-9-1, 13 KOs) waxa waa inay ahaato mid Kahn-Clary ee la soo dhaafay loo qorsheeyey sideed wareega xumad ka hor inta uusan qalin 10-rounders.
“Waxa uu ku dagaalamaa adag Mexico oo sanduuqa karaan wax yar dibadda,” Kahn-Clary ka hadlay ninka ay xafiiltami soo socda, “laakiin waxa uu hore u yimaado, aad. Waxa uu qibrad leh oo uu ku jiray badan ee soo horjeeda wanaagsan.”
Lopez waa baaritaan dhab ah loogu rajo kasta oo. His last three fights include a loss to 18-0 Alejandro Luna (KO4) la soo dhaafay August, 10-kala wareega barbaro la gashay 24-7-1 Joksan Hernandez, iyo wareega shanaad ee knockout cajiib ah farsamo 16-0 Victor Betancourt.
“Lopez waa gamer ah,” Tababaraha madaxa Kahn-Clary ee Peter Manfredo, Sr. hadalkiisa raaciyay. 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, waxaa laga yaabaa 8-10 bilood. We were offered a big fight but, waxaan u baahan nahay mid ka mid 10-wareega dagaalka hore, oo uu hore u hesho dagaalka in sanadka soo socda.”
Kahn-Clary, dagaal ka baxay Providence, waxaa ka soo kacay uu guul ugu weyn sidii xirfadle June ee la soo dhaafay, taas oo uu kor u qaaday fasalka inay qaataan 33-11 Jonathan Perez, ka bantamweight super Colombia iyo World Boxing Council hore (WBC) champion. Kahn-Clary stopped Perez in the sixth round of their fight on a card headlined by Timothy Bradley'S horyaalka welterweight adduunka ku meel gaarka ah ay ka badiyeen Jessie Vargas at StubHub Center ee Carson, California.
23-sano jir ah, oo ku dhashay 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, halkaas oo ay ku noolaayeen waalidiinta korsaday, saraaxad, ma jecli waxa ay iyaga ku dhacay.
Dhammaan calaamadaha tilmaamay in Toka qaadan in dhibaato waddooyinka Providence oo dhalinyara ah ka, gaar ahaan waqtiyada, markii uu ahaa guri la'aan. Nasiib wanaag, inkasta oo, saaxiib u keenay Manfredo ee Gym ee Pawtuckert, RI. Boxing truly saved his life. Manfredo, Madaxweynaha USA Boxing New England Jim Perella iyo laba ah in ugu danbeyn isaga qaatay, Andrea Watson iyo Ron Clary, si weyn uu naftiisa bedelay.
Kahn-Clary saxiixay heshiis xayaysiinta la Top Rank, taas oo, oo ay la socdaan Tababaraha Mike Criscio iyo Manfredo, ayaa u guuray Kahn-Clary ee joogta ah, xawaaraha intii ka sii weyn. Kahn-Clary, kadis ah, u dagaalami doono in markii saddexaad ee sanadkan, ka dib markii shan sano ee la soo dhaafay.
 “Top Rank waxa uu qabtay shaqo wanaagsan iga celinaya mashquul,” 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.“Diyaar ayaan u ahay hadda u ah 10 ama 12 dagaalka ku wareegsanaa. I’ve done a lot of sparring to help me get ready to step up. I’m excited about fighting 10 iyo 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) Lomachenkoiyo (Libaaxa) Santa Cruz. I have the skills and heart to compete with them.”
Sparring Tayada ee New England ee waa qaddar, gaar ahaan dagaalka ka yar-miisaan sida Kahn-Clary, kuwaas oo uu helay waayo-aragnimo qiimo badan qacida la WBA featherweight superJavier Fortuna (29-0-1, 21 KOs), saddex jeer US Olympics- Rau'shee Warren oo uu la shaqayn jiray New England iyo saaxiib, New Haven’s Luis “KO King” Rosa (21-0, 10 KOs).
“Peter (Manfredo) oo igu u safri Worcester (MA) iyo Connecticut si aad u hesho shaqo fiican,” 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. Waxaan soo arkay ay giraan generalship, dhaqdhaqaaqooda, 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, oo waa waayo-aragnimo barasho. Haddii aadan ka bartaan sparring, oo dhan aad waligaa noqon doonaa waa lamaanahaaga sparring ah.”
Manfredo qiyaastii iyo inuu ka warqaba in uu abaalmarin arday, Kahn-Clary, will need to go away to training camp for good sparring when he starts fighting 10-rounders. “Waxaan ahay saaxiibo wanaagsan la Freddie Roach oo waannu tegi doonaa si California iyo tababar ku Card Wild Gym,” Manfredo concluded. “I’m very happy with the way Toka’s been moved. I have faith in Brad Goodman, waa mid ka mid ah kuwa ugu fiican oo, if not the best matchmaker in the world. They’ve moved Toka along at a good pace. They know what they’re doing.”
Dhanka kale, Toka Kahn-Clary plans to make his name in boxing next year. First, inkasta oo, waxa uu leeyahay si aad u hesho la soo dhaafay Lopez Saturday this Habeen aad ku sii dardar socda.
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