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.”
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Undefeated afojusọna Toka Kahn-Clary graduates si 10-yika Onija
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Cranston, RI (Kọkànlá Oṣù 25, 2015) – After his impressive second-round stoppage of Sergio “Cuatito” Lopez (19-10-1, 13 KOs) kẹhin Friday night ni The lele ti Las fegasi, undefeated bulu-ni ërún featherweight afojusọna Toka “T-Nice” Kahn-Clary (17-0, 11 KOs) ti ifowosi graduated lati ẹya mẹjọ si mẹwa-yika Onija.
“”My išẹ wà ti o dara,” 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. guide àdánù sugbon Lopez ni oṣuwọn 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, ṣugbọn mo fi i si isalẹ ni awọn keji yika pẹlu a ọtun kio, o si mu u jade. (Lopez je lagbara lati dahun awọn Belii fun awọn kẹta yika.)
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| (L-R) Toka Kahn-Clary ati referee Jay Nady |
“Mo wa pato ṣetan fun 10-rounders. (Ori olukọni) Peter (Manfredo, Sr.) nigbagbogbo ti mi ṣe pupo ti a karabosipo iṣẹ. A sparred a pupo ti iyipo fun mẹjọ-yika njà, so I’ve been ready for 10-round fights. I won’t be fighting again until next year, sugbon Emi yoo jẹ pada ninu awọn idaraya tókàn Monday.”
A dara si American magbowo ti o ní a 131-11 gba, afihan nipa a wura-medal išẹ ni awọn 2010 National Golden ibọwọ figagbaga, Kahn-Clary kọjá on a shot lati ṣe awọn 2016 U.S. Olympic Boxing Egbe, titan pro odun meta seyin.
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| (L-R) – Ori olukọni Peter Manfredo, SR. & Toka Kahn-Clary |
“Mo ro pe Toka ṣe a ńlá gbólóhùn ati ki ṣe Top ipo (Kahn-Clary ká olugbeleke),” 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, boya ni January tabi February, and then we can talk about him fighting a top guy. There’s no rush; o ni nikan 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, o lu soke awọn idaraya, three or four fighters a session. And most of the time he’s sparring bigger guys and using big gloves.”
Bi ni Liberia, the 23-year-old Kahn-Clary is a rising star with lofty expectations. “Mo fẹ lati dije ni awọn ipele oke,” he explained. “Next odun, I will keep working hard and hopefully fight some decent named opponents. I’m not ready for the top guys in my division, ko sibẹsibẹ, sugbon Emi yoo wà nibẹ ni miiran odun.”
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Undefeated bulu-ni ërún afojusọna Toka Kahn-Clary Liberia abinibi sise orukọ ni America
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Lati ja Sergio Lopez yi Saturday ni Las fegasi
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(gbogbo awọn aworan nipa Jeny Luna Hernandez-Watson)
Ipese (Kọkànlá Oṣù 16, 2015) — Undefeated featherweight afojusọna Toka “T-Nice” Kahn-Clary (16-0, 10 KOs) le jẹ awọn ti o dara ju, jo “aimọ” prizefighter ni awọn orilẹ-ede, ni o kere ita ti New England.
A dara si American magbowo ti o ní a 131-11 gba, afihan nipa a wura-medal išẹ ni awọn 2010 National Golden ibọwọ figagbaga, Kahn-Clary pada si awọn iwọn yi Saturday night (Oṣu kọkanla. 20) ni The lele ti Las fegasi lodi si Mexico ni alatako Sergio “Cuatito” Lopez (19-9-1, 13 KOs) ni ohun ti wa ni ikure lati wa ni Kahn-Clary ká kẹhin eto mẹjọ-yika ija ṣaaju ki o graduates si 10-rounders.
“O si ni a alakikanju Mexico ni Onija ti o le apoti a kekere kan lori awọn ita,” Kahn-Clary sọ nipa rẹ tókàn alatako, “ṣugbọn o ba wa ni siwaju, ju. O si ni RÍ ati ki o ti ni pẹlu kan pupo ti o dara alatako.”
Lopez jẹ pataki a igbeyewo fun retí. His last three fights include a loss to 18-0 Alejandro Luna (KO4) yi kọja August, 10-yika pipin fa pẹlu 24-7-1 Joksan Hernandez, ati a yanilenu karun-yika imọ knockout ti 16-0 Victor Betancourt.
“Lopez jẹ a Elere,” Kahn-Clary ká ori olukọni Peter Manfredo, SR. fi kun. 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, boya 8-10 osu. We were offered a big fight but, a nilo ọkan 10-yika ija akọkọ, ati awọn ti o gba pe ija tete tókàn odun.”
Kahn-Clary, ija jade ti Providence, ti wa ni bọ si pa rẹ julọ ohun akiyesi gun bi a ọjọgbọn kẹhin June, ninu eyi ti o Witoelar soke ni kilasi lati ya lori 33-11 Jonathan Perez, awọn tele Colombian Super bantamweight ati World Council Boxing (WBC) asiwaju. Kahn-Clary stopped Perez in the sixth round of their fight on a card headlined by Timothy Bradley'S adele aye welterweight akọle win lori Jessie Vargas ni StubHub Center ni Carson, California.
Awọn 23-odun-atijọ, ẹniti a bi 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, ibi ti nwọn gbé pẹlu bolomo obi ti, sọ, ko bikita ohun to sele si wọn.
Gbogbo ami tokasi si Toka si sunmọ ni ni wahala lori awọn Providence ita bi a youngster, paapa ni igba, nigbati o si wà aini ile. Da, tilẹ, a ore mu u wá si Manfredo ká Gym ni Pawtuckert, RI. Boxing truly saved his life. Manfredo, USA Boxing New England Aare Jim Perella ati awọn tọkọtaya ti bajẹ-gba fun u, Andrea Watson ati Ron Clary, bosipo yi pada aye re.
Kahn-Clary wole a ipolowo guide pẹlu Top ipo, eyi ti, pẹlú pẹlu faili Mike Criscio ati Manfredo, ti gbe Kahn-Clary ni a duro, si oke Pace. Kahn-Clary, incidentally, yoo wa ni ija fun awọn kẹta akoko odun yi, lẹhin ti nini marun odun to koja.
 “Top ipo ti ṣe kan ti o dara ise fifi mi nšišẹ,” 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.“Mo wa setan ọtun bayi fun a 10 tabi 12 yika ija. I’ve done a lot of sparring to help me get ready to step up. I’m excited about fighting 10 ati 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, (Sul) Lomachenkoati (Kinniun) Santa Cruz. I have the skills and heart to compete with them.”
Didara sparring ni New England jẹ ni a Ere, paapa fun a kere-àdánù Onija bi Kahn-Clary, ti o ti ni ibe iriri ti koṣe sparring pẹlu WBA Super featherweightJavier Fortuna (29-0-1, 21 KOs), mẹta-akoko US Olympian Rau'shee Warren ati awọn ẹlẹgbẹ rẹ New England ati ore, New Haven’s Luis “KO King” Rosa (21-0, 10 KOs).
“Peter (Manfredo) ati ki o mi ajo lọ si Worcester (MA) ati Connecticut lati gba ti o dara iṣẹ,” 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. Mo ti sọ ri oruka wọn generalship, wọn ronu, 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, eyi ti o jẹ a eko iriri. Ti o ko ba kọ lati sparring, gbogbo awọn ti o ti yoo lailai jẹ ni a sparring alabaṣepọ.”
Manfredo ti wa ni ayika ati ó ti n mọpé rẹ joju akeko, Kahn-Clary, will need to go away to training camp for good sparring when he starts fighting 10-rounders. “Mo wa ti o dara pẹlu awọn ọrẹ Freddie Roach ati awọn ti a yoo jade lọ si California ki o si irin ni awọn Wild Kaadi Gym,” Manfredo concluded. “I’m very happy with the way Toka’s been moved. I have faith in Brad Goodman, ti o jẹ ọkan ninu awọn ti o dara ju, if not the best matchmaker in the world. They’ve moved Toka along at a good pace. They know what they’re doing.”
Nibayi, Toka Kahn-Clary plans to make his name in boxing next year. First, tilẹ, o ni o ni lati gba ti o ti kọja Lopez yi Saturday night lati tọju ipa rẹ lọ.
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