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 irekhodi), his career highlighted by a gold-medal performance at the 2010 Gloves National Golden Tournament, Kahn-Clary is a native of Liberia who passed on a shot to make the 2016 U.S. Olympic Boxing Team, turning pro eminyakeni emithathu edlule.
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 lokhu ngoMgqibelo, headlined 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 of the 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 ikhanda trainer Peter Manfredo, Sr. kuqashelwe. “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 Rica 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.”
Landela Kahn-Clary on Twitter and InstagramTokaKahnClary, noma umngane kuye on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/tokakahn.
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Themba Ezingakanqotshwa Toka Kahn-Clary, abathweswa iziqu ukuba 10-round fighter
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Cranston, RI (November 25, 2015) – After his impressive second-round stoppage of Sergio “Cuatito” Lopez (19-10-1, 13 Kos) ngoLwesihlanu olwedlule ebusuku The yedorobheni Las Vegas, Ezingakanqotshwa blue-chip featherweight ithemba Toka “T-Nice” Kahn-Clary (17-0, 11 Kos) uye iziqu ngokusemthethweni kusukela ayisishiyagalombili kuya eziyishumi nxazonke fighter.
“”Ukusebenza My kwakukuhle,” 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. isisindo inkontileka kodwa Lopez kuhlaziywe 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, phansi kodwa mina wamfaka emzuliswaneni wesibili nge hook ilungelo, futhi out wamthatha. (Lopez kwaba awakwazi ukuphendula lo insimbi for the nxazonke wesithathu.)
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| (L-R) Toka Kahn-Clary futhi umahluleli Jay Nady |
“Ngingumfana nakanjani isilungele 10-rounders. (Head trainer) Peter (Manfredo, Sr.) ubelokhu me enza umsebenzi omningi conditioning. Thina sparred a lot of emahlandla for nesishiyagalombili round ukulwa, so I’ve been ready for 10-round fights. I won’t be fighting again until next year, kodwa Ngizobuya in the gym uMsombuluko ozayo.”
A ahlobisa amateur American owayenonembeza 131-11 irekhodi, esiqokonyiswa ukusebenza ngegolide-ngendondo at the 2010 Gloves National Golden Tournament, Kahn-Clary awadlulisela a shot ukwenza 2016 U.S. Olympic Boxing Team, turning pro eminyakeni emithathu edlule.
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| (L-R) – Head trainer Peter Manfredo, Sr. & Toka Kahn-Clary |
“Ngicabanga Toka wenza isitatimende big kanjalo Top Rank (Umgqugquzeli Kahn-Clary sika),” 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, mhlawumbe January noma ngo-February, and then we can talk about him fighting a top guy. There’s no rush; yena kuphela 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, ushaya up ejimini, three or four fighters a session. And most of the time he’s sparring bigger guys and using big gloves.”
Wazalelwa e Liberia, the 23-year-old Kahn-Clary is a rising star with lofty expectations. “Ngifuna ukuncintisana ezingeni phezulu,” he explained. “Ngonyaka ozayo, I will keep working hard and hopefully fight some decent named opponents. I’m not ready for the top guys in my division, hhayi okwamanje, kodwa ngizoba khona omunye ngomnyaka.”
Landela Kahn-Clary on Twitter and InstagramTokaKahnClary, noma umngane kuye on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/tokakahn.
Ezingakanqotshwa blue-chip ithemba Toka Kahn-Clary Liberia making native igama in America
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Ukuze silwe Sergio Lopez lokhu ngoMgqibelo in Las Vegas
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(konke izithombe by Jeny Luna Hernandez-Watson)
Providence (November 16, 2015) — Themba Ezingakanqotshwa featherweight Toka “T-Nice” Kahn-Clary (16-0, 10 Kos) Kungenzeka kube umhlabeleli, kuqhathaniswa “engaziwa” prizefighter kuleli lizwe, okungenani ngaphandle of New England.
A ahlobisa amateur American owayenonembeza 131-11 irekhodi, esiqokonyiswa ukusebenza ngegolide-ngendondo at the 2010 Gloves National Golden Tournament, Kahn-Clary ubuyela ring lokhu ngoMgqibelo ebusuku (Nov. 20) at The edayisa ukudla kwamazwe ahlukene Las Vegas ngokumelene abaphikisi Mexican Sergio “Cuatito” Lopez (19-9-1, 13 Kos) kulokho okufanele ukuba Kahn-Clary lokugcina okuhleliwe nesishiyagalombili round iziqubu ngaphambi kokuba iziqu ukuba 10-rounders.
“Muhle ukulwa ezinzima Mexican abangakwazi ebhokisini kancane on the ngaphandle,” Kahn-Clary ekhuluma ngabangane nje umphikisi wakhe olandelayo, “kodwa eza phambili, too. Muhle abanolwazi futhi ubelokhu nge eziningi labamelene okuhle.”
Lopez ukuhlolwa sína for yanoma imaphi amathemba. His last three fights include a loss to 18-0 Alejandro Luna (KO4) lokhu August esidlule, 10-round amanzi uqhekeko 24-7-1 Joksan Hernandez, futhi okwesihlanu-round Knockout emangalisa lobuchwepheshe 16-0 Victor Betancourt.
“Lopez kuyinto Gamer,” Kahn-Clary ikhanda trainer Peter Manfredo, Sr. wanezela. 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, kungenzeka 8-10 izinyanga. We were offered a big fight but, kudingeka one 10-round mpi wokuqala, futhi uthole ukuthi impi ekuqaleni konyaka ozayo.”
Kahn-Clary, ukulwa out of Providence, uyeza off ukunqoba kwakhe enhle kakhulu njengoba June last professional, lapho wangena ekilasini ukuwuthatha 33-11 Jonathan Perez, yangaphambili Colombian super bantamweight futhi World Boxing Council (WBC) champion. Kahn-Clary stopped Perez in the sixth round of their fight on a card headlined by Timothy Bradley'S emhlabeni wesikhashana welterweight title ukunqoba kuka Jessie Vargas at StubHub Center e Carson, California.
The oneminyaka engu-23 ubudala, owazalwa 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, lapho ngahlala nabazali bokutholwa ngubani, ngokungagwegwesi, weyengenandaba kwenzekani kubo.
Zonke izimpawu bakhomba Toka ukuthola senkingeni emigwaqweni Providence ngisemusha, ikakhulukazi ngezikhathi, lapho engenakhaya. Ngenhlanhla, noma, umngane wamletha Gym Manfredo ngo Pawtuckert, RI. Boxing truly saved his life. Manfredo, USA Boxing New England umengameli Jim Perella futhi lo mbhangqwana ukuthi wagcina ebe naye, Andrea Watson futhi Ron Clary, Sakushintsha ukuphila kwakhe.
Kahn-Clary usayine inkontileka asetshenzisiwe kanye Top Rank, lapho, kanye nomphathi Mike Criscio futhi Manfredo, baye bathuthela Kahn-Clary at a engaguquki, ijubane phezulu. Kahn-Clary, Phela, uzobe ukulwa okwesithathu kulonyaka, ngemuva kokuba emihlanu ngonyaka odlule.
 “Top Rank wenze umsebenzi omuhle ukugcina kwami umatasa,” 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.“Sengilungele manje for a 10 noma 12 round mpi. I’ve done a lot of sparring to help me get ready to step up. I’m excited about fighting 10 futhi 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, (Ekhathelel) Lomachenkofuthi (Lion) Santa Cruz. I have the skills and heart to compete with them.”
Quality sparring e New England singekho, ikakhulukazi ukulwa ezincane-isisindo ezifana Kahn-Clary, oye yazuza okuhlangenwe nakho olungenakuqhathaniswa sparring kanye WBA super featherweightJavier Fortuna (29-0-1, 21 Kos), ezintathu-time US Olympian Rau'shee Warren futhi akubo New England kanye nomngane, New Haven’s Luis “KO King” Rosa (21-0, 10 Kos).
“Peter (Manfredo) futhi mina bahambe ukuze Worcester (MA) futhi Connecticut ukuze uthole umsebenzi omuhle,” 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. Sengike ngakubona ring yabo generalship, ukunyakaza kwabo, 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, okuyinto a isipiliyoni ukufunda. Uma ungafundi kusukela sparring, konke uzoba njalo unguphathina sparring.”
Manfredo kade futhi eqaphela ukuthi ukwenza kwakhe umfundi umklomelo, Kahn-Clary, will need to go away to training camp for good sparring when he starts fighting 10-rounders. “Ngikhathazekile abangane obuhle Freddie Roach futhi sizobe ukuphuma California futhi aqeqeshe at the Wild Card Gym,” Manfredo concluded. “I’m very happy with the way Toka’s been moved. I have faith in Brad Goodman, ongomunye the best, if not the best matchmaker in the world. They’ve moved Toka along at a good pace. They know what they’re doing.”
Khonamanjalo, Toka Kahn-Clary plans to make his name in boxing next year. Okokuqala, noma, anakho ukuze uthole esidlule Lopez lokhu ngoMgqibelo ebusuku ukugcina umfutho wakhe uya.
Landela Kahn-Clary on Twitter and InstagramTokaKahnClary, noma umngane kuye on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/tokakahn.
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