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PROVIDENCE (Samhain 16, 2015) — Ionchas featherweight undefeated Toka “T-Nice” Kahn-Clary (16-0, 10 Kos) D'fhéadfadh a bheith is fearr, réasúnta “anaithnid” prizefighter sa tír, ar a laghad taobh amuigh de Shasana Nua.

A amaitéarach Meiriceánach maisithe a raibh 131-11 taifead, chun suntais ag feidhmíocht ór-bonn ag an 2010 Lámhainní náisiúnta Golden Tournament, Filleann Kahn-Clary chun an fáinne Dé Sathairn oíche (Samhain. 20) ag An Cosmopolitan de Las Vegas i gcoinne comhraic Mheicsiceo Sergio “Cuatito” Lopez (19-9-1, 13 Kos) i méid atá ceaptha a bheith caite sceidealta ocht-bhabhta bout Kahn-Clary sula céimithe sé le 10-corr.

“Tá sé ina Trodaire Mheicsiceo diana ar féidir leo a bosca beag ar an taobh amuigh,” Labhair Kahn-Clary mar gheall ar a chéile comhraic seo chugainn, “ach tagann sé ar aghaidh, freisin. Tá sé taithí agus bhí sé i le go leor de opponents maith.”

Is Lopez tástáil tromchúiseach d'aon ionchas. His last three fights include a loss to 18-0 Alejandro Luna (KO4) seo Lúnasa seo caite, 10-scoilt bhabhta tharraingt le 24-7-1 Joksan Hernandez, agus a knockout néal teicniúil cúigiú-babhta de 16-0 Victor Betancourt.

“Is Lopez gamer,” Oiliúnóir ceann Kahn-Clary ar Peter Manfredo, Sr. chur leis. 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, b'fhéidir 8-10 mhí. We were offered a big fight but, ní mór dúinn aon troid 10-bhabhta den chéad uair, agus a fháil sé go troid go luath an bhliain seo chugainn.”

Kahn-Clary, troid as Providence, ag teacht as a bua is suntasaí mar Mheithimh seo caite ghairmiúil, inar sheas sé suas sa rang a chur ar 33-11 Jonathan Perez, an iar-bantamweight Super Colóime agus Comhairle Dornálaíochta an Domhain (WBC) curadh. Kahn-Clary stopped Perez in the sixth round of their fight on a card headlined by Timothy Bradley'S teideal welterweight domhan eatramhach bhuachan thar Jessie Vargas ag StubHub Center i Carson, California.

Na 23-bliain d'aois, rugadh 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, áit a raibh cónaí orthu le tuismitheoirí altrama a, frankly, Ní raibh cúram cad a tharla dóibh.

Gach comhartha Luaigh Toka dul i dtrioblóid ar na sráideanna Providence mar ógfhear, go háirithe ag amanna, nuair a bhí sé gan dídean. Fortunately, cé, cara thug air Giomnáisiam Manfredo i Pawtuckert, RI. Boxing truly saved his life. Manfredo, Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá Dornálaíochta Sasana Nua uachtarán Jim Perella agus an lánúin a ghlac deireadh thiar dó, Andrea Watson agus Ron Clary, mór tagtha ar athraigh a shaol.

Kahn-Clary síníodh conradh chun cinn le Rank Top, a, chomh maith le bainisteoir Mike Criscio agus Manfredo, tar éis bogadh Kahn-Clary ag seasta, luas aníos. Kahn-Clary, teagmhasach, Beidh a bheith ag troid don tríú huair i mbliana, tar éis cúig bliana seo caite.

“Tá Rank Barr déanta post maith a choimeád gnóthach dom,” 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.

“Tá mé réidh anois le haghaidh 10 nó 12 troid bhabhta. I’ve done a lot of sparring to help me get ready to step up. I’m excited about fighting 10 agus 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) Lomachenkoagus (Lion) Santa Cruz. I have the skills and heart to compete with them.”

Tá sparring Cáilíochta i Sasana Nua ar phréimh, go háirithe do Trodaire níos lú-mheáchan, mar shampla Kahn-Clary, a bhfuil taithí luachmhar sparring le WBA Super featherweight fuarthasJavier Fortuna (29-0-1, 21 Kos), trí-am de Stáit Aontaithe Poist Olympian Rau'shee Warren agus a chuid eile New Sasana agus cara, New Haven’s Luis “KO King” Rosa (21-0, 10 Kos).

“Peter (Manfredo) agus mé ag taisteal go dtí Worcester (MA) agus Connecticut a fháil dea-obair,” 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. Mé le feiceáil a n-generalship fáinne, a n-ghluaiseacht, 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, a bhfuil taithí foghlama. Mura bhfuil tú ag foghlaim ó sparring, go léir go mbainfidh tú a bheith riamh ina comhpháirtí sparring.”

Manfredo Tá thart agus tuigeann sé go raibh a mac léinn duais, Kahn-Clary, will need to go away to training camp for good sparring when he starts fighting 10-rounders. “Tá mé cairde maithe le Freddie Roach agus beidh muid ag dul amach go California agus oiliúint ar an Cárta Wild Giomnáisiam,” Manfredo concluded. “I’m very happy with the way Toka’s been moved. I have faith in Brad Goodman, atá ar cheann de na fearr, if not the best matchmaker in the world. They’ve moved Toka along at a good pace. They know what they’re doing.”

Idir an dá linn, Toka Kahn-Clary plans to make his name in boxing next year. An Chéad, cé, tá sé a fháil anuas Lopez Dé Sathairn oíche a choinneáil ar a móiminteam ag dul.

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