(tout foto pa Jeny Luna Hernandez-Watson)

PROVIDENCE (Novanm 16, 2015) — Undefeated Prospect Plum Toka “T-Nice” Kahn-Clary (16-0, 10 Ko) pouvwa dwe pi bon an, relativman “unknown” Prizefighter nan peyi a, omwen deyò nan New England.

Yon amatè Ameriken dekore ki te gen yon 131-11 dosye, make pa yon pèfòmans lò-meday nan la 2010 Nasyonal Gan Golden chanpyona, Kahn-Clary retounen nan bag la sa a Samdi lannwit (Nov. 20) a kosmopolit la nan Las Vegas kont opozan Meksiken Sergio “Cuatito” Lopez (19-9-1, 13 Ko) nan sa ki se ta sipoze rete dèyè pwograme uit-wonn bout Kahn-Clary la anvan li te gradye nan 10-Rounders.

“Li se yon avyon de gè difisil Meksiken ki moun ki ka yon ti kras bwat sou deyò a,” Kahn-Clary te pale sou advèsè pwochen l 'yo, “men li vini pou pi devan, twò. Li se ki gen eksperyans ak te gen nan ak yon anpil nan opozan bon.”

Lopez se yon tès ki grav pou nenpòt ki pwospè. His last three fights include a loss to 18-0 Alejandro Luna (KO4) sa a Out sot pase, 10-wonn fann tire dlo 24-7-1 Joksan Hernandez, ak yon sansasyonèl senkyèm-wonn pentch teknik nan 16-0 Victor Betancourt.

“Lopez se yon joueurs,” Antrenè tèt Kahn-Clary la Pyè Manfredo, Sr. te ajoute. 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, petèt 8-10 mwa. We were offered a big fight but, nou bezwen yon sèl batay 10-wonn premye, epi li jwenn ki te goumen kont byen bonè ane pwochèn.”

Kahn-Clary, batay soti nan Providence, la ap vini sou viktwa ki pi remakab li kòm yon pwofesyonèl jen dènye, nan ki li te monte nan klas yo pran sou 33-11 Jonatan Perèz, ansyen Kolonbyen bantamweight nan super ak Boksè mondyal la Konsèy (WBC) chanpyon. Kahn-Clary stopped Perez in the sixth round of their fight on a card headlined by Timote BradleyNan tit wèltèr mond pwovizwa genyen plis pase Jessie Vargas nan StubHub Sant nan Carson, California.

23-zan la, ki te fèt 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, kote yo te viv ak paran adoptif ki, franchman, pa t 'pran swen sa ki te pase yo.

Tout siy pwente nan Toka ap resevwa nan pwoblèm nan lari yo kòm yon jeun Providence, patikilyèman nan fwa, lè li te san kay. Erezman, menm si, yon zanmi mennen l 'bay Gym Manfredo la nan Pawtuckert, RI. Boxing truly saved his life. Manfredo, USA boksè New England prezidan Jim Perella ak koup la ki evantyèlman te adopte l ', Andrea Watson ak Ron Clary, dramatikman chanje lavi l '.

Kahn-Clary siyen yon kontra pou chanje klas ak Top Rank, ki, ansanm ak manadjè Mike Criscio ak Manfredo, yo te deplase Kahn-Clary nan yon fiks, anwo mach. Kahn-Clary, fortwit, yo pral goumen pou yon twazyèm fwa nan ane sa a, apre l te gen senk ane pase a.

“Te Top Rank fè yon bon travay kenbe m 'okipe,” 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.

“Mwen pare kounye a pou yon 10 oswa 12 wonn batay. I’ve done a lot of sparring to help me get ready to step up. I’m excited about fighting 10 ak 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, (Boukel) Lomachenkoak (Lion) Santa Cruz. I have the skills and heart to compete with them.”

Kalite bòks nan New England se nan yon prim, espesyalman pou yon avyon de gè ki pi piti-pwa tankou Kahn-Clary, ki te pran eksperyans anpil valè bòks ak WBA super PlumJavier Fortuna (29-0-1, 21 Ko), twa-tan US zolenpik Rau'shee Warren ak parèy li New England ak zanmi, New Haven’s Luis “KO wa” Rosa (21-0, 10 Ko).

“Pyè (Manfredo) li ban m 'vwayaje nan Worcester (MA) ak Connecticut yo ka resevwa bon travay,” 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. Mwen te wè Tactics bag yo, mouvman yo, 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, ki se yon eksperyans aprantisaj. Si ou pa aprann nan men bòks, tout sa ou ap janm gen se yon patnè bòks.”

Manfredo te alantou epi li reyalize ke elèv pwi l ', Kahn-Clary, will need to go away to training camp for good sparring when he starts fighting 10-rounders. “Mwen se bon zanmi ak Freddie Roach epi n ap ale deyò nan California yo ak pou antrene nan sovaj Kat Gym nan,” Manfredo concluded. “I’m very happy with the way Toka’s been moved. I have faith in Brad Goodman, ki moun ki se youn nan pi bon an, if not the best matchmaker in the world. They’ve moved Toka along at a good pace. They know what they’re doing.”

Pandan se tan, Toka Kahn-Clary plans to make his name in boxing next year. Premye, menm si, li te gen yo jwenn sot pase Lopez sa a Samdi lannwit kenbe momantòm li pral.

Swiv Kahn-Clary sou Twitter ak InstagramTokaKahnClary, oswa yon zanmi l 'sou Facebook nan www.Facebook.com/tokakahn.