(kabeh pictures by Jeny Luna Hernandez-Watson)

Providence (November 16, 2015) — Prospek bulu suwé Toka “T-Nice” Kahn-Clary (16-0, 10 KOs) bisa dadi apik, relatif “dingerteni” prizefighter ing negara, ing paling njaba saka New England.

A amatir Amérika decorated sing wis 131-11 rekaman, disorot kinerja emas-medali ing 2010 Gloves Golden National Tournament, Kahn-Clary ngasilake ring Setu iki wengi (Jan. 20) ing Cosmopolitan Las Vegas marang mungsuh Mexican Sergio “Cuatito” Lopez (19-9-1, 13 KOs) apa wis mestine dadi pungkasan dijadwalaké wolung babak bab Kahn-Clary kang sadurunge lulusan 10-Rounders.

“Kang pejuang Mexican angel sing bisa kothak sing sethitik ing njaba,” Kahn-Clary ngandika bab mungsuh kang sabanjuré, “nanging isa nerusake, banget. Kang experienced lan wis karo akèh mungsuh apik.”

Lopez test serius kanggo prospek wae. His last three fights include a loss to 18-0 Alejandro Luna (KO4) iki Agustus kepungkur, 10-babak pamisah tarik karo 24-7-1 Joksan Hernandez, lan kalima-babak kalah technical nggumunke saka 16-0 Victor Betancourt.

“Lopez punika tukang men game,” Kahn-Clary kang sirah trainer Peter Manfredo, Sr. ditambahake. 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, Mungkin 8-10 sasi. We were offered a big fight but, kita perlu salah siji 10-babak perang page, lan wong kang njaluk perang sing awal taun sabanjuré.”

Kahn-Clary, onomatopia saking Providence, wis teka mati kamenangan paling kacathet minangka profesional Juni pungkasan, kang jumangkah munggah ing kelas kanggo njupuk ing 33-11 Jonathan Perez, mantan super bantamweight Kolombia lan World Boxing Council (WBC) juara. Kahn-Clary stopped Perez in the sixth round of their fight on a card headlined by Timothy Bradley'S judhul flyweight donya interim menang liwat Jessie Vargas ing Pusat StubHub ing Carson, California.

23-taun-lawas, sing lair 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, ngendi padha urip karo tuwane Foster sing, sakbenere, durung Care apa kedaden kanggo wong-wong mau.

Kabeh pratandha nuding menyang Toka njupuk ing alangan ing lurung-lurung Providence minangka Pretty a, utamané ing kaping, nalika iku ana sing ora duwe omah. Begjanipun, sanadyan, kanca digawa menyang Manfredo kang Gim di Pawtuckert, RI. Boxing truly saved his life. Manfredo, Presiden USA Boxing New England Jim Perella lan saperangan sing pungkasanipun diadopsi wong, Andrea Watson lan Ron Clary, dramatically diganti kang urip.

Kahn-Clary mlebu kontrak promosi karo Top Urutan, kang, bebarengan karo manager Mike Criscio lan Manfredo, wis dipindhah Kahn-Clary ing anteng, jangkah munggah. Kahn-Clary, satleraman, bakal onomatopia kanggo kaping telune taun iki, sawise Duwe limang taun pungkasan.

“Top Urutan wis rampung proyek apik tetep kula sibuk,” 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.

“Aku siap sapunika kanggo 10 utawa 12 perang babak. I’ve done a lot of sparring to help me get ready to step up. I’m excited about fighting 10 lan 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, (Bosenl) Lomachenkolan (Lion) Santa Cruz. I have the skills and heart to compete with them.”

Quality sparring ing New England ing premium, utamané kanggo fighter cilik-bobot kayata Kahn-Clary, sing wis gained pengalaman invaluable sparring karo WBA super buluJavier Fortuna (29-0-1, 21 KOs), telung-wektu US Olympian Rau'shee Warren lan kang fellow New England lan kanca, New Haven’s Luis “KO King” Rosa (21-0, 10 KOs).

“Peter (Manfredo) lan kula lelungan menyang Worcester (MA) lan Connecticut kanggo njaluk karya apik,” 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. Aku wis katon generalship ring sing, gerakan sing, 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, kang pengalaman. Yen sampeyan ora sinau saka sparring, kabeh sing bakal tau dadi partner sparring.”

Manfredo wis mubeng lan nyadari yen mahasiswa hadiah, Kahn-Clary, will need to go away to training camp for good sparring when he starts fighting 10-rounders. “Aku kanca apik karo Freddie Roach lan kita bakal metu kanggo California lan olahraga ing alam bébas Card Gym,” Manfredo concluded. “I’m very happy with the way Toka’s been moved. I have faith in Brad Goodman, sing salah siji sing paling, if not the best matchmaker in the world. They’ve moved Toka along at a good pace. They know what they’re doing.”

Kangge, Toka Kahn-Clary plans to make his name in boxing next year. First, sanadyan, wis njaluk kepungkur Lopez Setu iki wengi supaya semangat arep.

Tindakake Kahn-Clary ing Twitter lan InstagramTokaKahnClary, kanca utawa wong ing Facebook ing www.Facebook.com/tokakahn.