(onse zithunzizi Jeny Luna Hernandez-Watson)

Providence (November 16, 2015) — Undefeated featherweight chiyembekezo Toka “T-Nice” Kahn-Clary (16-0, 10 Ko) angatithandize kwambiri, ndi “osadziwika” prizefighter m'dziko, osachepera kunja kwa New England.

A chokongoletsedwa American ankachita masewera amene anali 131-11 mbiri, anatsindika ndi golide Mendulo ntchito pa 2010 National Golden Magolovesi mpikisanowu, Kahn-Clary umabwerera kwa mphete izi Loweruka usiku (Nov. 20) pa The Cosmopolitan wa Las Vegas motsutsana Mexican Goliyati Sergio “Cuatito” Lopez (19-9-1, 13 Ko) kodi akuyenera kukhala Kahn-Clary womaliza wa yokonzedweratu eyiti chonse podwala pamaso iye maphunziro 10-rounders.

“Iye ndi amphamvu Mexican womenya ndani nkhonya pang'ono kunja,” Kahn-Clary analankhula za lotsatira Goliyati, “koma iye akubwera patsogolo, Ifenso. Iye ali odziwa ndipo wakhala ndi zambiri zabwino adani.”

Lopez ndi chiyeso aliyense chiyembekezo. His last three fights include a loss to 18-0 Alejandro Luna (KO4) ichi kale August, 10-kuzungulira kugawanika chotungira 24-7-1 Joksan Hernandez, ndipo zidzasintha wachisanu chonse luso la knockout 16-0 Victor Betancourt.

“Lopez ndi Bakuman,” Kahn-Clary mutu mphunzitsi Peter Manfredo, SR. anawonjezera. 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, mwina 8-10 miyezi. We were offered a big fight but, timafunika 10 chonse nkhondo yoyamba, ndipo kupeza kuti nkhondo oyambirira chaka chamawa.”

Kahn-Clary, akumenyana kuchokera Providence, akubwera kuchokera kwambiri chochita chigonjetso katswiri otsiriza June, imene iye anapita m'kalasi kutenga 33-11 Jonathan Perez, zakale Colombia wapamwamba bantamweight ndi World Council nkhonya (WBC) ngwazi. Kahn-Clary stopped Perez in the sixth round of their fight on a card headlined by Timothy Bradley'M wogwirizira dziko welterweight udindo lingasinthe Jessie Vargas pa StubHub Center ku Carson, California.

The 23 wazaka, amene anabadwa 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, komwe ankakhala ndi oterewa makolo amene, moona, sankasamala zimene zinawachitikira.

Zizindikiro zonse anatchula Toka mulowa mu vuto pa Providence mumsewu kuti akachite, makamaka nthawi zina, pamene anali osowa pokhala. Mwamwayi, Komabe, bwenzi naye kwa Manfredo a Gym mu Pawtuckert, RI. Boxing truly saved his life. Manfredo, USA nkhonya New England pulezidenti Jim Perella ndipo banjalo kuti nthaŵi anawaona iye, Andrea Watson ndipo Ron Clary, udasintha modabwitsa moyo wake.

Kahn-Clary zinasaina zotsatsira pangano ndi Top Udindo, umene, pamodzi ndi bwana Mike Criscio ndipo Manfredo, asamukira Kahn-Clary paliŵiro, m'mwamba mayendedwe. Kahn-Clary, Zodabwitsa ndizakuti, AZIDZAMENYANA kachitatu chaka chino, pambuyo poti asanu chaka chatha.

“Top Udindo wachita ntchito yabwino kundisunga wotanganidwa,” 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.

“Ine ndiri wokonzeka pakali pano kwa 10 kapena 12 kuzungulira nkhondo. I’ve done a lot of sparring to help me get ready to step up. I’m excited about fighting 10 ndipo 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, (WolemaL) Lomachenkondipo (Mkango) Santa Cruz. I have the skills and heart to compete with them.”

Quality sparring ku New England umafunika, makamaka aang'ono-kulemera womenya monga Kahn-Clary, amene wapeza kwambiri zinachitikira sparring ndi WBA wapamwamba featherweightJavier Fortuna (29-0-1, 21 Ko), zitatu nthawi US Olimpiki Rau'shee Warren ndi anzake New England ndi bwenzi, New Haven’s Luis “KO King” Rosa (21-0, 10 Ko).

“Peter (Manfredo) ndipo ine kupita Worcester (MA) ndi Connecticut kupeza ntchito yabwino,” 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. Ine ndawonapo awo mphete generalship, kayendedwe kawo, 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, umene ndi kuphunzira zinachitikira. Ngati mulibe chiyani pa sparring, onse inu munayamba kukhala ndi sparring naye.”

Manfredo akhala ndi iye akudziŵa kuti mphoto wophunzira, Kahn-Clary, will need to go away to training camp for good sparring when he starts fighting 10-rounders. “Ndine mabwenzi abwino ndi Freddie Roach ndipo ife timapita ku California ndi kuphunzitsa pa Bakuman Khadi Gym,” Manfredo concluded. “I’m very happy with the way Toka’s been moved. I have faith in Brad mwini, amene ndi imodzi yabwino, if not the best matchmaker in the world. They’ve moved Toka along at a good pace. They know what they’re doing.”

Nthawiyi, Toka Kahn-Clary plans to make his name in boxing next year. Choyamba, Komabe, iye ayenera angadutse Lopez izi Loweruka usiku kuti wake patsogolo kupita.

Tsatirani Kahn-Clary pa Twitter ndi InstagramTokaKahnClary, kapena bwenzi iye pa Facebook pa www.Facebook.com/tokakahn.