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PROVIDENCE (November 16, 2015) — Neporažen peresno možnosti Toka “T-Nica” Kahn-Clary (16-0, 10 Kos) lahko najboljša, relativno “neznano” Profesionalen pevec v državi, vsaj zunaj New England.

Okrašeno ameriški amaterski, ki so imeli 131-11 Zapis, nastop zlato medaljo na poudarjeno 2010 Nacionalni Golden Gloves turnir, Kahn-Clary vrne v ring to soboto noč (Nov. 20) na The Cosmopolitan v Las Vegasu proti mehiški nasprotnika Sergio “Cuatito” Lopez (19-9-1, 13 Kos) v tisto, kar naj bi bila zadnja načrtovanega osem-round bout Kahn-Clary, preden je diplomantov 10 univerzalce.

“On je trd mehiški borec, ki lahko polje malo na zunanji,” Kahn-Clary govoril o svojem naslednjem nasprotniku, “vendar pride naprej, preveč. On je izkušen in je bila z veliko dobrih nasprotnikov.”

Lopez je resen preizkus za vsako možnost. His last three fights include a loss to 18-0 Alejandro Luna (KO4) to mimo avgust, 10-okrogla split pripravi z 24-7-1 Joksan Hernandez, in omamljanje peti krog tehnični knockout od 16-0 Victor Betancourt.

“Lopez je igralec,” Kahn-Clary glava trener Peter Manfredo, Sr. dodano. 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, morda 8-10 mesecev. We were offered a big fight but, moramo eno 10-krog boja najprej, in je naslednje leto zgodaj dobil ta boj.”

Kahn-Clary, boj iz Providence, se snele njegovo najizrazitejše zmago kot poklicni junija lani, v kateri je stopil v razred, ki se bo izvajalo 33-11 Jonathan Perez, Nekdanja kolumbijska super bantamweight in Svetovni boksarski svet (WBC) prvak. Kahn-Clary stopped Perez in the sixth round of their fight on a card headlined by Timothy BradleyJe vmesni naslov svetovnega prvaka welterweight zmago nad Jessie Vargas na StubHub Center v Carson, California.

23-year-old, ki se je rodil 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, kjer so živeli pri rejnikih, ki, odkrito, ni vseeno, kaj se jim je zgodilo.

Vsi znaki opozoril na Toka dobili v težavah na ulicah Providence kot mladostnik, zlasti v času, ko je bil brezdomec. Na srečo, čeprav, prijatelj mu prinesel Manfredo telovadnici v Pawtuckert, RI. Boxing truly saved his life. Manfredo, USA Boxing New England predsednik Jim Perella in par, ki na koncu ga je sprejel, Andrea Watson in Ron Clary, dramatično spremenilo njegovo življenje.

Kahn-Clary podpisal promocijsko pogodbo z Top Rank, ki, skupaj z upravljavcem Mike Criscio in Manfredo, so se preselili Kahn-Clary na stalno, tempo naraščanja. Kahn-Clary, mimogrede, se bo letos boril za tretje časa, potem ko je pet lani.

“Top Rank je naredil dobro delo me vodenje zaseden,” 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.

“Pripravljen sem zdaj za 10 ali 12 okrogla boj. I’ve done a lot of sparring to help me get ready to step up. I’m excited about fighting 10 in 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, (Utrujenil) Lomachenkoin (Lion) Santa Cruz. I have the skills and heart to compete with them.”

Kakovost sparring v New England je na premijo, zlasti za borca ​​manjše teže kot Kahn-Clary, ki je pridobil neprecenljive izkušnje sparring z WBA super peresnoJavier Fortuna (29-0-1, 21 Kos), tri-ameriški olimpijec Rau'shee Warren in njegov kolega New England in prijatelj, New Haven’s Luis “KO King” Rosa (21-0, 10 Kos).

“Peter (Manfredo) in me potovanje v Worcester (MA) in Connecticut, da bi dobili dobro delo,” 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. Videl sem svoj prstan generalship, njihovo gibanje, 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 je učne izkušnje. Če se ne naučimo iz sparring, vse boste kdaj je sparring partner.”

Manfredo je bila okoli in se zaveda, da njegove nagrade študentom, Kahn-Clary, will need to go away to training camp for good sparring when he starts fighting 10-rounders. “Jaz sem dobri prijatelji z Freddie Roach in bomo šli ven v Kalifornijo in usposabljati na Wild Card Gym,” Manfredo concluded. “I’m very happy with the way Toka’s been moved. I have faith in Brad Goodman, ki je ena izmed najboljših, if not the best matchmaker in the world. They’ve moved Toka along at a good pace. They know what they’re doing.”

Medtem, Toka Kahn-Clary plans to make his name in boxing next year. Prva, čeprav, ima priti mimo Lopez to soboto noč ohraniti svojo dinamiko.

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