(sawirrada ah oo dhan ay Jeny Luna Hernandez-Watson)

Siiya (November 16, 2015) — Rajo featherweight Beyer Toka “T-Nice” Kahn-Clary (16-0, 10 KOs) waxaa laga yaabaa in sida ugu fiican ee, xad “oo aan la garaneyn” prizefighter dalka, ugu yaraan ka baxsan New England.

Hiwaayadda A qurxiyey Maraykan ah oo lahayd a 131-11 record, muujiyeen qaab ay billada dahabka ee 2010 Gloves Golden National Tournament, Kahn-Clary soo laabtay giraanta Saturday this habeen (Nov. 20) at The magalo ah Las Vegas soo horjeeda Mexico Sergio “Cuatito” Lopez (19-9-1, 13 KOs) waxa waa inay ahaato mid Kahn-Clary ee la soo dhaafay loo qorsheeyey sideed wareega xumad ka hor inta uusan qalin 10-rounders.

“Waxa uu ku dagaalamaa adag Mexico oo sanduuqa karaan wax yar dibadda,” Kahn-Clary ka hadlay ninka ay xafiiltami soo socda, “laakiin waxa uu hore u yimaado, aad. Waxa uu qibrad leh oo uu ku jiray badan ee soo horjeeda wanaagsan.”

Lopez waa baaritaan dhab ah loogu rajo kasta oo. His last three fights include a loss to 18-0 Alejandro Luna (KO4) la soo dhaafay August, 10-kala wareega barbaro la gashay 24-7-1 Joksan Hernandez, iyo wareega shanaad ee knockout cajiib ah farsamo 16-0 Victor Betancourt.

“Lopez waa gamer ah,” Tababaraha madaxa Kahn-Clary ee Peter Manfredo, Sr. hadalkiisa raaciyay. 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, waxaa laga yaabaa 8-10 bilood. We were offered a big fight but, waxaan u baahan nahay mid ka mid 10-wareega dagaalka hore, oo uu hore u hesho dagaalka in sanadka soo socda.”

Kahn-Clary, dagaal ka baxay Providence, waxaa ka soo kacay uu guul ugu weyn sidii xirfadle June ee la soo dhaafay, taas oo uu kor u qaaday fasalka inay qaataan 33-11 Jonathan Perez, ka bantamweight super Colombia iyo World Boxing Council hore (WBC) champion. Kahn-Clary stopped Perez in the sixth round of their fight on a card headlined by Timothy Bradley'S horyaalka welterweight adduunka ku meel gaarka ah ay ka badiyeen Jessie Vargas at StubHub Center ee Carson, California.

23-sano jir ah, oo ku dhashay 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, halkaas oo ay ku noolaayeen waalidiinta korsaday, saraaxad, ma jecli waxa ay iyaga ku dhacay.

Dhammaan calaamadaha tilmaamay in Toka qaadan in dhibaato waddooyinka Providence oo dhalinyara ah ka, gaar ahaan waqtiyada, markii uu ahaa guri la'aan. Nasiib wanaag, inkasta oo, saaxiib u keenay Manfredo ee Gym ee Pawtuckert, RI. Boxing truly saved his life. Manfredo, Madaxweynaha USA Boxing New England Jim Perella iyo laba ah in ugu danbeyn isaga qaatay, Andrea Watson iyo Ron Clary, si weyn uu naftiisa bedelay.

Kahn-Clary saxiixay heshiis xayaysiinta la Top Rank, taas oo, oo ay la socdaan Tababaraha Mike Criscio iyo Manfredo, ayaa u guuray Kahn-Clary ee joogta ah, xawaaraha intii ka sii weyn. Kahn-Clary, kadis ah, u dagaalami doono in markii saddexaad ee sanadkan, ka dib markii shan sano ee la soo dhaafay.

“Top Rank waxa uu qabtay shaqo wanaagsan iga celinaya mashquul,” 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.

“Diyaar ayaan u ahay hadda u ah 10 ama 12 dagaalka ku wareegsanaa. I’ve done a lot of sparring to help me get ready to step up. I’m excited about fighting 10 iyo 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) Lomachenkoiyo (Libaaxa) Santa Cruz. I have the skills and heart to compete with them.”

Sparring Tayada ee New England ee waa qaddar, gaar ahaan dagaalka ka yar-miisaan sida Kahn-Clary, kuwaas oo uu helay waayo-aragnimo qiimo badan qacida la WBA featherweight superJavier Fortuna (29-0-1, 21 KOs), saddex jeer US Olympics- Rau'shee Warren oo uu la shaqayn jiray New England iyo saaxiib, New Haven’s Luis “KO King” Rosa (21-0, 10 KOs).

“Peter (Manfredo) oo igu u safri Worcester (MA) iyo Connecticut si aad u hesho shaqo fiican,” 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. Waxaan soo arkay ay giraan generalship, dhaqdhaqaaqooda, 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, oo waa waayo-aragnimo barasho. Haddii aadan ka bartaan sparring, oo dhan aad waligaa noqon doonaa waa lamaanahaaga sparring ah.”

Manfredo qiyaastii iyo inuu ka warqaba in uu abaalmarin arday, Kahn-Clary, will need to go away to training camp for good sparring when he starts fighting 10-rounders. “Waxaan ahay saaxiibo wanaagsan la Freddie Roach oo waannu tegi doonaa si California iyo tababar ku Card Wild Gym,” Manfredo concluded. “I’m very happy with the way Toka’s been moved. I have faith in Brad Goodman, waa mid ka mid ah kuwa ugu fiican oo, if not the best matchmaker in the world. They’ve moved Toka along at a good pace. They know what they’re doing.”

Dhanka kale, Toka Kahn-Clary plans to make his name in boxing next year. First, inkasta oo, waxa uu leeyahay si aad u hesho la soo dhaafay Lopez Saturday this Habeen aad ku sii dardar socda.

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