(bohle litšoantšo Jeny Luna Hernandez-Watson)

Providence (November 16, 2015) — Krrish featherweight tšepo Toka “T-Nice” Kahn-Clary (16-0, 10 Kos) ka 'na ba molemo ka ho fetisisa, batlang e le “e sa tsejoeng” prizefighter ka har'a naha, bonyane ka ntle ho New England.

A khabisitsoeng American tsenwe ea neng a e 131-11 rekoto, totobatsoa ke sa khauta-khau tshebetso ka 2010 National Golden litlelafo Tournament, Kahn-Clary o khutlela ho ka tsa bophahamo ba ena Moqebelo bosiu (Nov. 20) ka The Cosmopolitan ea Las Vegas khahlanong le Mexico lireng Sergio “Cuatito” Lopez (19-9-1, 13 Kos) a se lokela ho ba Kahn-Clary oa ho qetela calendar tse robeli ho pota bout pele a abeloang mangolo hore ba 10-rounders.

“O e le boima Mexico oke ke mang ea ka lebokoseng e nyenyane ka ntle,” Kahn-Clary ile a bua ka a hae a latelang lireng, “empa a fihla ea pele, le eena o. O nang le phihlelo le e 'nile ea le e ngata molemo bahanyetsi ba.”

Lopez ke thulana le teko leha e le efe tšepo. His last three fights include a loss to 18-0 Alejandro Luna (KO4) sena se fetileng August, 10-ho pota-pota e petsoha ka atamela le 24-7-1 Joksan Hernandez, le hlollang le bohlano ho pota botekgeniki knockout ea 16-0 Victor Betancourt.

“Lopez ke Gamer,” Kahn-Clary hlooho mokoetlisi Peter Manfredo, Katha. a phaella ka. 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, mohlomong 8-10 dikgwedi tse. We were offered a big fight but, re lokela e mong 10 ho pota ntoa pele, 'me o fumana hore ntoa ba pele selemong se tlang.”

Kahn-Clary, ho loantša ho tsoa Providence, o tla tla a hae ka ho fetisisa hlokomelehang tlhōlo e le professional ho qetela June, eo a neng a kenella ho fihlela ka tlelaseng ho jara 33-11 Jonathan Perez, pele e neng e Colombia bartolomeo bantamweight le World Boxing Lekgotla la (WBC) mampoli. Kahn-Clary stopped Perez in the sixth round of their fight on a card headlined by Timothea Bradley'S ya nakwana lefatše welterweight tlotla hapa Jessie Vargas ka StubHub Center a Carson, California.

The 23 ea lilemo li, ea ileng a tsoaloa 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, ba neng ba lula le a likhutsana batsoali ba, hlathe koana le koana, ne ke sa tsotelle se ileng sa etsahala ho bona.

Matshwao ohle o ile a bua Toka ho le mathata ka Providence literateng e le sa le mocha, haholo-holo ka linako tse ling, ha a ne a se nang bolulo. Ka lehlohonolo, leha ho le joalo, motsoalle a mo tlisa Manfredo ea Gym a Pawtuckert, RI. Boxing truly saved his life. Manfredo, USA Boxing New England e le mopresidente Jim Perella le banyalani ba bang ba hore qetellong ile ba amohela mo, Andrea Watson le Ron Clary, ka tsela e hlollang fetoha bophelo ba hae.

Kahn-Clary saennweng le papatso konteraka le Top boemo bo, e leng, hammoho le mookameli Mike Criscio le Manfredo, ba ile Kahn-Clary ka e tsitsitseng, ho ea holimo lebelo. Kahn-Clary, tshohanyetso, tla ho loantša ka lekhetlo la boraro selemong sena, ka mor'a ho tse hlano selemong se fetileng.

“Top boemo bo a se entseng mosebetsi o motle ho boloka ke tsoarehile,” 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.

“Ke loketse hona joale bakeng sa 10 kapa 12 ho pota-pota ntoa. I’ve done a lot of sparring to help me get ready to step up. I’m excited about fighting 10 le 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, (Khathetsengk) Lomachenkole (Tau) Santa Cruz. I have the skills and heart to compete with them.”

Quality sparring a New England ke ka Premium, haholo-holo ho e tse nyenyane tse-boima ba 'mele oke tse kang Kahn-Clary, ea ile ea bohlokoa haholo phihlelo sparring le WBA bartolomeo featherweightJavier Fortuna (29-0-1, 21 Kos), tse tharo ea nako e US Olympian Rau'shee Warren le-'moho le eena New England le motsoalle oa, New Haven’s Luis “KO Morena” Rosa (21-0, 10 Kos).

“Petrose (Manfredo) 'na le Hotéis ke Worcester (MA) le Connecticut ho fumana mosebetsi o molemo,” 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. Ke bone bona bophahamo ba generalship, bona mokhatlo, 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, e leng ho ithuta phihlelo. Haeba u sa ithuta ho sparring, bohle u tla ho be ke sparring molekane.”

Manfredo e bile le ha e le a hlokomela hore hae prise seithuti, Kahn-Clary, will need to go away to training camp for good sparring when he starts fighting 10-rounders. “Ke le metsoalle e molemo le Freddie Roach 'me re tla tsoa ho ea California le ho koetlisa ka Hell Card Gym,” Manfredo concluded. “I’m very happy with the way Toka’s been moved. I have faith in Brad Goodman, ba ke e mong oa molemo ka ho fetisisa, if not the best matchmaker in the world. They’ve moved Toka along at a good pace. They know what they’re doing.”

Ntango wana, Toka Kahn-Clary plans to make his name in boxing next year. Pele, leha ho le joalo, o na le ho fumana nakong e fetileng Lopez ena Moqebelo bosiu hore a lule a botsitso tla.

Latela Kahn-Clary on Twitter le InstagramTokaKahnClary, kapa motswalle mo on Facebook ka www.Facebook.com/tokakahn.