(picha zote na Jeny Luna Hernandez-Watson)

PROVIDENCE (Novemba 16, 2015) — Undefeated featherweight matarajio Toka “T-Nice” Kahn-Clary (16-0, 10 Kos) inaweza kuwa bora, kiasi “haijulikani” prizefighter katika nchi, angalau nje ya New England.

Kupambwa wa Marekani Amateur ambaye alikuwa 131-11 rekodi, yalionyesha na utendaji dhahabu medali katika 2010 Taifa Golden kinga mashindano, Kahn-Clary anarudi pete Jumamosi hii usiku (Novemba. 20) katika Mji wa Las Vegas dhidi ya mpinzani Mexico Sergio “Cuatito” Lopez (19-9-1, 13 Kos) katika kile ni walidhani kuwa Kahn-Clary ya mwisho uliopangwa kufanyika nane mzima bout kabla wahitimu kwa 10 rounders.

“Yeye ni mgumu Mexico mpiganaji ambaye anaweza sanduku kidogo juu ya nje,” Kahn-Clary alizungumza kuhusu mpinzani wake ujao, “lakini yeye anakuja mbele, pia. Yeye ni uzoefu na imekuwa na mengi ya wapinzani nzuri.”

Lopez ni mtihani mkubwa kwa matarajio yoyote. His last three fights include a loss to 18-0 Alejandro Luna (KO4) hii Agosti iliyopita, 10-mgawanyiko pande zote kuteka na 24-7-1 Joksan Hernandez, na stunning raundi ya tano mtoano ya kiufundi ya 16-0 Victor Betancourt.

“Lopez ni gamer,” Kahn-Clary ya kichwa mkufunzi Peter Manfredo, Sr. aliongeza. 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, labda 8-10 miezi. We were offered a big fight but, tunahitaji moja raundi 10 mapambano ya kwanza, na yeye kupata kupambana na kwamba mapema mwaka ujao.”

Kahn-Clary, kupambana na nje ya Providence, anakuja mbali ushindi wake mashuhuri zaidi kama mtaalamu mwisho Juni, ambayo yeye kuingia kati katika darasa kuchukua 33-11 Jonathan Perez, zamani Colombia super bantamweight na World Boxing Council (WBC) bingwa. Kahn-Clary stopped Perez in the sixth round of their fight on a card headlined by Timothy Bradley'S dunia mpito welterweight title kushinda juu ya Jessie Vargas katika Kituo cha StubHub katika Carson, California.

23 mwenye umri wa miaka, ambaye alizaliwa 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, ambako aliishi na wazazi wa kambo ambaye, kusema ukweli, hakuwa na huduma ya kile kilichotokea kwao.

Dalili zote alisema kwa Toka kupata katika shida mitaani Providence kama kijana, hasa kwa nyakati, alipokuwa makazi. Kwa bahati nzuri, ingawa, rafiki yake nini kumleta Manfredo ya Gym katika Pawtuckert, RI. Boxing truly saved his life. Manfredo, Rais United Boxing New England Jim Perella na wanandoa kwamba hatimaye alimchukua, Andrea Watson na Ron Clary, kasi iliyopita maisha yake.

Kahn-Clary saini mkataba uendelezaji na Juu Rank, ambayo, pamoja na meneja Mike Criscio Manfredo na, wamehamia Kahn-Clary katika kutosha, zaidi kasi. Kahn-Clary, kwa bahati, Itakuwa mapigano kwa mara ya tatu mwaka huu, baada ya kuwa na miaka mitano iliyopita.

“Juu Rank imefanya kazi nzuri ya kuweka kwangu busy,” 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.

“Niko tayari hivi sasa kwa 10 au 12 mapambano pande zote. I’ve done a lot of sparring to help me get ready to step up. I’m excited about fighting 10 na 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, (Wamechokal) Lomachenkona (Simba) Santa Cruz. I have the skills and heart to compete with them.”

Ubora sparring katika New England ni katika premium, hasa kwa mpiganaji ndogo-uzito kama vile Kahn-Clary, ambao imepata uzoefu mchango mkubwa sana sparring na WBA super featherweightJavier Fortuna (29-0-1, 21 Kos), mara tatu ya Marekani Olimpiki Rau'shee Warren na New wenzake Uingereza na rafiki, New Haven’s Luis “KO King” Rosa (21-0, 10 Kos).

“Peter (Manfredo) na mimi kusafiri kwa Worcester (MA) na Connecticut kupata kazi nzuri,” 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. Nimeona pete zao generalship, harakati zao, 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, ambayo ni uzoefu wa kujifunza. Kama huna kujifunza kutoka sparring, zote utasikia milele kuwa ni mpenzi sparring.”

Manfredo imekuwa karibu na anatambua kwamba tuzo yake mwanafunzi, Kahn-Clary, will need to go away to training camp for good sparring when he starts fighting 10-rounders. “Mimi nina marafiki wazuri pamoja na Freddie Roach na tutaweza kwenda nje ya California na mafunzo katika pori Kadi Gym,” Manfredo concluded. “I’m very happy with the way Toka’s been moved. I have faith in Brad Goodman, ambao ni mojawapo ya bora, if not the best matchmaker in the world. They’ve moved Toka along at a good pace. They know what they’re doing.”

Wakati huo huo, Toka Kahn-Clary plans to make his name in boxing next year. Kwanza, ingawa, yeye ana kupata zamani Lopez Jumamosi hii usiku kwa kushika kasi yake kwenda.

Kufuata Kahn-Clary juu ya Twitter na InstagramTokaKahnClary, au rafiki yake juu ya Facebook katika www.Facebook.com/tokakahn.