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Ipese (Kọkànlá Oṣù 16, 2015) — Undefeated featherweight afojusọna Toka “T-Nice” Kahn-Clary (16-0, 10 KOs) le jẹ awọn ti o dara ju, jo “aimọ” prizefighter ni awọn orilẹ-ede, ni o kere ita ti New England.

A dara si American magbowo ti o ní a 131-11 gba, afihan nipa a wura-medal išẹ ni awọn 2010 National Golden ibọwọ figagbaga, Kahn-Clary pada si awọn iwọn yi Saturday night (Oṣu kọkanla. 20) ni The lele ti Las fegasi lodi si Mexico ni alatako Sergio “Cuatito” Lopez (19-9-1, 13 KOs) ni ohun ti wa ni ikure lati wa ni Kahn-Clary ká kẹhin eto mẹjọ-yika ija ṣaaju ki o graduates si 10-rounders.

“O si ni a alakikanju Mexico ni Onija ti o le apoti a kekere kan lori awọn ita,” Kahn-Clary sọ nipa rẹ tókàn alatako, “ṣugbọn o ba wa ni siwaju, ju. O si ni RÍ ati ki o ti ni pẹlu kan pupo ti o dara alatako.”

Lopez jẹ pataki a igbeyewo fun retí. His last three fights include a loss to 18-0 Alejandro Luna (KO4) yi kọja August, 10-yika pipin fa pẹlu 24-7-1 Joksan Hernandez, ati a yanilenu karun-yika imọ knockout ti 16-0 Victor Betancourt.

“Lopez jẹ a Elere,” Kahn-Clary ká ori olukọni Peter Manfredo, SR. fi kun. 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, boya 8-10 osu. We were offered a big fight but, a nilo ọkan 10-yika ija akọkọ, ati awọn ti o gba pe ija tete tókàn odun.”

Kahn-Clary, ija jade ti Providence, ti wa ni bọ si pa rẹ julọ ohun akiyesi gun bi a ọjọgbọn kẹhin June, ninu eyi ti o Witoelar soke ni kilasi lati ya lori 33-11 Jonathan Perez, awọn tele Colombian Super bantamweight ati World Council Boxing (WBC) asiwaju. Kahn-Clary stopped Perez in the sixth round of their fight on a card headlined by Timothy Bradley'S adele aye welterweight akọle win lori Jessie Vargas ni StubHub Center ni Carson, California.

Awọn 23-odun-atijọ, ẹniti a bi 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, ibi ti nwọn gbé pẹlu bolomo obi ti, sọ, ko bikita ohun to sele si wọn.

Gbogbo ami tokasi si Toka si sunmọ ni ni wahala lori awọn Providence ita bi a youngster, paapa ni igba, nigbati o si wà aini ile. Da, tilẹ, a ore mu u wá si Manfredo ká Gym ​​ni Pawtuckert, RI. Boxing truly saved his life. Manfredo, USA Boxing New England Aare Jim Perella ati awọn tọkọtaya ti bajẹ-gba fun u, Andrea Watson ati Ron Clary, bosipo yi pada aye re.

Kahn-Clary wole a ipolowo guide pẹlu Top ipo, eyi ti, pẹlú pẹlu faili Mike Criscio ati Manfredo, ti gbe Kahn-Clary ni a duro, si oke Pace. Kahn-Clary, incidentally, yoo wa ni ija fun awọn kẹta akoko odun yi, lẹhin ti nini marun odun to koja.

“Top ipo ti ṣe kan ti o dara ise fifi mi nšišẹ,” 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.

“Mo wa setan ọtun bayi fun a 10 tabi 12 yika ija. I’ve done a lot of sparring to help me get ready to step up. I’m excited about fighting 10 ati 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, (Sul) Lomachenkoati (Kinniun) Santa Cruz. I have the skills and heart to compete with them.”

Didara sparring ni New England jẹ ni a Ere, paapa fun a kere-àdánù Onija bi Kahn-Clary, ti o ti ni ibe iriri ti koṣe sparring pẹlu WBA Super featherweightJavier Fortuna (29-0-1, 21 KOs), mẹta-akoko US Olympian Rau'shee Warren ati awọn ẹlẹgbẹ rẹ New England ati ore, New Haven’s Luis “KO King” Rosa (21-0, 10 KOs).

“Peter (Manfredo) ati ki o mi ajo lọ si Worcester (MA) ati Connecticut lati gba ti o dara iṣẹ,” 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. Mo ti sọ ri oruka wọn generalship, wọn ronu, 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, eyi ti o jẹ a eko iriri. Ti o ko ba kọ lati sparring, gbogbo awọn ti o ti yoo lailai jẹ ni a sparring alabaṣepọ.”

Manfredo ti wa ni ayika ati ó ti n mọpé rẹ joju akeko, Kahn-Clary, will need to go away to training camp for good sparring when he starts fighting 10-rounders. “Mo wa ti o dara pẹlu awọn ọrẹ Freddie Roach ati awọn ti a yoo jade lọ si California ki o si irin ni awọn Wild Kaadi Gym,” Manfredo concluded. “I’m very happy with the way Toka’s been moved. I have faith in Brad Goodman, ti o jẹ ọkan ninu awọn ti o dara ju, if not the best matchmaker in the world. They’ve moved Toka along at a good pace. They know what they’re doing.”

Nibayi, Toka Kahn-Clary plans to make his name in boxing next year. First, tilẹ, o ni o ni lati gba ti o ti kọja Lopez yi Saturday night lati tọju ipa rẹ lọ.

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