– Pictures courtesy of Mikey Williams –

Муҳайёст (Май 18, 2016)) – Undefeated blue-chip featherweight prospect Toka “T-хуб” Кан-Clary (17-0, 11 KOs) continues to show improvement in each and every fight. Last weekend, the 23-year-old Liberia-native knocked out seasoned veteran Орландо Ризо (19-7) in the fourth round at Sportsman Lodge in Studio City, Калифорния.

Кан-Clary, мубориза аз муҳайёст, may still be flying under the radar but he’s getting closer to becoming a breakout star. His most recent fight was his first scheduled 10-rounder.

“I put in a lot of hard roadwork, running seven miles a day, ва (his head trainer) PeteR (Manfredo, Sr.) really pushed me,” Kahn-Clary talked about preparing for his last fight. I got some good work from Хавьер Фортуна, sparring him a few times, and he’s a good southpaw.

“I wasn’t looking for a knockout but it just happened. I stepped left and threw a left. I didn’t load up but it was accurate, hitting him right on his chin. I was happy to get the knockout but I was looking forward to getting in some more rounds.”

“Nothing Toka does really surprises me because I’ve known since the beginning that he’s special,” Manfredo commented. “Toka continues to improve with each fight and he’s hungry to get to the next level. There’s no rush, he doesn’t turn 24 to next year. He’s still maturing. The kid he knocked out was Nicolas Walters’ main sparring partner.

“I just don’t want to put him in with the big names just yet. He’s maturing but he’s not all the way there. He’s improving all of the time, putting his combinations together better each fight. I’ve also noticed that he’s nice and relaxed in the ring now. He’s becoming a good boxer who always had power. Top Rank is doing a great job moving him. Everybody’s happy.”

Дар ҳаводор Амрико оро, ки буд, 131-11 рекорд, таъкид тарафи иҷро тилло-медали дар 2010 Дастпўшакњо тиллоӣ миллӣ мусобиқаи, Кан-Clary дар як зарбаи гузашт кунад, 2016 U.S. Olympic Boxing Team to turn pro three years ago.

“I’ve been boxing 10 сол ҳоло,” Kahn-Clary added. “Knowing what I’ve already accomplished, I also realize that I’m still improving. I’ll be back in the gym Душанбе to get ready for the next call we get about my next fight. (Top Rank’s) Брэд Гудман is one of the best matchmakers in boxing. He and everybody at Top Rank are doing a great job positioning me for a big opportunity. That may not happen this year but, hopefully, it will sometime next year. I’m boxing so much better now than I ever did. I used to fight like I was in a fog but, ҳозир, my eyes are wide open.”

Not bad for a kid who left his mother and siblings in Liberia when he was six, only to have his father murdered a year after he arrived in the United States. He’s overcome many difficult obstacles in his young life, most of them tougher than any opponents he’ll every fight, including a stretch in which he was homeless. It’s only made him tougher and an even better overall person.

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