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CRANSTON, RI (Tachwedd 25, 2015) – After his impressive second-round stoppage of Sergio “Cuatito” Lopez (19-10-1, 13 Kos) nos Wener diwethaf yn The Cosmopolitan o Las Vegas, diguro glas-sglodion gobaith pwysau plu Toka “T-Nice” Kahn-Clary (17-0, 11 Kos) wedi graddio yn swyddogol o ymladdwr wyth i ddeg-rownd.
“”Fy perfformiad yn dda,” Kahn-Clary looked back on his knockout of Lopez. “I didn’t do anything to make it a difficult fight. I was a little concerned that my opponent came in overweight (128 pwys. pwysau contract ond Lopez pwyso 132.2 pwys.), but I didn’t think too much of it. I really wanted to go four or five rounds for some more experience, ond yr wyf yn ei roi i lawr yn yr ail rownd gyda bachyn dde, a mynd ag ef allan. (Lopez oedd yn gallu ateb y gloch ar gyfer y drydedd rownd.)
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| (L-R) Toka Kahn-Clary a dyfarnwr Jay Nady |
“Rwy'n bendant yn barod ar gyfer 10-rownderi. (Pennaeth hyfforddwr) Peter (Manfredo, Sr) bob amser wedi fy gwneud llawer o waith cyflyru. Rydym sparred llawer o rowndiau i ymladd wyth rownd, so I’ve been ready for 10-round fights. I won’t be fighting again until next year, ond Byddaf yn ôl yn y gampfa ddydd Llun nesaf.”
Mae amatur Americanaidd haddurno a oedd â 131-11 cofnod, amlygwyd gan berfformiad medal aur yn y 2010 Menig Golden Cenedlaethol Twrnamaint, Kahn-Clary trosglwyddo ergyd i wneud y 2016 U.S. Tîm Paffio Olympaidd, troi tair blynedd pro yn ôl.
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| (L-R) – Pennaeth hyfforddwr Peter Manfredo, Sr. & Toka Kahn-Clary |
“Yr wyf yn meddwl gwneud Toka ddatganiad mawr ac felly yr oedd Rank Top (Hyrwyddwr Kahn-Clary yn),” Manfredo added. “They’re so high on him that they want to put him in a big fight. I told them to give us a 10-round fight first, efallai ym mis Ionawr neu Chwefror, and then we can talk about him fighting a top guy. There’s no rush; ei fod yn unig 23.
“Toka’s really maturing. He still doesn’t have ‘man strength’ but he’s getting there. He always works hard. He spars hard with bigger guys. He doesn’t just beat up a sparring partner, mae'n curiadau i fyny y gampfa, three or four fighters a session. And most of the time he’s sparring bigger guys and using big gloves.”
Fe'i ganed yn Liberia, the 23-year-old Kahn-Clary is a rising star with lofty expectations. “Yr wyf am gystadlu ar y lefel uchaf,” he explained. “Y flwyddyn nesaf, I will keep working hard and hopefully fight some decent named opponents. I’m not ready for the top guys in my division, Dim eto, ond byddaf fod yno yn flwyddyn arall.”
Dilynwch Kahn-Clary ar Twitter a InstagramTokaKahnClary, neu ffrind ef ar Facebook ar www.Facebook.com/tokakahn.