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CRANSTON, RI (Novanm 25, 2015) – After his impressive second-round stoppage of Sergio “Cuatito” Lopez (19-10-1, 13 Ko) dènye Vandredi swa an kosmopolit la nan Las Vegas, undefeated ble-chip Plum Prospect Toka “T-Nice” Kahn-Clary (17-0, 11 Ko) gen ofisyèlman gradye nan yon avyon de gè uit a dis-wonn.
“”Pèfòmans mwen te bon,” 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 lbs. pwa kontra men Lopez te peze 132.2 lbs.), but I didn’t think too much of it. I really wanted to go four or five rounds for some more experience, men mwen mete l 'desann nan wonn nan dezyèm ak yon zen dwat, li pran l 'soti. (Lopez te kapab reponn klòch la pou wonn nan twazyèm.)
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| (L-R) Toka Kahn-Clary ak abit Jay Nady |
“Mwen se definitivman pare pou 10-Rounders. (Head antrenè) Pyè (Manfredo, Sr) toujou te m 'fè yon anpil nan travay kondisyone. Nou sparred yon anpil nan jij pou batay uit-wonn, so I’ve been ready for 10-round fights. I won’t be fighting again until next year, men mwen ap tounen nan jimnastik la Lendi pwochen.”
Yon amatè Ameriken dekore ki te gen yon 131-11 dosye, make pa yon pèfòmans lò-meday nan la 2010 Nasyonal Gan Golden chanpyona, Kahn-Clary pase sou yon piki fè nan 2016 U.S. Olympic Ekip boksè, vire pro twa zan de sa.
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| (L-R) – Head antrenè Pyè Manfredo, Sr. & Toka Kahn-Clary |
“Mwen panse ke Toka te fè yon deklarasyon gwo ak se konsa te fè Top Rank (Pwomotè Kahn-Clary la),” 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, petèt nan mwa janvye oswa fevriye, and then we can talk about him fighting a top guy. There’s no rush; li se sèlman 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, li bat moute jimnastik la, three or four fighters a session. And most of the time he’s sparring bigger guys and using big gloves.”
Li te fèt nan Liberya, the 23-year-old Kahn-Clary is a rising star with lofty expectations. “Mwen vle fè konpetisyon nan nivo nan tèt,” li eksplike. “Ane pwochèn, I will keep working hard and hopefully fight some decent named opponents. I’m not ready for the top guys in my division, pa ankò, men mwen pral gen nan yon lòt ane.”
Swiv Kahn-Clary sou Twitter ak InstagramTokaKahnClary, oswa yon zanmi l 'sou Facebook nan www.Facebook.com/tokakahn.