-kabeh gambar courtesy of Mikey Williams / Top Urutan-
Cranston, RI (November 25, 2015) – After his impressive second-round stoppage of Sergio “Cuatito” Lopez (19-10-1, 13 KOs) pungkasan ana ing wayah wengi Ing Cosmopolitan Las Vegas, suwé biru-chip prospek bulu Toka “T-Nice” Kahn-Clary (17-0, 11 KOs) wis resmi lulus saka wolung kanggo sepuluh-babak fighter.
“”Kinerja ana apik,” 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. bobot kontrak nanging Lopez bobot 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, nanging aku sijine wong mudhun ing babak kapindho kanthi pancing tengen, lan njupuk wong metu. (Lopez Tukang njawab lonceng kanggo babak katelu.)
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| (L-R) Toka Kahn-Clary lan wasit Jay Nady |
“Aku temtunipun siap kanggo 10-Rounders. (Lowongan trainer) Peter (Manfredo, Sr.) tansah wis kula mengkono akèh kahanan karya. Kita sparred akèh babak kanggo gelut wolung babak, so I’ve been ready for 10-round fights. I won’t be fighting again until next year, nanging Aku bakal bali ing gedung olahraga Monday sabanjuré.”
A amatir Amérika decorated sing wis 131-11 rekaman, disorot kinerja emas-medali ing 2010 Gloves Golden National Tournament, Kahn-Clary liwati ing dijupuk kanggo nggawe 2016 U.S. Olympic Boxing Team, ngowahi pro telung taun kepungkur.
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| (L-R) – Lowongan trainer Peter Manfredo, Sr. & Toka Kahn-Clary |
“Aku Toka digawe statement amba lan iya Top Urutan (Promosi Kahn-Clary kang),” 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, Mungkin ing Januari utawa Februari, and then we can talk about him fighting a top guy. There’s no rush; kang mung 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, kang ngalahaken munggah gedung olahraga, three or four fighters a session. And most of the time he’s sparring bigger guys and using big gloves.”
Lair ing Liberia, the 23-year-old Kahn-Clary is a rising star with lofty expectations. “Aku arep kanggo saingan ing tingkat ndhuwur,” he explained. “Taun sabanjuré, I will keep working hard and hopefully fight some decent named opponents. I’m not ready for the top guys in my division, durung, nanging Aku bakal ana ing taun liyane.”
Tindakake Kahn-Clary ing Twitter lan InstagramTokaKahnClary, kanca utawa wong ing Facebook ing www.Facebook.com/tokakahn.