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CRANSTON, RI (November 25, 2015) – After his impressive second-round stoppage of Sergio “Cuatito” Lopez (19-10-1, 13 KOs) lepas malam Jumaat di The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, tanpa ditewaskan mewah bulu prospek Contest “T-Nice” Kahn-Clary (17-0, 11 KOs) secara rasmi lulus dari pejuang lapan hingga sepuluh pusingan.
“”Prestasi saya baik,” 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. berat kontrak tetapi Lopez ditimbang 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, tetapi saya meletakkan dia di pusingan kedua dengan cangkuk kanan, dan membawanya keluar. (Lopez tidak dapat menjawab loceng untuk pusingan ketiga.)
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| (L-R) Contest Kahn-Clary dan pengadil Jay Nady |
“Saya pasti bersedia untuk 10 serba boleh. (Ketua jurulatih) Peter (Manfredo, Sr.) sentiasa telah saya melakukan banyak kerja-kerja penyaman. Kami sparred banyak pusingan untuk pergaduhan lapan pusingan, so I’ve been ready for 10-round fights. I won’t be fighting again until next year, tetapi saya akan kembali di gym Isnin depan.”
A amatur Amerika dihiasi yang mempunyai 131-11 rekod, diketengahkan oleh prestasi pingat emas di 2010 Sarung Tangan Emas Negara Tournament, Kahn-Clary diluluskan pada pukulan yang membuat 2016 A.S.. Olimpik Tinju Pasukan, beralih pro tiga tahun lalu.
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| (L-R) – Ketua jurulatih Peter Manfredo, Sr. & Contest Kahn-Clary |
“Saya rasa Contest membuat kenyataan besar dan begitu juga Rank Top (Promoter Kahn-Clary ini),” 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 dalam bulan Januari atau Februari, and then we can talk about him fighting a top guy. There’s no rush; dia hanya 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, dia berdegup sehingga gym, three or four fighters a session. And most of the time he’s sparring bigger guys and using big gloves.”
Dilahirkan di Liberia, the 23-year-old Kahn-Clary is a rising star with lofty expectations. “Saya mahu bersaing di peringkat tertinggi,” dia telah menerangkan. “Tahun depan, I will keep working hard and hopefully fight some decent named opponents. I’m not ready for the top guys in my division, belum lagi, tetapi saya akan berada di sana dalam setahun lagi.”
Ikut Kahn-Clary di Twitter dan InstagramTokaKahnClary, atau kawan dia di Facebook di www.Facebook.com/tokakahn.