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CRANSTON, RI (Novembru 25, 2015) – After his impressive second-round stoppage of Sergio “Cuatito” Lopez (19-10-1, 13 Kos) aħħar Ġimgħa bil-lejl fil Il Cosmopolitan ta 'Las Vegas, undefeated blue-chip prospett featherweight Toka “T-Nizza” Kahn-Clary (17-0, 11 Kos) tkun uffiċjalment gradwat minn ġlied tmien sa għaxar rawnd.
“”Prestazzjoni tiegħi kienet tajba,” 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. piż kuntratt iżda Lopez miżun 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, imma nressaq lilu stabbiliti fit-tieni rawnd b'ganċ dritt, u ħadet lilu out. (Lopez ma setgħetx twieġeb il-qanpiena għat-tielet rawnd.)
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| (L-R) Toka Kahn-Clary u referee Jay Nady |
“Jien definittivament lest għal 10-Rounders. (Trainer ras) Peter (Manfredo, Sr) dejjem ikun me jagħmlu ħafna xogħol kondizzjonament. Aħna sparred ħafna rawnds għall tissielet tmien round, so I’ve been ready for 10-round fights. I won’t be fighting again until next year, imma jien ser jiġu lura fil-ġinnasju tnejn li jmiss.”
A dilettanti American imżejjen li kellhom 131-11 rekord, enfasizzat minn rendiment deheb midalja fl- 2010 Golden Ingwanti nazzjonali Tournament, Kahn-Clary mgħoddija tir li jagħmlu l- 2016 U.S. Olimpiku Boxing Team, tidwir pro tliet snin ilu.
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| (L-R) – Trainer ras Peter Manfredo, Sr. & Toka Kahn-Clary |
“I think Toka għamlet dikjarazzjoni kbar u għalhekk ma kellhiex Top Rank (Promotur Kahn-Clary ta),” 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, forsi f'Jannar jew fi Frar, and then we can talk about him fighting a top guy. There’s no rush; hu biss 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, hu taħbita l-ġinnasju, three or four fighters a session. And most of the time he’s sparring bigger guys and using big gloves.”
Imwieled fil-Liberja, the 23-year-old Kahn-Clary is a rising star with lofty expectations. “Irrid li jikkompetu fl-ogħla livell,” he explained. “Sena d-dieħla, I will keep working hard and hopefully fight some decent named opponents. I’m not ready for the top guys in my division, mhux għalissa, imma jien ser tkun hemm f'sena oħra.”
Segwi Kahn-Clary fuq Twitter u InstagramTokaKahnClary, jew ħabib lilu fuq Facebook fil www.Facebook.com/tokakahn.