-onse zithunzi mwachilolezo cha Mikey Williams / Top udindo-
CRANSTON, RI (November 25, 2015) – After his impressive second-round stoppage of Sergio “Cuatito” Lopez (19-10-1, 13 Ko) otsiriza Lachisanu usiku pa The Cosmopolitan wa Las Vegas, undefeated buluu Chip featherweight chiyembekezo Toka “T-Nice” Kahn-Clary (17-0, 11 Ko) wakhala mwalamulo maphunziro asanu ndi atatu khumi chonse womenya.
“”Wanga ntchito zabwino,” 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. mgwirizano kulemera koma Lopez amtengo 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, koma ine anamuika mu kwachiwiri ndi ufulu mbedza, ndipo anamutengera iye kunja. (Lopez sanathe kuyankha belu kwa kwachitatu.)
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| (L-R) Toka Kahn-Clary ndi malifali Jay Nady |
“Ine ndithudi okonzekera 10-rounders. (Mutu mphunzitsi) Peter (Manfredo, Sr.) nthawizonse wakhala ine kuchita zambiri wokonzekeretsa ntchito. Ife sparred zambiri zipolopolo zisanu chonse ndewu, so I’ve been ready for 10-round fights. I won’t be fighting again until next year, koma ndibweranso mu masewero olimbitsa lotsatira Monday.”
A chokongoletsedwa American ankachita masewera amene anali 131-11 mbiri, anatsindika ndi golide Mendulo ntchito pa 2010 National Golden Magolovesi mpikisanowu, Kahn-Clary anapatsira mfuti kuti 2016 U.S. Olympic Maseŵera a nkhonya Team, kutembenukira ovomereza zitatu zapitazo.
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| (L-R) – Mutu mphunzitsi Peter Manfredo, SR. & Toka Kahn-Clary |
“Ine ndikuganiza Toka zinandithandiza kwambiri mawu nateronso Top Udindo (Kahn-Clary a kulimbikitsa),” 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, mwinamwake mu January kapena February, and then we can talk about him fighting a top guy. There’s no rush; iye ali chabe 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, iye ukugunda la masewero olimbitsa, three or four fighters a session. And most of the time he’s sparring bigger guys and using big gloves.”
Anabadwira ku Liberia, the 23-year-old Kahn-Clary is a rising star with lofty expectations. “Ine ndikufuna kupikisana pamwamba mlingo,” he explained. “Chaka chotsatira, I will keep working hard and hopefully fight some decent named opponents. I’m not ready for the top guys in my division, osati pano, koma ine ndidzakhala kumeneko mu chaka china.”
Tsatirani Kahn-Clary pa Twitter ndi InstagramTokaKahnClary, kapena bwenzi iye pa Facebook pa www.Facebook.com/tokakahn.