-sawirrada ah oo dhan xushmad ah Mikey Williams / Top Rank-
Cranston, RI (November 25, 2015) – After his impressive second-round stoppage of Sergio “Cuatito” Lopez (19-10-1, 13 KOs) ee la soo dhaafay habeenkii Jimcaha ee The magalo ah Las Vegas, badinin buluug-jab rajo featherweight Toka “T-Nice” Kahn-Clary (17-0, 11 KOs) ayaa si rasmi ah ka qalin jabiyay dagaalka sideed ilaa toban-wareega ah.
“”My waxqabadka wanaagsan,” 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. miisaanka heshiis laakiin Lopez miisaamay 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, laakiinse isaga waan hoos u riday wareega labaad jillaab ku midig, iyo inuu isaga ka qaaday. (Lopez waxa uu awoodi waayay in ay ka jawaabaan dawan ee wareega saddexaad.)
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| (L-R) Toka Kahn-Clary iyo garsooraha Jay Nady |
“Hubaal diyaar 10-rounders waxaan ahay. (Tababaraha Head) Peter (Manfredo, Sr.) had iyo jeer waxa uu igu shaqo badan conditioning. Waxaan sparred badan oo wareeg siddeed-wareega dagaal, so I’ve been ready for 10-round fights. I won’t be fighting again until next year, laakiin waan soo noqon doonaa in jimicsiga Isniinta soo socota.”
Hiwaayadda A qurxiyey Maraykan ah oo lahayd a 131-11 record, muujiyeen qaab ay billada dahabka ee 2010 Gloves Golden National Tournament, Kahn-Clary maray kubad si aad u samayso 2016 Laga xoreeyo. Olympic Boxing Team, jeestay saddex sano ka hor pro.
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| (L-R) – Tababaraha Head Peter Manfredo, Sr. & Toka Kahn-Clary |
“Waxaan qabaa Toka sameeyey qoraal ah oo weyn oo saasuu yeelay Top Rank (Kahn-Clary ee horumariyaha),” 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, waxaa laga yaabaa in January ama February, and then we can talk about him fighting a top guy. There’s no rush; uu kaliya 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, ilaa uu garaaca jimicsiga, three or four fighters a session. And most of the time he’s sparring bigger guys and using big gloves.”
Wuxuu ku dhashay Liberia, the 23-year-old Kahn-Clary is a rising star with lofty expectations. “Waxaan doonayaa inaan u tartami heerka ugu sareeya,” he explained. “Sannadka soo socda, I will keep working hard and hopefully fight some decent named opponents. I’m not ready for the top guys in my division, aan weli, laakiin waxaan noqon doonaa jiraan in hal sano oo kale.”
Raac Kahn-Clary on Twitter oo InstagramTokaKahnClary, ama saaxiib isaga on Facebook ee www.Facebook.com/tokakahn.