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CRANSTON, Ri (Nobyembre 25, 2015) – After his impressive second-round stoppage of Sergio “Cuatito” Lopez (19-10-1, 13 Kos) huling Biyernes ng gabi sa The Cosmopolitan ng Las Vegas, undefeated blue-chip featherweight asam Toka “T-Nice” Kahn-Clary (17-0, 11 Kos) ay opisyal na nagtapos mula sa isang walong sa sampung-round fighter.
“”Aking pagganap ay magandang,” 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. kontrata timbang ngunit Lopez tinimbang 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, ngunit ko bang ilagay sa kanya down sa pangalawang bilog na may isang right hook, at kinuha siya sa labas. (Hindi upang sagutin ang bell para sa mga third-ikot Lopez ay.)
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| (L-R) Toka Kahn-Clary at tagahatol Jay Nady |
“Ako ay tiyak na handa para sa 10-rounders. (Head trainer) Peter (Manfredo, Sr.) palaging ay sa akin ang paggawa ng isang pulutong ng conditioning trabaho. Sparred namin ng maraming mga round para sa walong-round fights, so I’ve been ready for 10-round fights. I won’t be fighting again until next year, ngunit Kukunin ko na bumalik sa gym sa susunod na Lunes.”
Ang isang ginayakan Amerikano amateur na nagkaroon ng isang 131-11 talaan, naka-highlight sa pamamagitan ng isang pagganap gold-medalya sa 2010 National Golden guwantes Tournament, Kahn-Clary nakapasa sa isang shot upang gumawa ng mga 2016 U.S. Olympic Boxing Team, pag pro tatlong taon na ang nakaraan.
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| (L-R) – Head trainer Peter Manfredo, Sr. & Toka Kahn-Clary |
“Sa tingin ko Toka ginawa ng isang malaking statement at sa gayon ay Top Rank (Tagataguyod Kahn-Clary ni),” 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, siguro sa Enero o Pebrero, and then we can talk about him fighting a top guy. There’s no rush; siya ay lamang 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, siya beats up ang gym, three or four fighters a session. And most of the time he’s sparring bigger guys and using big gloves.”
Ipinanganak sa Liberia, the 23-year-old Kahn-Clary is a rising star with lofty expectations. “Gusto ko na makipagkumpetensya sa tuktok na antas,” he explained. “Sa susunod na taon, I will keep working hard and hopefully fight some decent named opponents. I’m not ready for the top guys in my division, hindi pa, ngunit kailangan ko riyan sa isa pang taon.”
Sundin Kahn-Clary sa Twitter at InstagramTokaKahnClary, o kaibigan sa kanya sa Facebook sa www.Facebook.com/tokakahn.