CRANSTON, RI(فوریه 8, 2016) – Rising super featherweight star توکا “T-زیبا” کان-سیج(17-0, 11 کوس) returns to action this Saturday night against Mexican opponent Gabino “برق زدن” کوتا (18-5-1, 16 کوس) at Sportsman Lodge in Studio City, کالیفرنیا. A decorated American amateur boxer (131-11 رکورد), his career highlighted by a gold-medal performance at the 2010 دستکش های طلایی مسابقات ملی, Kahn-Clary is a native of Liberia who passed on a shot to make the 2016 آمریکایی. تیم بوکس المپیک, تبدیل سه سال پیش طرفدار.
Kahn-Clary’s impressive second-round stoppage of سرجیو “Cuatito” لوپز (19-10-1, 13 کوس) last November was supposed to lead him graduating to a 10-round fighter. His promoter Top Rank’s show این شنبه, با عنوان توسط Alex Saucedo vs. کلارنس غرفه, doesn’t have a single 10-round fight, in favor of three 8-rounders including Kahn-Clary vs. کوتا.
“That really doesn’t matter to me,” کان کلاری گفت. “I trained to beat this guy, not how many rounds. I’m a lot better fighter than I was a year ago. I’m a lot more relaxed in the ring. I think more as I’m moving in the ring, adjusting a lot better, and my combinations are coming out a lot better.”
A former WBC FECOMBOX and Mexican featherweight champion, Cota is a dangerous opponent who has knocked out 16 از 18 fighters he’s defeated as a professional.
“Cota may have lost four of his last six but they were all title fights or on television against name opponents,” مربی سر کان-سیج است پیتر Manfredo, SR. اشاره. “He has some pop, throws a zillion punches and just keeps coming forward. This is a good step up for Toka.
“Toka is ready for this fight. He’s had a lot of good sparring. Toka is aggressive, مطبوع, a good defensive fighter who can crack. There wasn’t a 10-round fight available on this card but we wanted this fight. Toka’s still only 23 so there’s no reason to rush things.”
Cota is battle tested having fought world title challengerجاناتان Oquendo, پورتوریکو المپیک Orlando Cruzand Russian champion آندری کلیموف.
“I like fighting guys that come to me like Cota,” Kahn-Clary remarked. “It makes my job easier. I can setup my punches and fights against guys like this aren’t as much as a chess match. I’ll be landing hard shots and fans like that better than a chess match.”
دنبال کان-سیج در توییتر و نمایش مشخصات عمومیTokaKahnClary, و یا دوستان او را در فیس بوک در www.Facebook.com/tokakahn.
|
