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Undefeated featherweight prospect Toka Kahn-Clary continues to develop

Mejju 19, 2016 FNU47 Ħalli kumment

– Pictures courtesy of Mikey Williams –

PROVIDENCE (Mejju 18, 2016)) – Undefeated blue-chip featherweight prospect Toka “T-Nizza” Kahn-Clary (17-0, 11 Kos) continues to show improvement in each and every fight. Il-weekend li għadda, the 23-year-old Liberia-native knocked out seasoned veteran Orlando RIZO (19-7) in the fourth round at Sportsman Lodge in Studio City, California.

Kahn-Clary, ġlieda kontra minn Providence, may still be flying under the radar but he’s getting closer to becoming a breakout star. His most recent fight was his first scheduled 10-rounder.

“I put in a lot of hard roadwork, running seven miles a day, u (his head trainer) Peter (Manfredo, Sr.) really pushed me,” Kahn-Clary talked about preparing for his last fight. I got some good work from Javier Fortuna, sparring him a few times, and he’s a good southpaw.

“I wasn’t looking for a knockout but it just happened. I stepped left and threw a left. I didn’t load up but it was accurate, hitting him right on his chin. I was happy to get the knockout but I was looking forward to getting in some more rounds.”

“Nothing Toka does really surprises me because I’ve known since the beginning that he’s special,” Manfredo commented. “Toka continues to improve with each fight and he’s hungry to get to the next level. There’s no rush, he doesn’t turn 24 to next year. He’s still maturing. The kid he knocked out was Nicolas Walters’ main sparring partner.

“I just don’t want to put him in with the big names just yet. He’s maturing but he’s not all the way there. He’s improving all of the time, putting his combinations together better each fight. I’ve also noticed that he’s nice and relaxed in the ring now. He’s becoming a good boxer who always had power. Top Rank is doing a great job moving him. Everybody’s happy.”

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. Olympic Boxing Team to turn pro three years ago.

“I’ve been boxing 10 snin issa,” Kahn-Clary added. “Knowing what I’ve already accomplished, I also realize that I’m still improving. I’ll be back in the gym It-tnejn to get ready for the next call we get about my next fight. (Top Rank’s) Brad Goodman is one of the best matchmakers in boxing. He and everybody at Top Rank are doing a great job positioning me for a big opportunity. That may not happen this year but, hopefully, it will sometime next year. I’m boxing so much better now than I ever did. I used to fight like I was in a fog but, issa, my eyes are wide open.”

Not bad for a kid who left his mother and siblings in Liberia when he was six, only to have his father murdered a year after he arrived in the United States. He’s overcome many difficult obstacles in his young life, most of them tougher than any opponents he’ll every fight, including a stretch in which he was homeless. It’s only made him tougher and an even better overall person.

Segwi Kahn-Clary fuq Twitter u InstagramTokaKahnClary, jew ħabib lilu fuq Facebook filwww.Facebook.com/tokakahn.

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Demetrius Andrade’s Open media workout Quotes & stampi

Ottubru 10, 2015 FNU47 Ħalli kumment

Returns Ottubru. 17 fil Mohegan Sun Arena

(aktar stampi hawn taħt)

PROVIDENCE (Ottubru 9, 2015) – Aħħar lejl fil Big Sitt Akkademja Providence, undefeated konkorrent welterweight super Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade (21-0, 14 Kos) ospitat workout media miftuħa qabel Ottubru tiegħu 17^th 10-ġlieda avveniment prinċipali round kontra avversarju Arġentina Dario Fabian “Il Gallo” Pucheta (20-2, 11 Kos) fi Mohegan Sun Arena fil UNCASVILLE, Connecticut.

Imqaxxar aktar kmieni din is-sena tal-World Boxing Organizzazzjoni WBO tiegħu) titolu minħabba inattività, Andrade se jiffaċċjaw Pucheta għall-WBO & Assoċjazzjoni Dinjija Boxing (WBA) Titoli internazzjonali, immarkar ewwel ġlieda tiegħu fil 16 xhur, peress li l- 2008 U.S. Olympian waqfet Nru. 1 konkorrent mandatorja Brian “Il Lion” Rose (25-1-1, 7 Kos) f'seba 'rawnds ta' difiża tiegħu titolu ewwel u biss dinja.

Andrade jinqabad il vakanti titolu WBO 154-lira Novembru 9, 2013 permezz ta 'deċiżjoni ta' 12-round fuq preċedentement unbeaten 2004 U.S. Olympian Vanes “Ħmar il-lejl” Martirosyan(33-0-1, 21 Kos).

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Demetrius ANDRADE:

“Dan parteċipazzjoni (tal-pubbliku) shows the support I have in Rhode Island. It’s been a while since they’ve seen me in the ring, iżda dawn qed tmur biex tibda tara lili fl ġlied kbar.”

“The cream always rises to the top. I’m going to show that I’m the best 154-pounder in the world.”

“Huwa kien frustranti (16-sensja xahar). This is something I’ve been doing since I was six and not to do it has been tough. I’ve tried to stay positive, xogħol iebes fil-gym biex jibqgħu fil-forma, but sparring in a gym is different than being in a fight when your opponent is trying to take your head off. Ottubru 17^th, nies se tara dak li jien verament magħmula.”

“Għandi modi oħra ta 'teħid ta' għajxien imma I love dak I do kull jum…kaxxa! This is a life-changing business. I’m very happy to get back in the ring October 17^th. “Jien ser tagħmel dikjarazzjoni li jien il-futur tal-boksing.”

“It-titoli WBO u WBA Internazzjonali huma minn ta 'f'din il-ġlieda. Huma ħa tiegħi (WBO dinja) title and it’s vacant right now. The reason I took this fight is to get ranked in the top 15 u l-ġlieda għal titlu dinja.”

“Avversarju tiegħi (Dario Pucheta) has come all the way from Argentina to win. This is a tough business and to be 20-2 takes a lot of heart and guts. This is an opportunity for to make a statement. He’s hungry and believes because a win over me will make a name for him.”

“I’ve had some bumps in the road and it took a year to get settled. I haven’t suffered any damage in the ring. I jħossuhom tajjeb. The fans are going to say that they need to see a lot more of Demetrius Andrade.”

“Camps’ been good and I feel great. I want to thank CES for letting me showcase my skills on their card and to continue to bring great boxing to New England.”

Segwi Demetrius Andrade fuq TwitterAndradeATeam jewBooBooBoxing.

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Demetrius Andrade li jirritornaw Ottubru. 17 bi vengeance

Ottubru 7, 2015 FNU47 Ħalli kumment

Mohegan Sun Arena, UNCASVILLE, Connecticut

PROVIDENCE (Ottubru 5, 2015) – All undefeated junior middleweight Demetrius “Boo Boo” Andrade (21-0, 14 Kos) qatt riedu jagħmlu peress li huwa l-ewwel maqfula up a par ingwanti bħala kid huwa għal kaxxa u hu għalhekk li, wara stretch 16-il xahar ta 'inattività, totalment mhux relatati għall-korriment, l- 2008 U.S. Olympian huwa jirritorna għall-ċirku Ottubru 17 li headline juru nuqqas televiżjoni bi Mohegan Sun Arena fil UNCASVILLE, Connecticut.

A numru kbir ta 'raġunijiet miżmuma l Andrade 27-il sena out taċ-ċirku u mingħajr ma jsiru verifiki purse minn Ġunju 14, 2014, meta hu meqruda Nru. 1 konkorrent mandatorja Brian “Il Lion” Rose (25-1-1, 7 Kos) f'seba rawnds, impressjonanti rebbieħ fuq HBO fil dak irriżultaw li huma l-ewwel u biss Organizzazzjoni Dinjija Boxing tiegħu (WBO) difiża titolu. Andrade, ġlieda kontra minn Providence, oriġinarjament jinqabad il vakanti titolu WBO 154-lira Novembru 9, 2013, imxandra wkoll fuq HBO, jisfratta qabel unbeaten 2004 U.S. Olympian Vanes “Ħmar il-lejl” Martirosyan (33-0-1, 21 Kos) permezz ta 'deċiżjoni ta' 12-round.

Workout MEDIA OPEN – PUBLIC MISTIEDNA

Demetrius Andrade se torganizza u workout media miftuħa dan il-Ħamis lejl (8 p.m. U bidu) fil Big Sitt Akkademja, 816 Douglas Ave. fil Providence.

Matul passat tiegħu 16 xhur frustranti, Andrade kienet tneħħietlu l-titolu WBO tiegħu, essenzjalment pprojbiti milli jikkumbattu fuq it-televiżjoni in-netwerk, niżel minn klassifikazzjonijiet kollha, u tad-ditta inġust bħala ġellied li taħdidiet logħba kbira imma dawriet isfel tissielet iebsa.

“Jien meħlus u grat li jiġġieldu għal darb'oħra, speċjalment viċin id-dar u quddiem ta 'fannijiet tiegħi,” Andrade qal dwar Ottubru tiegħu. 17 ġlieda kontra l-avversarju Arġentina Dario Fabian “Il Gallo” Pucheta (20-2, 11 Kos), ex champion Amerika t'Isfel, fil-każ prinċipali 10-round għall-WBO vakanti & WBA International super welterweight championships. “It’s good to finally have a date and I’m very happy to get back in the ring. It isn’t the fight I really wanted but Pucheta has a good record and he always comes to fight. I wanted to fight Delvin Rodriguez, li kien ikun ġlieda tajba fil Connecticut għaliex li fejn ikun ġej minn u I live in Rhode Island, imma, I raden, poplu tiegħu ma riedx lilu għall-ġlieda kontra me. Huma għandhom ikunu iffrankar lilu għal xi ħadd ieħor.

“Allura, I meħtieġa li jieħdu din l-ġlieda (off-TV vs. avversarju mhux ikklassifikata) li terġa 'lura fis-azzjoni, to where I want to be and belong. It’s not like I failed in the ring to lose my title belt. I kien diżappuntat li titilfu, tal-kors, but that’s not what identifies me. People know who the best fighters are in the world. All I ever wanted was to do was fight. I want to stay active and I believe I can fill Mayweather FloydŻraben "s kif superstar jmiss boxing tal.”

Matul hiatus twil tiegħu mill-ċirku, Andrade jissej Mayweather, Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, Erislandy Lara, u ġellieda oħra ta 'klassi dinjija għall għalxejn, remaining on the shelf waiting to landing a career defining fight that never materialized. Andrade, a 2007 Kampjonati tad-Dinja midalja tad-deheb rebbieħ u erba 'time champion dilettanti nazzjonali, tkun ressqet kawża kontra ROC Nazzjon, titlob il-kumpanija promozzjonali, proprjetà ta 'Jay-Z, reneged fuq wegħda ta 'ħlas lilu $550,000.

“L-unika ġlieda I qatt rrifjutat kien kontra (Jermall)Charlo,” Andrade spjegat, “because I was in that situation with Jay-Z. I thought he and his company could really help me, fiċ-ċirku u tqegħid fis-suq għaqli. I għażlet li ma jieħux dik ġlieda (Diċembru. 13, 2014 vs. Charlo) imma, meta l-affarijiet ma jiġri ma ROC Nazzjon, I ffirmaw kuntratt għall-ġlieda kontra Charlo (Jan. 14, 2015). Minflok, he signed a deal to fight Martirosyan. I never knew anything about the (Matt) Korobov ġlieda (għall vakanti titolu middleweight WBO) biss wara li ġiet imħabbra. I qatt ma kienet intenzjonata li nħaffu l middleweight, f'dak iż-żmien, għall-ġlieda kontra lilu jew xi ħadd ieħor. Aktar tard, I anke offruti għall-ġlieda kontra (Anthony) Mundine fil arrière tiegħu (Awstralja) għall-flus qasir, biss biex iżommu titolu tiegħi, iżda li ma ħadmux out jew. I raden li kollox parti minn din il-logħba.”

Andrade mħarrġa tlieta jew erbat ijiem fil-ġimgħa, anki mingħajr data għall-ġlieda kontra, u huwa aktar b'saħħtu minn qatt qabel, fiżikament u mentalment. He is returning to the ring with a vengeance, promettenti biex jagħmel dikjarazzjoni maġġuri Ottubru. 17 u lil hinn.

“Jien ser tagħmel dikjarazzjoni li jien l-aqwa ġellied 154-lira fid-dinja u juru għaliex ħadd ma jixtieq li jiġġieldu lili,” Andrade concluded. “Jien ser nuru kollha ta 'ħiliet tiegħi ma Ottubru tiegħi 17^th performance. I’m looking ahead, mhux fil-passat.”