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Providence (May 18, 2016)) – Undefeated blue-chip featherweight prospect Toka “T-Nice” Kahn-Clary (17-0, 11 Kos) continues to show improvement in each and every fight. Last weekend, 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, ukulwa out of 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, futhi (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 ahlobisa amateur American owayenonembeza 131-11 irekhodi, esiqokonyiswa ukusebenza ngegolide-ngendondo at the 2010 Gloves National Golden Tournament, Kahn-Clary awadlulisela a shot ukwenza 2016 U.S. Olympic Boxing Team to turn pro three years ago.
“I’ve been boxing 10 Eminyakeni manje,” Kahn-Clary added. “Knowing what I’ve already accomplished, I also realize that I’m still improving. I’ll be back in the gym Monday 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, Manje, 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.
 Landela Kahn-Clary on Twitter and InstagramTokaKahnClary, noma umngane kuye on Facebook atwww.Facebook.com/tokakahn.
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Demetrius Andrade’s Open media workout Quotes & izithombe
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Returns Oct. 17 at Mohegan Sun Arena
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Providence (October 9, 2015) – Last night at Big Six Academy ku Providence, Ezingakanqotshwa super welterweight Olwa UDemetriyu “Boo Boo” Andrade (21-0, 14 Kos) sabamba ovulekile abezindaba Amazing kusengaphambili of October yakhe 17th 10-round main umcimbi impi Ukuqhathanisa abaphikisi Argentina Dario Fabian “The Gallo” Pucheta (20-2, 11 Kos) at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.
Wamkhumula ngasekuqaleni konyaka ka World yakhe Boxing Organization WBO) isihloko ngenxa yokungasebenzi, Andrade bazobhekana Pucheta for the WBO & World Boxing Association (WBA) Izihloko International, wokugubha impi yakhe yokuqala ngo 16 izinyanga, kusukela 2008 U.S. Olympian wayeka No. 1 Olwa amandla Brian “The Lion” Rose (25-1-1, 7 Kos) emahlandla eziyisikhombisa yakhe yezwe yokuqala, futhi kuphela isihloko ukuzivikela.
Andrade athumba singenamuntu WBO 154-iphawundi isihloko November 9, 2013 ngendlela isinqumo 12-round phezu ngaphambilini unbeaten 2004 U.S. Olympian Vanes “Nightmare” Martirosyan(33-0-1, 21 Kos).
Amathikithi ezisendalini, esukela $200.00 to $25.00 (Imali kungabalwa). Call 401.261.3755 ukuthenga amathikithi kanye ibhasi ukwaziswa okukhethekile.
UDemetriyu Andrade:
“Lokhu abeze (zikahulumeni) shows the support I have in Rhode Island. It’s been a while since they’ve seen me in the ring, kodwa Bazophuma ukuqala ongibonayo lapho kulwelwa big.”
“The cream always rises to the top. I’m going to show that I’m the best 154-pounder in the world.”
“Sekuyiminyaka kungakhungathekisa (16-ngenyanga layoff). 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, ukusebenza kanzima ejimini ukuze ngihlale ngiwumqemane, but sparring in a gym is different than being in a fight when your opponent is trying to take your head off. October 17th, abantu uzobona engikucabangayo ngempela ezenziwe.”
“Nginezinye izindlela zokuziphilisa kodwa ngiyamthanda engikwenzayo nsuku zonke…ibhokisi! This is a life-changing business. I’m very happy to get back in the ring October 17th. “Ngiya ukwenza isitatimende ukuthi Ngingumfana ikusasa isibhakela.”
“Izihloko WBO futhi WBA International kukhona phezu line kule mpi. Bathatha zami (WBO emhlabeni) title and it’s vacant right now. The reason I took this fight is to get ranked in the top 15 futhi ukulwela isihloko emhlabeni.”
“Umphikisi My (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. Ngizizwa kahle. The fans are going to say that they need to see a lot more of Demetrius Andrade.”
“Emakamu’ 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.”
Landela UDemetriyu Andrade on TwitterAndradeATeam nomaBooBooBoxing.
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UDemetriyu Andrade ukubuyela Oct. 17 nge impindiselo
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Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Connecticut
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Providence (October 5, 2015) – All undefeated junior middleweight UDemetriyu “Boo Boo” Andrade (21-0, 14 Kos) oke wafuna kusukela waqale lizwakalise up a pair of amagilavu njengoba kid ukuba ebhokisini ukwenza yingakho, emva elula ngenyanga-16 okungasebenzi, ngokuphelele ezingahlobene yokulimala, the 2008 U.S. Olympian uzobuyela the ring October 17 ukuze kusihloko a show non-ngethelevishini at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.
A inqwaba yezizathu begcina Andrade engu-27 ubudala out of the ring and ngaphandle isheke esikhwameni kusukela ngoJuni 14, 2014, lapho ebhubhisa No. 1 Olwa amandla Brian “The Lion” Rose (25-1-1, 7 Kos) emahlandla lasikhombisa, umxhwele ngokuwina on HBO kulokho kwenzakala yakhe yokuqala kuphela World Boxing Organization (WBO) isihloko ukuzivikela. Andrade, ukulwa out of Providence, ekuqaleni athumba singenamuntu WBO 154-iphawundi isihloko November 9, 2013, futhi senza HBO, lanqoba ngaphambilini unbeaten 2004 U.S. Olympian Vanes “Nightmare” Martirosyan (33-0-1, 21 Kos) ngendlela isinqumo 12-round.
NGOKUKHULULEKA MEDIA Amazing – YOMPHAKATHI BACELWA
UDemetriyu Andrade izobamba futhi evulekile abezindaba Amazing lokhu ngoLwesine ebusuku (8 p.m. KANYE isiqalo) at Big Six Academy, 816 Douglas Ave. e Providence.
Ngesikhathi esidlule yakhe 16 izinyanga kungakhungathekisa, Andrade ayisenayo isicoco sakhe WBO, ngokuyisisekelo ehlukaniswe ukulwa sokusakaza sethelevishini, baphonse kuzo zonke izilinganiso, futhi ngokungafanele babelibiza empini okhuluma umdlalo omkhulu kodwa uphendulela phansi ukulwa ezinzima.
“Ngingumfana impumuzo sibonge ukuba ukulwa aphinde, close ikakhulukazi ekhaya futhi phambi abalandeli bami,” Andrade wathi mayelana Oct yakhe. 17 ukulwa Umphikisi Argentina Dario Fabian “The Gallo” Pucheta (20-2, 11 Kos), a zangaphambili South American iqhawe, 10-round umcimbi main for the WBO singenamuntu & 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, lapho bekuzoba ukulwa okuhle in Connecticut ngoba lokho lapho livela ngihlala Rhode Island, kodwa, Ngibona kanjalo, abantu bakhe wayengafuni ukuba alwe nami. Kufanele wamsindisa omunye umuntu.
“Ngakho, Ngangidinga ukuthatha kule mpi (off-TV vs. Umphikisi non-zibalwa) ukuze uthole emuva isinyathelo, to where I want to be and belong. It’s not like I failed in the ring to lose my title belt. Ngadumala yiko, kunjalo, 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 Floyd sika'S izicathulo njengoba superstar isibhakela elandelayo.”
Ngesikhathi hiatus yakhe eside kusukela ring, Andrade wamemeza Mayweather, USawule “Canelo” Alvarez, Erislandy Lara, kanye nezinye fighters-class emhlabeni kwangasiza, remaining on the shelf waiting to landing a career defining fight that never materialized. Andrade, a 2007 World Championships gold medal winner and four-time national amateur champion, has filed a lawsuit against Roc Nation, claiming the promotional company, owned by Jay-Z, reneged on a promise to pay him $550,000.
“The only fight I ever turned down was against (Jermall)Charlo,” Andrade wachaza, “because I was in that situation with Jay-Z. I thought he and his company could really help me, in the ring and marketing-wise. I chose not to take that fight (Dec. 13, 2014 vs. Charlo) kodwa, lapho izinto akwenzekanga kanye Roc Nation, I usayine inkontileka ukulwa Charlo (UJan. 14, 2015). Kunalokho, he signed a deal to fight Martirosyan. I never knew anything about the (Matt) Korobov fight (ngoba singenamuntu WBO middleweight isihloko) kuze ngemuva kokuba kumenyezelwe. Angikaze okuhloswe ukuba bathuthele kuze middleweight, ngaleso sikhathi, ukulwa naye noma ubani omunye. Kamuva, Ngaze wanikela ukulwa (Anthony) Mundine ngemva kwegceke lakwakhe (Australia) imali iDemo, nje ukugcina isihloko yami, kodwa ukuthi alizange lisebenze noma. Ngicabanga ukuthi yilokho kuphela ingxenye yalesi game.”
Andrade waqeqesha izinsuku ezintathu noma ezine ngesonto, ngisho ngaphandle usuku ukulwa, futhi unamandla kunanini, ngokomzimba nangokwengqondo. He is returning to the ring with a vengeance, ethembisa ukwenza isitatimende enkulu Oct. 17 nangale.
“Ngiya ukwenza isitatimende ukuthi Ngingumfana best 154-ganda fighter in the world ukuthi kungani akekho ofuna ukulwa nami,” Andrade concluded. “Ngizofika sikhangise zonke amakhono ami October yami 17th performance. I’m looking ahead, hhayi esikhathini esidlule.”
Amathikithi ezisendalini, esukela $200.00 to $25.00 (Imali kungabalwa). Call 401.261.3755 ukuthenga amathikithi kanye ibhasi ukwaziswa okukhethekile.
Landela UDemetriyu Andrade on TwitterAndradeATeam nomaBooBooBoxing.
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