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Providence (Whiringa 16, 2015) — Tūturu amanaki mā Toka “T-Nice” Kahn-Clary (16-0, 10 Koó) kia te pai, āhua “unknown” prizefighter i roto i te whenua, i te iti rawa i waho o New England.

He runaruna American whakapaipai nei he i 131-11 record, kitea e te mahi koura-mētara i te 2010 National Golden karapu Tournament, Hoki Kahn-Clary ki te mowhiti tenei Rāhoroi po (Nov. 20) i te Cosmopolitan o Las Vegas ki hoariri Mexican Sergio “Cuatito” Lopez (19-9-1, 13 Koó) i roto i te mea kua mahara ki te waiho ki muri hōtaka a'ee waru-a tawhio noa Kahn-Clary o te aroaro o raukura ia ki 10-perei.

“Te ia he toa Mexican uaua nei e taea e pouaka he iti i runga i te waho,” Korero Kahn-Clary e pā ana ki tona hoariri a muri ake, “engari haere mai ia i mua, rawa. Te ia mātanga, me te kua i roto i te ki te rota o te hoariri pai.”

Lopez Ko te whakamātautau nui mo tetahi amanaki. His last three fights include a loss to 18-0 Alejandro Luna (KO4) tenei August mua, 10-ritua a tawhio noa te utu ki 24-7-1 Joksan Hernandez, me te rima o-a tawhio noa knockout hangarau auheke o 16-0 Victor Betancourt.

“Lopez Ko te Kangatari,” Upoko kaiwhakangungu Kahn-Clary o Pita Manfredo, Sr. tāpiri. He’s tough but our plan is for Toka to take him apart and eventually take him out. Toka’s not far away from a really big fight, pea 8-10 marama. We were offered a big fight but, e ti'a ia tatou tetahi whawhai 10-a tawhio tuatahi, me te tau i muri mai whiwhi ia i taua whawhai wawe.”

Kahn-Clary, whawhai i roto i Providence, kei te haere mai atu tona wikitoria tino nui rite te Pipiri whakamutunga ngaio, i roto i nei ka marere atu ia ki runga i roto i te piha haapiiraa ki te tango i runga i 33-11 A Honatana Parete, te whā mua Colombian super me Kaunihera mekemeke Ao (WBC) toa. Kahn-Clary stopped Perez in the sixth round of their fight on a card headlined by Timothy BradleyAo wā taitara 's Welterweight riro i runga i Jessie Vargas i Center StubHub i Carson, California.

Ko te-tau 23-tawhito, i whanau nei Toka Kahn, will never face obstacles in the ring more difficult to overcome than his early life experiences. Now a blue-chip prospect, he was born in Liberia and came to America with his younger sister to join their father when he was only six. He lived in Philadelphia only one year before his father was killed in a shooting. Toka’s arduous journey continued as he and his sister moved to Providence, i reira ratou i noho ki ngā mātua whāngai nei, whakautu, kihai i tiaki te mea i tupu ki a ratou.

Tuhu tohu katoa ki Toka ano he taitama whiwhi i roto i te raru i runga i te ara Providence, otirā i nga wa, ka ko ia ia manene. Aua'e râ, ahakoa, he hoa kawea ia ki a Manfredo Faleva'inga i Pawtuckert, RI. Boxing truly saved his life. Manfredo, Peresideni USA mekemeke New England Jim Perella me te tokorua e te pae hopea whāngai ia, Andrea Watson a Ron Clary, tino ke tona ora.

Hainatia Kahn-Clary he kirimana whakatairanga ki te Kapa Top, nei, haere ki te kaiwhakahaere Mike Criscio ko Manfredo, Kua oho Kahn-Clary i te on, tere whakarunga. Kahn-Clary, koinei, e whawhai mo te toru o te taime i tēnei tau, i muri i ia e rima tau whakamutunga.

“Kua mahi Kapa Top he mahi pai i pupuri i ahau femo'uekina,” southpaw Kahn-Clary commented. “I know that it takes time to climb the ladder and I still need to improve a few things. I need to beat a top fighter to get into the world rankings. I’ll be ready when I get that call.

“Ahau rite tika inaianei mo te 10 ranei 12 whawhai a tawhio. I’ve done a lot of sparring to help me get ready to step up. I’m excited about fighting 10 a 12 round fights because it’ll be a test for me and I love to be test. The top guys in my division are the (Gary) Russell, (Tarukel) Lomachenkoa (Lion) Santa Cruz. I have the skills and heart to compete with them.”

Mākutu Kounga i roto i te New England he i te moni, rawa hoki te toa iti-taimaha pērā i Kahn-Clary, riro nei i ngā wheako mākutu ki WBA mā superJavier Fortuna (29-0-1, 21 Koó), e toru-te wā US Häkinakina Rau'shee Warren me tona hoa New England me te hoa, New Haven’s Luis “KO King” Rosa (21-0, 10 Koó).

“Peter (Manfredo) a ka haere ahau ki Worcester (MA) a ki Connecticut tiki mahi pai,” the gifted boxer-puncher Toka-Kahn explained. “It’s been a great help for me. I’ve gotten a lot of valuable experience in there with fighters like Fortuna and Warren. Kua kite ahau i to ratou generalship mowhiti, ratou kaupapa, and I’ve learned from them. They’re smart. I’ve learned from them, even try to copy them. It’s not just about sparring, i te mea he wheako ako. Ki te kore e ako ia koutou i te mākutu, Ko te hoa mākutu katoa ka ake kia koutou.”

Kua taka noa Manfredo me ite ia e tona ākonga taonga, Kahn-Clary, will need to go away to training camp for good sparring when he starts fighting 10-rounders. “Ahau hoa pai ki Freddie Roach a ka haere matou ki waho ki California, ka whakangungu i te Kāri Faleva'inga Wild,” Manfredo concluded. “I’m very happy with the way Toka’s been moved. I have faith in Brad Goodman, ko wai te kotahi o te pai, if not the best matchmaker in the world. They’ve moved Toka along at a good pace. They know what they’re doing.”

Na, Toka Kahn-Clary plans to make his name in boxing next year. Tuatahi, ahakoa, nei ia ki te tiki mua Lopez tenei Rāhoroi po ki te pupuri i ana whakauka haere.

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