Alejandro Paulino is keen to show he’s a light-weight on the rise.
The unbeaten Paulino will face Toka Kahn Clary on November 2, supervisor Roland Estrada confirmed to The Ring. The ten-round bout will happen at Mohegan Solar On line casino in Uncasville, Connecticut.
Kahn Clary will likely be a step up in opposition, however Estrada is assured Paulino may rise to the event and make a press release to the remainder of the fighters at 135 kilos.
“This would be the greatest struggle of Alejandro’s brief, however aggressive profession,” Estrada advised The Ring Sunday night time. “Toka Kahn Clary is a good fighter who has fought and educated with a who’s who of boxing legends. His popularity is highly-regarded in our sport and particularly in New England. We have now put collectively our camp as if Alejandro is combating for a world title, so there will likely be no excuses.
“Come Sunday morning (November 3), we are going to both know whether or not this child (Paulino) is simply one other fighter or whether or not he belongs being talked about as one of many prime fighters within the light-weight division.”
Paulino (18-0, 14 knockouts), who resides in close by New London, final fought on September 7, knocking out Luis Porozo within the opening spherical. In his earlier struggle on March 23, Paulino overcame a flash knockdown within the first spherical to knock Estivan Falcao down in spherical proper en path to a unanimous resolution victory.
The 26-year-old, who’s initially from the Dominican Republic, fought 15 occasions this 12 months for the Boston Butchers of the Staff Fight League, which resulted in late July. Paulino would go on to solely lose one struggle.
Paulino took up boxing on the age of 18 and is promoted by longtime New England promoter Jimmy Burchfield.
Kahn Clary (29-3, 19 KOs) has not fought since November 2022, defeating former world junior light-weight title challenger Jonathan Oquendo by unanimous resolution. In his earlier struggle in December 2020, Kahn Clary would lose by resolution over 10 one-sided rounds to Shakur Stevenson.
The 32-year-old had fought on many High Rank playing cards earlier than shedding by knockout to Jhon Gemino in September 2016. The southpaw Kahn Clary would win his subsequent six bouts earlier than shedding by resolution to former world featherweight titleholder Child Galahad.
Kahn Clary is initially from Monrovia, Liberia and now resides in Windfall, Rhode Island. He does have three wins over three unbeaten prospects in Jose Haro, David Berna, and John Moralde.
Francisco A. Salazar has written for The Ring since October 2013 and has lined boxing in Southern California and overseas since 2000. Francisco additionally covers boxing for the Ventura County (California) Star newspaper. He may be reached at [email protected]
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