Undefeated Alejandro Paulino faces veteran Toka Kahn Clary on November 2nd at Mohegan Sun
Alejandro Paulino is determined to prove that he is a lightweight on the rise.
The undefeated Paulino will face Toka Kahn Clary on November 2, manager Roland Estrada confirmed to The Ring. The 10-round fight will take place at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut.
Kahn Clary will be the countermeasure, but Estrada is confident that Paulino can rise up and make a statement for the rest of the 135-pound division.
“This will be the biggest fight of Alejandro’s short, but fierce, career,” Estrada told The Ring on Sunday night. “Toka Kahn Clary is a top class player who has fought and trained with boxing celebrities. His reputation is highly respected in our game, especially in New England. We have put together our camp as if Alejandro is fighting for a world title, so there will be no excuses.
“Come Sunday morning (November 3), we will know if this kid (Paulino) is just another fight or if he is ranked as one of the top players in the lightweight division.”
Paulino (18-0, 14 knockouts), who lives near New London, last fought on September 7, knocking out Luis Porozo in the opening round. In his previous fight on March 23, Paulino scored a flash knockdown in the first round knocking down Estivan Falcao in the right round en route to a unanimous decision.
The 26-year-old, who hails from the Dominican Republic, has fought 15 times this year for the Boston Butchers of the Team Combat League, which ended in late July. Paulino would go on to lose just one fight.
Paulino started boxing at 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 junior lightweight world champion Jonathan Oquendo by unanimous decision. In his last fight in December 2020, Kahn Clary was coming off a 10 round one-sided decision loss to Shakur Stevenson.
The 32-year-old fought on several Top Rank cards before losing by knockout to Jhon Gemino in September 2016. Southpaw Kahn Clary would go on to win his next six bouts before losing by decision to the featherweight titleholder. Kid Galahad.
Kahn Clary is originally from Monrovia, Liberia and now lives in Providence, Rhode Island. He has three more than three unbeaten chances over Jose Haro, David Berna, and John Moralde.
Francisco A. Salazar has written for The Ring since October 2013 and has handled boxing in Southern California and internationally since 2000. Francisco covers boxing for the Ventura County (California) Star newspaper. They can be reached at [email protected]
