Alejandro Paulino may make a press release on the expense of a widely known fighter as soon as in his sneakers.
Paulino will face Toka Kahn Clary this Saturday on Swerve TV from Mohegan Solar On line casino in Uncasville, Connecticut.
At Friday’s weigh-in, Paulino weighed in at 134 kilos. Kahn Clary got here in on the light-weight restrict of 135 kilos.
Kahn Clary can be a big step up in opposition for Paulino (18-0, 14 knockouts), who has thus confronted modest opposition. Longtime promoter Jimmy Burchfield believes Paulino has the expertise to develop into a contender within the light-weight division. He additionally believes Kahn Clary’s type could possibly be an impediment for Paulino.
“Toka Kahn goes to be an incredible take a look at for Alejandro Paulino,” Burchfield informed The Ring. “Kahn has been in there with pound-for-pound nice Shakur Stevenson and former world champion Child Galahad.
“This struggle goes to indicate the world whether or not Alejandro is able to graduate from prospect to contender within the light-weight division. We expect he has the talents, energy and dedication to do it. However we’ll all discover out tomorrow night time at Mohegan Solar Area and Swerve TV if he actually is prepared.”
Paulino, a Dominican-born prospect based mostly in close by New London, knocked out Luis Porozo within the opening spherical of their Sept. 7 assembly. In his earlier struggle on March 23, Paulino traded knockdowns with Estivan Falcao en path to a unanimous choice victory.
The 26-year-old fought 15 instances this 12 months for the Boston Butchers of the Group Fight League, which resulted in late July. Paulino went on to solely lose one struggle for the Butchers.
Paulino took up boxing on the age of 18 and is managed by Roland Estrada.
Kahn Clary (29-3, 19 KOs) has fought simply twice previously 4 years.
The 32-year-old Liberian—now based mostly in Windfall, Rhode Island—will finish a two-year inactive streak. He final fought in November 2022, when he outpointed former title challenger Jonathan Oquendo. His earlier outing earlier than that was a ten-round choice defeat to three-division titlist Shakur Stevenson of their Dec. 2020 non-title struggle.
Paulino’s workforce is sensible to enter Saturday’s bout with cautious optimism. Kahn Clary dealt the primary defeat to a trio of 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 could be reached at [email protected]
