Miguel Cotto Tickets

Joshua Clottey lost by 12-round unanimous decision to WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (51-3-2, 38 KOs) on Saturday, March 13, 2010 at the Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Scores were 120-108, 119-109 and 119-109 all for Pacquiao. Clottey shelled up and refused to let his guard down. He never let his hands go. Why? Because Pacquiao was too fast. Clottey knew if he did that he would get knocked out. Clottey admitted for the first time after a fight that he actually lost. Pacquiao-Clottey came about after negotiations between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr fell apart over blood testing issues.

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Clottey vs TBA      

Joshua "Grand Master" Clottey

(35-4-0, 20 KOs)

Ghanian Joshua Clottey made his professional boxing debut in his hometown of Accra, Ghana on Friday, March 31, 1995 beating Samuel Lotsu by points in a 6-round Junior Welterweight fight.

Clottey's first title fight was against Carlos Manuel Baldomir on Monday, November 29, 1999 at The Arena in Wembley, London for the WBC International welterweight and vacant IBC welterweight titles. The previously undefeated Clottey lost by disqualification after he headbutted Baldomir four times (twice in rounds ten and eleven) and cut him over his left eye.

On Saturday, December 2, 2006 at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Clottey fought Antonio Margarito in a 12-round WBO welterweight title fight losing by unanimous decision. Clottey hurt his left hand in round four and went into retreat losing rounds five through eleven on all scorecards.

Clottey beat Diego Corrales by 10-round unanimous decision on Saturday, April 7, 2007 at the Shrine Mosque in Springfield, Missouri. Corrales was down in rounds nine and ten and also lost a point for spitting out his mouth piece after the second knockdown. Scores were 100-87, 98-89 and 97-90.

On Saturday, August 2, 2008 at The Palms in Las Vegas, Nevada, Clottey beat Zab Judah in a vacant IBF welterweight title fight by 9th round technical decision. Judah suffered a cut over his right eye and complained he could not see. The referee ruled that the cut came from an accidental headbutt (although replays showed it came from a punch) and the fight went to the scorecards. Scores were 87-84, 86-85 and 86-85 all for Clottey.

Clottey lost a close 12-round split decision to Miguel Angel Cotto (34-1-0, 27 KOs) on Saturday, June 13, 2009 at Madison Square Garden in New York. Scores were 114-113 for Clottey, 116-111 and 115-112 for Cotto. Clottey landed some good right hands in rounds five, seven and eight. Compubox stats revealed that Clottey landed 36% of his punches whereas Cotto landed only 25%. Clottey was knocked down at the end of round one. In round five Cotto threw Clottey down to the canvas in what looked more like a WWE move than boxing.