Former IBF Welterweight Champ Joshua Clottey To Return Next Year, Will Face Prince Patel In March

Former IBF welterweight champ Joshua Clottey, who looks far younger than his 47 years, the … read more

Joshua Clottey Says He “Deliberately Lost” Manny Pacquiao Fight

Fans have long since felt something was amiss on the night back in 2010 when … read more

Joshua Clottey Repeats His Offer, Says He’ll Fight A Rematch With Manny Pacquiao For Free

Back in March of 2010, rock-solid welterweight Joshua Clottey fought superstar Manny Pacquiao, and how … read more

Joshua Clottey Pays Tribute To Alfred Kotey: No Ghanaian Boxer Was As Stylish And Skilful

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Joshua Clottey Says He’ll Fight A Rematch With Manny Pacquiao For Free

Remember back in March of 2010, when rock-solid welterweight Joshua Clottey fought superstar Manny Pacquiao, … read more

Former IBF Welterweight Champion Joshua Clottey Retires – Sort Of

Former IBF welterweight champ Joshua Clottey won at the weekend, halting Mfaume Mfaume inside six … read more

Exclusive Joshua Clottey Interview: I Will Take On Anybody. I Can Take Anybody

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Joshua Clottey to return April 29th, promises his fans “something big” before retirement

Former IBF welterweight champion Joshua Clottey is set to return to action in his homeland of Ghana on April 29th. The 38-year-old will face Brazilian Anderson Clayton, 43-10-2(37) in a doubleheader that will also see Joseph Agbeko in action. Clottey, 39-5(22) was last seen being outworked by Gabriel Rosado, losing on points over ten rounds in a good action fight in December.

Ankle Injury Sidelines Canelo Alvarez For Dec. 6 Bout

In disappointing news, the red-headed Mexican superstar Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (44-1-1, 31 KOs) has pulled out of his December 6th fight against Joshua Clottey due to an ankle injury Canelo suffered. With the injury, it looks like Canelo will go straight into the May 2015 fight against WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto on HBO pay-per-view.

More than a few boxing fans are already suspecting that Canelo pulled out of the fight with Clottey in order to avoid the risk involved in facing the tough ex-IBF welterweight champion. Clottey might be 37, but he looked awfully good last April in soundly beating Anthony Mundine by a 12 round decision. In that fight, Clottey looked as good as he had in the prime of his career when he was beating Zab Judah and giving guys like Antonio Margarito problems.

Canelo to fight 37-year-old Joshua Clottey next on December 6th

Chris Mannix of Sports illustrated is reporting that Golden Boy Promotions president Oscar De La Hoya has confirmed that Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (44-1-1, 31 KOs) will be fighting 37-year-old former IBF 147lb champion Joshua Clottey (38-4, 22 KOs) next on December 6th at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. This is obviously disappointing news for hardcore boxing fans with some knowledge of the sport because Clottey hasn’t been a factor since 2010 when he was beaten soundly by Manny Pacquiao.

Recently, De La Hoya dangled James Kirkland’s name as a potential opponent for Canelo’s December 6th fight. You now have to wonder whether De La Hoya did this in order to get Clottey to come in at a cheaper price for the Canelo fight. Why else mention Kirkland’s name if the guy that Canelo and De La Hoya really wanted is the 37-year-old Clottey?