Joshua Clottey (41-5, 24) was born in Accra, Ghana on October 6, 1977. At the age of 17 years on March 31, 1995, he made his professional boxing debut against Samuel Lotsu, winning the fight via 6-round points decision.
On his 33rd career fight at 29 years old, Joshua Clottey got a shot at the WBO welterweight titles against Antonio Margarito on December 2, 2006 but lost the fight via 12-round unanimous decision.
He became a welterweight world champion (IBF) on August 2, 2008 at the age of 30 years old, on his 38th career fight, after defeating Zab Judah via 9-round technical decision.
Clottey's last fight was a 8th-round TKO win against Aziiz Mpomda at age 41 on September 22, 2019. He retired with a 2-fight winning streak.
Some of Joshua Clottey's best fights have been against Anthony Mundine, Diego Corrales, Antonio Margarito, Miguel Cotto and Manny Pacquiao.
Clottey has 5 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
47 | Sep 22, 2019 41 years, 11 months 41-5 (24) | Aziiz Mpomda | 8 | TKO | WIN | |
46 | Mar 8, 2019 41 years, 5 months 40-5 (23) | Mfaume Mfaume | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
45  | Dec 19, 2015 38 years, 2 months 39-5 (22) | 29 years, 11 months 21-9 (13) | 10 | UD | LOSS | |
44 | May 9, 2015 37 years, 7 months 39-4 (22) | Jorge Silva | 10 | UD | WIN | |
43  | Apr 9, 2014 36 years, 6 months 38-4 (22) | 38 years, 10 months 46-5 (27) | SWL | 12 | UD | WIN |
42 | Sep 14, 2013 35 years, 11 months 37-4 (22) | Dashon Johnson | 10 | UD | WIN | |
41 | Nov 19, 2011 34 years, 1 months 36-4 (22) | Calvin Green | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
40  | Mar 13, 2010 32 years, 5 months 35-4 (21) | 31 years, 2 months 50-3-2 (38) | WL | 12 | UD | LOSS For WBO |
39  | Jun 13, 2009 31 years, 8 months 35-3 (21) | 28 years, 7 months 33-1 (27) | WL | 12 | SD | LOSS For WBO |
38  | Aug 2, 2008 30 years, 9 months 35-2 (21) | 30 years, 9 months 36-5 (25) | WL | 9 | TD | WIN Won IBF Vacant |
37 | Apr 3, 2008 30 years, 5 months 34-2 (21) | José Luis Cruz | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
36 | Dec 20, 2007 30 years, 2 months 33-2 (20) | Shamone Alvarez | 12 | UD | WIN | |
35 | Aug 9, 2007 29 years, 10 months 32-2 (20) | Felix Flores | 10 | UD | WIN | |
34  | Apr 7, 2007 29 years, 6 months 31-2 (20) | 29 years, 7 months 40-4 (33) | 10 | UD | WIN | |
33  | Dec 2, 2006 29 years, 1 months 30-2 (20) | 28 years, 8 months 33-4 (24) | WL | 12 | UD | LOSS For WBO |
32 | Jul 29, 2006 28 years, 9 months 30-1 (20) | Richard Gutierrez | WL | 12 | MD | WIN |
31 | Dec 3, 2005 28 years, 1 months 29-1 (20) | Marcos Primera | SWL | 10 | UD | WIN Interim |
30 | Oct 21, 2005 28 years 28-1 (20) | Marlon Thomas | 10 | UD | WIN | |
29 | Feb 18, 2005 27 years, 4 months 27-1 (20) | Steve Martinez | 2 | NC | NC | |
28 | Jul 24, 2004 26 years, 9 months 27-1 (20) | Christopher Henry | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
27 | Jun 6, 2004 26 years, 8 months 26-1 (19) | Christian Lloyd Joseph | 10 | UD | WIN | |
26 | Nov 21, 2003 26 years, 1 months 25-1 (19) | Jeffrey Hill | 6 | RTD | WIN | |
25 | Dec 6, 2002 25 years, 2 months 24-1 (18) | Ayitey Powers | 10 | UD | WIN | |
24 | Nov 30, 2001 24 years, 1 months 23-1 (18) | Siki Benge | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
23 | Sep 8, 2001 23 years, 11 months 22-1 (17) | Didier Mebara | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
22 | Apr 27, 2001 23 years, 6 months 21-1 (16) | Ike Obi | WL | 10 | TKO | WIN |
21  | Nov 29, 1999 22 years, 1 months 20-1 (15) | 28 years, 6 months 28-9-4 (7) | WL | 12 | DQ | LOSS |
20 | Oct 19, 1999 22 years 20-0 (15) | Viktor Baranov | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
19 | May 1, 1999 21 years, 6 months 19-0 (14) | Ali Mohammed | 1 | KO | WIN | |
18 | May 23, 1998 20 years, 7 months 18-0 (13) | Dennis Berry | 3 | RTD | WIN | |
17 | Nov 11, 1997 20 years, 1 months 17-0 (12) | Ike Obi | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
16 | Aug 30, 1997 19 years, 10 months 16-0 (12) | Cam Raeside | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
15 | Mar 25, 1997 19 years, 5 months 15-0 (11) | Mark Ramsey | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
14 | Dec 28, 1996 19 years, 2 months 14-0 (11) | Abbas De Souza | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
13 | Oct 7, 1996 19 years 13-0 (10) | Karl Taylor | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
12 | Aug 3, 1996 18 years, 9 months 12-0 (9) | Dick Dosseh | 6 | TKO | WIN | |
11 | Dec 22, 1995 18 years, 2 months 11-0 (8) | Marciano Commey | SLT | 12 | PTS | WIN |
10 | Nov 17, 1995 18 years, 1 months 10-0 (8) | Friday Steve Egwatu | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
9 | Oct 25, 1995 18 years 9-0 (7) | Ran Coco | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
8 | Aug 25, 1995 17 years, 10 months 8-0 (6) | Sam Akromah | 8 | PTS | WIN | |
7 | Jul 14, 1995 17 years, 9 months 7-0 (6) | David Duke | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
6 | Jun 30, 1995 17 years, 8 months 6-0 (5) | Friday Steve Egwatu | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
5 | Jun 3, 1995 17 years, 7 months 5-0 (4) | Nazah Ayetoe | 5 | TKO | WIN | |
4 | May 27, 1995 17 years, 7 months 4-0 (3) | Jomo Jackson | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
3 | Apr 29, 1995 17 years, 6 months 3-0 (2) | Smart Abbey | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
2 | Apr 14, 1995 17 years, 6 months 2-0 (1) | Joseph Ayinakwa | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
1 | Mar 31, 1995 17 years, 5 months 1-0 (0) | Samuel Lotsu | 6 | PTS | WIN |
