On December 19, 2015, a 38-year-old Joshua Clottey (39-4, 22 KOs) and a 29-year-old American boxer Gabriel Rosado (21-9, 13 KOs) met in the ring.
Clottey came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 51% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 7 months and 10 days. Rosado was on a -4-fight win streak with a 43% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 year and 13 days.
Gabriel Rosado defeated Joshua Clottey via unanimous decision in the 10-round fight. Rosado improves his record to 22-9, while Clottey adds a loss to his record at 39-5.
On March 13, 2010, a 32-year-old Joshua Clottey (35-3, 21 KOs) got a shot at the welterweight WBO title held by 31-year-old Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao (50-3-2, 38 KOs).
Clottey came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 55% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 9 months. Pacquiao was on a 11-fight win streak with a 69% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 27 days.
Manny Pacquiao defeated Joshua Clottey via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBO welterweight title. Pacquiao improves his record to 51-3-2, while Clottey adds a loss to his record at 35-4.
On June 13, 2009, a 31-year-old Joshua Clottey (35-2, 21 KOs) got a shot at the welterweight WBO title held by 28-year-old Puerto Rican boxer Miguel Cotto (33-1, 27 KOs).
Clottey came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 56% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 10 months and 11 days. Cotto was on a 1-fight win streak with a 79% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 23 days.
Miguel Cotto defeated Joshua Clottey via split decision and successfully defended his WBO welterweight title. Cotto improves his record to 34-1, while Clottey adds a loss to his record at 35-3.
On December 2, 2006, a 29-year-old Joshua Clottey (30-1, 20 KOs) got a shot at the welterweight WBO title held by 28-year-old Mexican boxer Antonio Margarito (33-4, 24 KOs).
Clottey came in to the fight on a 10-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 3 days. Margarito was on a 3-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 9 months and 14 days.
Antonio Margarito defeated Joshua Clottey via unanimous decision and successfully defended his WBO welterweight title. Margarito improves his record to 34-4, while Clottey adds a loss to his record at 30-2.
On November 29, 1999, a 22-year-old Joshua Clottey (20-0, 15 KOs) and a 28-year-old Argentinian boxer Carlos Baldomir (28-9-4, 7 KOs) met in the ring in a welterweight bout.
Clottey came in to the fight on a 20-fight win streak with a 75% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 10 days. Baldomir was on a 4-fight win streak with a 17% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 12 days.
Carlos Baldomir defeated Joshua Clottey via disqualification in the 12-round welterweight fight. Baldomir improves his record to 29-9-4, while Clottey adds a loss to his record at 20-1.