On December 2, 2006, Antonio Margarito (33-4, 24 KOs), the welterweight WBO champion, defends his title against Ghanaian challenger, Joshua Clottey (30-1, 20 KOs).
Antonio Margarito is coming in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate; his last fight was a 1st round TKO victory over Jaime Manuel Gómez, 9 months and 14 days ago. Joshua Clottey is on a 10-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, with his last fight being a majority decision win over Richard Gutierrez, 4 months and 3 days ago.
This should be a confident win for Antonio Margarito at 99-1 winning odds. Joshua Clottey really doesn't have much to present against Margarito.
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.