Former IBF welterweight champ Joshua Clottey, who appears to be like far youthful than his 47 years, the warrior from Ghana clearly having sorted himself and saved in good bodily form, has introduced he’ll return to the ring subsequent March. Clottey, generally known as “The Grand Grasp,” will field Indian-born British fighter Value Patel in a struggle that can happen on the annual ‘Independence Day Rumble.’
Clottey, 41-5(24) and by no means stopped, final boxed in 2019, when he defeated Aziiz Mpomda by ninth spherical stoppage. Now, in opposition to 31-year-old Patel – a fighter who Clottey constantly calls out for a struggle – Clottey says he is able to present the followers and Patel that he’s not but carried out. Clottey appeared on The Massive Evening Present, and he mentioned he goals to silence Patel proper in entrance of the youthful fighter’s residence followers.
“I’m prepared to provide the followers an unforgettable efficiency,” Clottey mentioned.
Patel has 31-1-2(26) file, having received quite a few titles, starting from the WBO Africa tremendous flyweight title to the IBO bantamweight title, but one would assume Clottey is simply too massive for him. Clottey has boxed up at 154 kilos, and the previous IBF champ at 147 kilos does appear to be the a lot larger man right here. That mentioned, Patel, a southpaw, fought at welterweight final trip, only a few days in the past, on November 24, when he defeated Maxwell Awuku to assert the UBO welterweight strap.
Who is aware of what sort of a struggle we’ll get when these two rumble in March of subsequent 12 months? However in his heyday, Clottey was as powerful and as expert as they arrive. Clottey has confronted, amongst others throughout his profession, Zab Judah, Miguel Cotto, Manny Pacquiao, Antonio Margarito, and Diego Corrales, and if he has sufficient left, he may have the ability to defeat Patel in what he says shall be his remaining struggle.
Clottey boxed his professional debut means again in March of 1995.
