Emmanuel Clottey (born 17 April 1974) is a

Ghana Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated along the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and shares borders with Côte d’Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and Togo to t ...

ian former professional

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who competed from 1995 to 2016. As an amateur, he competed at the

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. He's the brother of fringe contender Judas Clottey and former world champion

Joshua Clottey Joshua Clottey (born October 6, 1977) is a Ghanaian former professional boxer who competed from 1995 to 2019, and held the IBF welterweight title from 2008 to 2009. As an amateur, he competed at the 1994 Commonwealth Games. At the peak of his car ...

Professional career

Born in

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, in August 2007, Emmanuel lost to title contender

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at the Grand Plaza Hotel in

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. In his next fight Clottey was knocked out by

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. Clottey lost a bid for the WBO Africa welterweight title, losing to

Bethuel Ushona Bethuel Ushona (born 9 March 1982) is a Namibian boxer. He has held regional titles for the World Boxing Association (the Pan Asian Boxing Association title) and the World Boxing Organization (interim and full WBO African title). Ushona has al ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Clottey, Emmanuel 1974 births Living people Ghanaian male boxers Boxers from Accra Boxers at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Lightweight boxers Light-welterweight boxers Welterweight boxers Commonwealth Games competitors for Ghana

Professional career

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