Manny Pacquiao vs. Joshua Clottey World Welterweight championship fight taking place on Saturday, March 13 and broadcast Live on Pay-Per-View at the Dallas Cowboys Stadium. The Dallas Cowboys Stadium boasts a maximum capacity of 100,000 but the Stadium will only be configured for 40,000 fans for the event.
Manny Pacquiao (50-3-2, 38 KOs), of General Santos City, Philippines, will be defending the World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight title he earned in his last fight, produced by a 12th round knockout of three-time world champion Miguel Cotto. The victory made him the first man to win seven titles in as many different weight divisions, with his last three world championships coming by way of knockout. The current number 1 Pound-for-Pound king and a consensus Fighter of the Year for the third time in the past four years. Pacquiao’s resume features victories over future Hall of Famers, including Oscar De La Hoya, Ricky Hatton, Marco Antonio Barrera, Erik Morales, Juan Manuel Marquez and Cotto.
Joshua Clottey (35-3, 21 KOs), a native of Accra, Ghana, now fighting out of Bronx, NY, captured the International Boxing Federation (IBF) welterweight title in 2008 by pounding three-time world champion Zab Judah. His career has been a highlight reel of thrills featuring victories over two-division world champion Diego Corrales and undfeated contender Richard Gutierrez and a close Unanimous decision losse to world champion Antonio Margarito . In his last fight Clottey lost a controversial split decision to defending WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto at Madison Square Garden. Clottey is currently world-rated No. 1 by the WBO and No. 4 by the World Boxing Association (WBA).
Mark your calendars. Manny Pacquiao vs. Joshua Clottey fight on March 13, 2010.
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Pacquiao must win this so that mayweather will be the next to this. Pacquiao vs Clottey
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