‘I urinated blood after Guiterez bout’
Clottey chalked some famous successes in the ring, notable among them were victories over Zab Judah and Richard Gutierrez.
Despite overcoming Guiterez test, he has disclosed the pain he endured after the bout
“I fought Margarito, Zab Judah, Pacquaio, Cotto but
my toughest test was Richard Gutierrez, I remember I urinated blood
when the medics came for my urine samples for test. After that bout I
vowed never to allow any of my children to take boxing as his or her
profession" he told Accra based FM station Angel FM.
“In the round 4 of the bout, the guy was
hitting me so hard I indicated to my corner to throw in the towel but my
coach insisted I fight on…,” he said.
Clottey and the Colombian clashed some 14 years ago at Chumash Casino Resort in California, USA.
After managing to complete the bout, Clottey
was declared winner winning the IBF Inter-Continental welterweight title
on 26th July 2006.
Clottey had a total fight of 47 and won 41
with 24 coming by way of knock out with 5 losses and was never stopped
in any if his 5 defeats.
‘I urinated blood after Guiterez bout’
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