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Anthony Mundine has lost his fight against Ghanian Joshua Clottey by Unanimous Decision 116-108, 115-109, 117-108 with the fight going the full twelve rounds.
Mundine was knocked-down multiple times in the fight as Clottey showed none of the ring rust that may have been present after just two fights in the past four years.
Mundine and Clottey embraced in the final round as the fight went the distance – Clottey telling Mundine he ‘loves him’ post-fight.
Mundine said he got caught early and couldn’t recover, giving ‘props’ to Clottey for being the better man.
“I tried to hurt him late. I wasn’t tight enough, my defence wasn’t enough – full credit to him. I was doing pretty good in the first Round 1 but then after that… You gotta have a go. You gotta aspire to be the best.”
Mundine, when pressed about retirement, said he’d take a moment to “relax” before making any decision, talking briefly about fighting old foes Danny Green and Daniel Geale.
Comments from most corners spoke of Mundine showing a gutsy effort to stick with Clottey despite the punishment being inflicted.
A monumental win by Clottey and a great performance in Newcastle.
> Read all the updates from ringside in our live blog of the fight.
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