Clottey and trainer split

Joshua Clottey and his trainer Kwame Asante have parted ways after five years of working together.

The split was borne out of a misunderstanding over an instruction from Joshua to his trainer to share 10% of his purse with the boxer's assistant trainer Ishmael Aryee.

Aryee joined the camp as assistant trainer for the Miguel Cotto fight.

Kwame Asante told Joy Sports that the decision to part ways with Joshua is final and added that the boxer's indiscipline and gross disrespect were contributing factors.

“It's painful,” Asante told Joy Sports.
Joshua, a welterweight boxer, did confirm that there was a misunderstanding about Kwame Asante's 10% which amounted to $55,000 but says the development is a good one because Asante was not a good trainer afterall.

Clottey rose to prominence by winning his first twenty fights, including 14 by knockout.

His performance set him up to fight Carlos Baldomir, in a title defense by Baldomir for the WBC International Welterweight Title. Clottey lost by disqualification in a controversial fight.

Clottey was winning the fight until the 10th round, where he was penalized two points for an intentional head butt.

He was warned for leading with his head but did it again resulting in the referee stopping the fight and disqualifying Clottey.

It's official that Clottey took on Miguel Cotto for Cotto's WBO welterweight title on Saturday, June 13, 2009 but Clottey lost on a split decision.