Emmanuel Tagoe

Ghanaian boxer

Emmanuel Tagoe

Born|  (1989-01-10) 10 January 1989 (age 35)

Accra, Ghana

Other names| The Gameboy
Statistics
Weight(s)|

* Featherweight
* Super-featherweight
* Lightweight

Height| 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)[1]
Reach| 70 in (178 cm)[1]
Stance| Orthodox
Boxing record[2]
Total fights| 34
Wins| 32
Wins by KO| 15
Losses| 2

Emmanuel Tagoe (born 10 January 1989) is a Ghanaian professional boxer. He held the IBO lightweight title from 2016 to 2018. As of March 2022, he is ranked as the world's seventh best active lightweight by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board.[3]

## Professional career

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Tagoe made his professional debut on 19 June 2004, losing by fifth-round technical knockout (TKO) against Lante Addy in Accra, Ghana.[4]

After compiling a record of 26–1 (13 KOs) he faced former world champion Mzonke Fana for the vacant IBO lightweight title on 2 December 2016 at the Bukom Boxing Arena in Accra. In a fight which saw Tagoe score two knockdowns in the first round, he went on to win via shutout unanimous decision (UD) with two judges scoring the bout 120–106 and the third scoring it 120–107. Fana collapsed in his corner after the final bell, requiring immediate medical attention from the ringside doctors. He was taken to the hospital before the results were announced.[5] Ryan Garcia (22-0, 18 KOs) won in his return to boxing on saturday Night, defeating Emmanuel Tagoe (32-2,15 KOs) by unanimous decision in San Antonio. Garcia dominated the fight, but didnt get the knockout he had predicted.[6]

On April 9, 2022, Tagoe lost by a wide unanimous decision after twelve rounds to Ryan Garcia at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, with scores of 119-110 (twice) and 118-109 against Tagoe.[7]

Tagoe agreed to a lightweight division fight against highly rated American prospect Keyshawn Davis on April 8, 2024, in Newark, New Jersey[8] however Tagoe never signed a contract and his team informed Top Rank that he will not go through with the fight for undisclosed reasons.[9]

## Professional boxing record

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34 fights  | 32 wins  | 2 losses

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By knockout  | 15  | 1
By decision  | 17  | 1

No. | Result  | Record  | Opponent  | Type  | Round, time  | Date  | Location  | Notes

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34  | Loss  | 32–2  | Ryan Garcia | UD  | 12  | 9 Apr 2022  |  Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. |
33  | Win  | 32–1  | Mason Menard  | MD  | 10  | 27 Nov 2020  |  Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, Florida, U.S. |
31  | Win  | 31–1  | Ishmael Aryeetey  | TKO  | 6 (10)  | 20 Jul 2019  |  Old Kingsway Building, Accra, Ghana |
31  | Win  | 30–1  | Vyacheslav Gusev  | UD  | 12  | 23 Feb 2019  |  Bukom Boxing Arena, Accra, Ghana | Won vacant IBF International and WBO Global lightweight titles
30  | Win  | 29–1  | Paulus Moses | UD  | 12  | 20 Oct 2018  |  Bukom Boxing Arena, Accra, Ghana | Won vacant WBO Africa lightweight title
29  | Win  | 28–1  | David Saucedo | TKO  | 10 (12)  | 27 Jan 2018  |  Bukom Boxing Arena, Accra, Ghana | Retained IBO lightweight title
28  | Win  | 27–1  | Mzonke Fana | UD  | 12  | 2 Dec 2016  |  Bukom Boxing Arena, Accra, Ghana | Won vacant IBO lightweight title
27  | Win  | 26–1  | Carlo Magali  | TKO  | 9 (12)  | 15 Jul 2016  |  Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana | Retained WBA International lightweight title
26  | Win  | 25–1  | Allan Kamote  | TKO  | 1 (12)  | 20 Nov 2015  |  Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana | Retained WBA International lightweight title
25  | Win  | 24–1  | Joebert Delos Reyes  | TKO  | 4 (12), 2:45 | 24 Apr 2015  |  Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana | Won vacant WBA International lightweight title
24  | Win  | 23–1  | Sadiki Momba  | TKO  | 6 (12)  | 26 Dec 2014  |  Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana |
23  | Win  | 22–1  | Gerardo Robles  | RTD | 9 (12), 3:00 | 9 Aug 2013  |  Morongo Casino, Resort & Spa, Cabazon, California, US | Won vacant IBF Inter-Continental super-featherweight title
22  | Win  | 21–1  | Ronald Pontillas  | MD  | 12  | 26 Apr 2013  |  Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana | Won vacant WBA International and WBO Africa super-featherweight titles
21  | Win  | 20–1  | George Ashie | MD  | 12  | 10 Nov 2012  |  Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana | Won vacant WBA International lightweight title
20  | Win  | 19–1  | Miguel Leonardo Caceres  | UD  | 10  | 25 Feb 2012  |  Accra Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana |
19  | Win  | 18–1  | Oscar Bravo  | UD  | 12  | 25 Jun 2011  |  Accra International Conference Centre, Accra, Ghana | Won vacant IBF Inter-Continental super-featherweight title
18  | Win  | 17–1  | Samuel Kamau  | TKO  | 1 (12), 1:13 | 31 Jul 2010  |  Ohene Djan Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana | Retained WBO Africa super-featherweight title
17  | Win  | 16–1  | Ismaila Adonaba  | TKO  | 1 (8)  | 20 Feb 2010  |  Jubilee Pool House, Accra, Ghana |
16  | Win  | 15–1  | Thomson Makwana  | UD  | 12  | 6 Feb 2010  |  Ohene Djan Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana | Won vacant WBO Africa super-featherweight title
15  | Win  | 14–1  | Patrick Okine  | UD  | 12  | 12 Sep 2009  |  Globe Cinema, Accra, Ghana | Retained Ghanaian featherweight title
14  | Win  | 13–1  | Imurana Bozo  | TKO  | 2 (8)  | 30 May 2009  |  Globe Cinema, Accra, Ghana |
13  | Win  | 12–1  | Aminu Turkson  | TKO  | 3 (6)  | 2 Nov 2008  |  Venus Printing Press, Accra, Ghana |
12  | Win  | 11–1  | Isaac Aryee  | KO  | 10  | 16 Nov 2007  |  Azumah Nelson Sports Complex, Accra, Ghana |
11  | Win  | 10–1  | Abdul Malik Jabir  | TD | 10 (12), 3:00 | 12 Aug 2007  |  Mantse Agbona House, Accra, Ghana | Won Ghanaian featherweight title
10  | Win  | 9–1  | Daniel Tetteh  | MD | 8  | 26 May 2007  |  Lebanon House, Accra, Ghana |
9  | Win  | 8–1  | Ishmael Aryeetey  | UD  | 8  | 6 Jan 2007  |  Lebanon House, Accra, Ghana |
8  | Win  | 7–1  | Dan Quartey  | UD  | 6  | 9 Dec 2006  |  Lebanon House, Accra, Ghana |
7  | Win  | 6–1  | Benjamin Tutu  | KO  | 1  | 17 Nov 2006  |  Azumah Nelson Sports Complex, Accra, Ghana |
6  | Win  | 5–1  | Tico Tico  | KO | 1  | 9 Sep 2006  |  Teshie, Ghana |
5  | Win  | 4–1  | Martin Ahiadekey  | UD  | 8  | 19 Nov 2005  |  Metro TV Studios, Accra, Ghana |
4  | Win  | 3–1  | Odalai Lamptey  | UD | 8  | 16 Jul 2005  |  Metro TV Studios, Accra, Ghana |
3  | Win  | 2–1  | Isaac Aryee  | PTS | 8  | 18 Jun 2005  |  Metro TV Studios, Accra, Ghana |
2  | Win  | 1–1  | Alfred Quaye  | TKO  | 4 (8)  | 21 Aug 2004  |  Metro TV Studios, Accra, Ghana |
1  | Loss  | 0–1  | Lante Addy  | TKO | 5 (8)  | 19 Jun 2004  |  Accra, Ghana |

## References

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1. ^ a b DAZN tale of the tape prior to the Ryan Garcia fight.
2. ^ "Boxing record for Emmanuel Tagoe". BoxRec.
3. ^ "RANKINGS | Transnational Boxing Rankings Board". TBRB. Archived from the original on 6 December 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
4. ^ "BoxRec: Emmanuel Tagoe vs. Lante Addy". BoxRec. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
5. ^ Dornu-Leiku, Prince (3 December 2016). "Tagoe Dominates Fana To Win IBO Lightweight Title - Results — Boxing News". Boxing247. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
6. ^ Ryan Garcia dominates Emmanuel Tagoe to win by unanimous decision, latimes.com. Accessed 18 March 2024.
7. ^ "Ryan Garcia drops and dominates Emmanuel Tagoe in successful return". DAZN.com. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
8. ^ Mintah, Yaw Loic (11 March 2024). "Boxing: Ghana's Emmanuel Tagoe agrees to fight Keyshawn Davis in April". Citi Sports Online. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
9. ^ Idec, Keith (23 February 2023). "Tagoe Withdraws From Keyshawn Davis Fight 4/8; Top Rank Seeks New Opponent". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 10 June 2024.

## External links

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* Boxing record for Emmanuel Tagoe from BoxRec (registration required)

Sporting positions

Regional boxing titles
Vacant

Title last held by

Abdul Malik Jabir  |  Ghanaian featherweight champion
12 August 2007 – January 2010  | Vacant

Title next held by

Alfred Tetteh
Inaugural champion  |  WBO Africa super-bantamweight champion
6 February 2010 – January 2010  | Vacant

Title next held by

Maxwell Awuku
Vacant

Title last held by

Kevin Mitchell |  IBF Inter-Continental super-featherweight champion
25 June 2011 – June 2012  | Vacant

Title next held by

Antonio de Vitis
Vacant

Title last held by

Samir Ziani |  WBA International lightweight champion
10 November 2012 – March 2013  | Vacant

Title next held by

Bahodir Mamadjonov
Inaugural champion  |  WBA International super-featherweight champion
26 April 2013 – October 2014  | Vacant

Title next held by

Dardan Zanunaj
Vacant

Title last held by

Osumana Akaba |  WBO Africa super-featherweight champion
26 April 2013 – November 2014  | Vacant

Title next held by

Aphiwe Mboyiya
Vacant

Title last held by

Antonio de Vitis  |  IBF Inter-Continental super-featherweight champion
9 August 2014 – March 2015  | Vacant

Title next held by

Yavuz Erturk
Vacant

Title last held by

Eduard Troyanovsky |  WBA International lightweight champion
24 April 2015 – May 2016  | Vacant

Title next held by

Ray Beltrán
Vacant

Title last held by

George Ashie |  WBO Africa lightweight champion
20 October 2018 – January 2019  | Vacant
Inaugural champion  |  WBO Global lightweight champion
22 February 2019 – June 2019  | Vacant

Title next held by

Yang Yongqiang
Vacant

Title last held by

Aik Shakhnazaryan  |  IBF International lightweight champion
23 February 2019 – May 2019  | Vacant

Title next held by

Jacob Ng
Minor world boxing titles
Vacant

Title last held by

Xolisani Ndongeni  |  IBO lightweight champion
2 December 2016 – 13 June 2018
Stripped  | Vacant
*[No.]: Number
*[RTD]: Corner retirement
*[TD]: Technical decision
*[MD]: Majority decision
*[KO]: Knockout
*[UD]: Unanimous decision
*[PTS]: Points decision
*[TKO]: Technical knockout