Emmanuel Tagoe (born 10 January 1989) is a Ghanaian professional boxer. He held the IBO lightweight title from 2016 to 2018.
Professional career Tagoe made his professional debut on 19 June 2004, losing by fifth-round technical knockout (TKO) against Lante Addy in Accra, Ghana.
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.
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. Garcia dominated the fight, but didn't get the knockout he had predicted.Ryan Garcia dominates Emmanuel Tagoe to win by unanimous decision, latimes.com. Accessed 18 March 2024.
Tagoe agreed to a lightweight division fight against highly rated American prospect Keyshawn Davis on April 8, 2024, in Newark, New Jersey however Tagoe never signed a contract and his team informed Top Rank that he will not go through with the fight for undisclosed reasons.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes34Loss32–2 Ryan GarciaUD129 Apr 202233Win32–1 Mason MenardMD1027 Nov 202031Win31–1 Ishmael AryeeteyTKO6 (10)20 Jul 201931Win30–1 Vyacheslav GusevUD1223 Feb 201930Win29–1 Paulus MosesUD1220 Oct 201829Win28–1 David SaucedoTKO10 (12)27 Jan 201828Win27–1 Mzonke FanaUD122 Dec 201627Win26–1 Carlo MagaliTKO9 (12)15 Jul 201626Win25–1 Allan KamoteTKO1 (12)20 Nov 201525Win24–1 Joebert Delos ReyesTKO4 (12), 24 Apr 201524Win23–1 Sadiki MombaTKO6 (12)26 Dec 201423Win22–1 Gerardo Robles9 (12), 9 Aug 201322Win21–1 Ronald PontillasMD1226 Apr 201321Win20–1 George AshieMD1210 Nov 201220Win19–1 Miguel Leonardo CaceresUD1025 Feb 201219Win18–1 Oscar BravoUD1225 Jun 201118Win17–1 Samuel KamauTKO1 (12), 31 Jul 201017Win16–1 Ismaila AdonabaTKO1 (8)20 Feb 201016Win15–1 Thomson MakwanaUD126 Feb 201015Win14–1 Patrick OkineUD1212 Sep 200914Win13–1 Imurana BozoTKO2 (8)30 May 200913Win12–1 Aminu TurksonTKO3 (6)2 Nov 200812Win11–1 Isaac AryeeKO1016 Nov 200711Win10–1 Abdul Malik Jabir10 (12), 12 Aug 200710Win9–1 Daniel Tetteh826 May 20079Win8–1 Ishmael AryeeteyUD86 Jan 20078Win7–1 Dan QuarteyUD69 Dec 20067Win6–1 Benjamin TutuKO117 Nov 20066Win5–1 Tico Tico19 Sep 20065Win4–1 Martin AhiadekeyUD819 Nov 20054Win3–1 Odalai Lamptey816 Jul 20053Win2–1 Isaac Aryee818 Jun 20052Win1–1 Alfred QuayeTKO4 (8)21 Aug 20041Loss0–1 Lante Addy5 (8)19 Jun 2004
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