# Emmanuel Tagoe

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.

## 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. 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 didn't get the knockout he had predicted.
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.
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

| 34 fights | 32 wins | 2 losses |
| By knockout | 15 | 1 |
| By decision | 17 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 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 | |