# Isaac Dogboe

Isaac Zion Dogboe (/ˈdɒɡbeɪ/ DOG-bay; born 26 September 1994) is a Ghanaian-British professional boxer who held the WBO junior-featherweight title in 2018.

## Background

Dogboe was born in Accra, Ghana, but moved to London, England.

## Amateur career

Dogboe won the 2013 Amateur Boxing Association British lightweight title, when boxing out of the Territorial Army London BC.
He qualified for the 2012 Olympics by winning a silver medal at the African Olympic Qualifying Event, beating Mohamed Bedir (EGY), Emilian Polino (TAN), Ayabonga Sonjica (RSA) and only losing on countback after a 6:6 draw in the final to Aboubakr Lbida (MAR).
In the first round of the 2012 Olympics he faced Satoshi Shimizu of Japan. Ahead on points in the first two rounds (4:3, 3:2) he lost the bout after the judges scored round three 5:2 in favour of Shimizu, overturning Dogboe's lead. The verdict was met with vocal displeasure from ringside spectators and was later described as "contentious" and a "mystery decision" by media outlets.

## Professional career

After turning professional in 2013, he compiled a record of 17–0 before challenging Cesar Juarez for the vacant WBO interim junior-featherweight title, winning via fifth-round stoppage. In his next fight Dogboe would face and beat Jessie Magdaleno to capture the full WBO junior-featherweight title.
He successfully defending his WBO title with a first-round knockout against Hidenori Otake on 25 August 2018 at the Gila River Arena in Glendale, US. Dogboe knocked the ageing Otake down twice before referee Patrick Morley stepped in to prevent Otake from taking further punishment.
He lost his WBO title to Emanuel Navarrete at the Hulu Theater in New York City's Madison Square Garden on 8 December 2018. All three judges scored the fight in Navarrete's favor. On 11 May 2019, the pair fought a rematch, and Dogboe lost once again, this time by twelfth-round technical knockout.

### Break from boxing

He confirmed after his second bout with Navarrete that he would be taking a break from the sport. This would make it possible for him to continue to study for his bachelor's degree, which he had to defer due to the demanding nature of his career as a boxer.

### Return

On 5 September 2019, it was announced that Dogboe would be facing Carl Frampton in his featherweight debut. However, the fight did not come to fruition.
He is promoted by Bob Arum's Top Rank. He made a comeback against Mexican American Chris Avalos in July 2020,after stopping him in the final round of their featherweight bout at the MGM Grand. In June 2021, he defeated Adam Lopez in a featherweight bout in Las Vegas with two out of the three judges scoring the fight in his favor. That was the first time he fought with Barry Hunter as his trainer. In November 2021, he defeated Christopher Diaz on the undercard of the Terence Crawford and Shawn Porter bout in Las Vegas.

## Professional boxing record

| 28 fights | 24 wins | 4 losses |
| By knockout | 16 | 1 |
| By decision | 8 | 3 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 28 | Loss | 24–4 | Nick Ball | UD | 12 | 18 Nov 2023 | Manchester Arena, England | |
| 27 | Loss | 24–3 | Robeisy Ramírez | UD | 12 | 1 Apr 2023 | Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tulsa, Oklahoma, US | For vacant WBO featherweight title |
| 26 | Win | 24–2 | Joet Gonzalez | SD | 10 | 23 Jul 2022 | Grand Casino, Hinckley, Minnesota, U.S. | Won WBO International featherweight title |
| 25 | Win | 23–2 | Christopher Diaz | MD | 10 | 20 Nov 2021 | Michelob Ultra Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | Retained NABF featherweight title |
| 24 | Win | 22–2 | Adam Lopez | MD | 10 | 19 Jun 2021 | Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Paradise, Nevada, US | Won NABF featherweight title |
| 23 | Win | 21–2 | Chris Avalos | TKO | 8 (8), 2:25 | 21 Jul 2020 | MGM Grand Las Vegas, Paradise, Nevada, US | |
| 22 | Loss | 20–2 | Emanuel Navarrete | TKO | 12 (12), 2:02 | 11 May 2019 | Convention Center, Tucson, Arizona, US | For WBO junior-featherweight title |
| 21 | Loss | 20–1 | Emanuel Navarrete | UD | 12 | 8 Dec 2018 | Hulu Theater, New York City, New York, US | Lost WBO junior-featherweight title |
| 20 | Win | 20–0 | Hidenori Otake | TKO | 1 (12), 2:18 | 25 Aug 2018 | Gila River Arena, Glendale, Arizona, US | Retained WBO junior-featherweight title |
| 19 | Win | 19–0 | Jessie Magdaleno | TKO | 11 (12), 1:38 | 28 Apr 2018 | Liacouras Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US | Won WBO junior-featherweight title |
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | Cesar Juarez | TKO | 5 (12), 2:12 | 6 Jan 2018 | Bukom Boxing Arena, Accra, Ghana | Won vacant WBO interim junior-featherweight title |
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Javier Chacón | RTD | 6 (12), 3:00 | 22 Jul 2017 | Bukom Boxing Arena, Accra, Ghana | Retained WBO International junior-featherweight title |
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Julián Aristule | TKO | 7 (10), 1:15 | 10 Dec 2016 | Spark Arena, Auckland, New Zealand | Won vacant WBO International junior-featherweight title |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Neil John Tabanao | UD | 12 | 26 Aug 2016 | Police Fitness and Social Centre, Accra, Ghana | Retained WBO Africa featherweight title; Won WBO Oriental and vacant WBC Silver Youth featherweight titles |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Edward Kakembo | TKO | 6 (10) | 18 Jun 2016 | Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana | Retained WBO Africa featherweight title |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Michael Pappoe | UD | 12 | 20 Feb 2016 | Azumah Nelson Sports Complex, Accra, Ghana | Retained WBO Africa featherweight title |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | George Krampah | RTD | 7 (12), 3:00 | 26 Dec 2015 | Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana | Won vacant WBO Africa featherweight title |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Joseph Adu | TKO | 1 (8) | 20 Nov 2015 | Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | John Oblitey Commey | TKO | 3 (12) | 6 Nov 2015 | Aborigenes Beach Resort, Keta, Ghana | Won vacant West African Boxing Union featherweight title |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Aminu Turkson | TKO | 6 (8) | 24 Oct 2015 | Golden Tulip Hotel, Accra, Ghana | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Raymond Ansah | TKO | 3 | 12 Sep 2015 | Wembley Park, Accra, Ghana | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Jazzma Hogue | UD | 6 | 11 Apr 2015 | Convention Center, Phoenix, Arizona, US | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Jonathan Alcantara | KO | 3 (6), 0:59 | 27 Mar 2015 | Quiet Cannon, Montebello, California, US | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Alejandro Ochoa | UD | 6 | 23 Jan 2015 | Quiet Cannon, Montebello, California, US | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Wilberth Lopez | UD | 6 | 29 Nov 2014 | Westin Bonaventure Hotel, Los Angeles, California, US | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Ronald Rodríguez | TKO | 2 (4), 2:24 | 24 Oct 2014 | Crowne Plaza Hotel, San Diego, California, US | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Andy Harris | PTS | 4 | 20 Jun 2014 | Waterfront Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Csaba Toth | KO | 3 (6), 0:47 | 30 Aug 2013 | Sternensaal, Bern, Switzerland | |