| Emmanuel Tagoe | |
| Nickname: | The Gameboy |
| Weight: | |
| Height: | 5 ft 8 in[1] |
| Reach: | 70 in |
| Birth Date: | 1989 1, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Accra, Ghana |
| Style: | Orthodox |
| Boxrec: | 289944 |
| Total: | 34 |
| Wins: | 32 |
| 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.[2]
Tagoe made his professional debut on 19 June 2004, losing by fifth-round technical knockout (TKO) against Lante Addy in Accra, Ghana.[3]
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.[4] 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.[5]
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.[6]
Tagoe agreed to a lightweight division fight against highly rated American prospect Keyshawn Davis on April 8, 2024, in Newark, New Jersey[7] however Tagoe never signed a contract and his team informed Top Rank that he will not go through with the fight for undisclosed reasons.[8]
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Loss | 32–2 | Ryan Garcia | UD | 12 | 9 Apr 2022 | ||
| 33 | Win | 32–1 | Mason Menard | MD | 10 | 27 Nov 2020 | ||
| 31 | Win | 31–1 | Ishmael Aryeetey | TKO | 6 (10) | 20 Jul 2019 | ||
| 31 | Win | 30–1 | Vyacheslav Gusev | UD | 12 | 23 Feb 2019 | ||
| 30 | Win | 29–1 | Paulus Moses | UD | 12 | 20 Oct 2018 | ||
| 29 | Win | 28–1 | David Saucedo | TKO | 10 (12) | 27 Jan 2018 | ||
| 28 | Win | 27–1 | Mzonke Fana | UD | 12 | 2 Dec 2016 | ||
| 27 | Win | 26–1 | Carlo Magali | TKO | 9 (12) | 15 Jul 2016 | ||
| 26 | Win | 25–1 | Allan Kamote | TKO | 1 (12) | 20 Nov 2015 | ||
| 25 | Win | 24–1 | Joebert Delos Reyes | TKO | 4 (12), | 24 Apr 2015 | ||
| 24 | Win | 23–1 | Sadiki Momba | TKO | 6 (12) | 26 Dec 2014 | ||
| 23 | Win | 22–1 | Gerardo Robles | 9 (12), | 9 Aug 2013 | |||
| 22 | Win | 21–1 | Ronald Pontillas | MD | 12 | 26 Apr 2013 | ||
| 21 | Win | 20–1 | George Ashie | MD | 12 | 10 Nov 2012 | ||
| 20 | Win | 19–1 | Miguel Leonardo Caceres | UD | 10 | 25 Feb 2012 | ||
| 19 | Win | 18–1 | Oscar Bravo | UD | 12 | 25 Jun 2011 | ||
| 18 | Win | 17–1 | Samuel Kamau | TKO | 1 (12), | 31 Jul 2010 | ||
| 17 | Win | 16–1 | Ismaila Adonaba | TKO | 1 (8) | 20 Feb 2010 | ||
| 16 | Win | 15–1 | Thomson Makwana | UD | 12 | 6 Feb 2010 | ||
| 15 | Win | 14–1 | Patrick Okine | UD | 12 | 12 Sep 2009 | ||
| 14 | Win | 13–1 | Imurana Bozo | TKO | 2 (8) | 30 May 2009 | ||
| 13 | Win | 12–1 | Aminu Turkson | TKO | 3 (6) | 2 Nov 2008 | ||
| 12 | Win | 11–1 | Isaac Aryee | KO | 10 | 16 Nov 2007 | ||
| 11 | Win | 10–1 | Abdul Malik Jabir | 10 (12), | 12 Aug 2007 | |||
| 10 | Win | 9–1 | Daniel Tetteh | 8 | 26 May 2007 | |||
| 9 | Win | 8–1 | Ishmael Aryeetey | UD | 8 | 6 Jan 2007 | ||
| 8 | Win | 7–1 | Dan Quartey | UD | 6 | 9 Dec 2006 | ||
| 7 | Win | 6–1 | Benjamin Tutu | KO | 1 | 17 Nov 2006 | ||
| 6 | Win | 5–1 | Tico Tico | 1 | 9 Sep 2006 | |||
| 5 | Win | 4–1 | Martin Ahiadekey | UD | 8 | 19 Nov 2005 | ||
| 4 | Win | 3–1 | Odalai Lamptey | 8 | 16 Jul 2005 | |||
| 3 | Win | 2–1 | Isaac Aryee | 8 | 18 Jun 2005 | |||
| 2 | Win | 1–1 | Alfred Quaye | TKO | 4 (8) | 21 Aug 2004 | ||
| 1 | Loss | 0–1 | Lante Addy | 5 (8) | 19 Jun 2004 | |||