Tagoe Grabs WBA Gold With a Knockout in Accra
Accra: Ghanaian boxer Emmanuel Tagoe secured a knockout victory over his Tanzanian opponent Sadiki Momba to take the WBA Intercontinental Lightweight title at the Accra Sports Stadium on Saturday.
Tagoe (22-1, 9 KOs) defeated his challenger in the sixth round to become the new champion, in a fight which was watched by a host of Ghana football stars, including skipper Asamoah Gyan, reports Xinhua.
Tagoe, also known as “Game Boy”, dominated the bout until midway through the sixth round when Momba (18-5-2, 6 KOs) gave up after sustaining what appeared to be a shoulder injury.
Tagoe believed Saturday’s win over Mamba will be a stepping stone to get a world title belt for Ghana next year.
Momba had sworn to beat Tagoe in front of his own home fans and had talked tough since arriving in Ghana but when his moment came in the ring, Momba could not back his words with action as he was thoroughly dominated before he gave up in round six with what appeared to be a shoulder injury.
“He’s good so I had to take my time, I wanted to entertain the fans too even though I promised the media that I will stop him. I did not tell anybody when I will knock him out but here you have it,” an elated Tagoe said in the ring right after the fight.
