Emmanuel Tagoe: record, next fight and profile →
A double withdrawal thanks to missed-weight cuts occurred in Atlanta Friday when Ghana’s Emmanuel Tagoe was more than nine pounds heavy for his co-main event versus unbeaten 140lbs contender Ernesto “Tito” Mercado and former title challenger Danielle Perkins also was scratched.
World-ranked junior-welterweight Ernesto “Tito” Mercado has signed a contract with Salita Promotions/Wynn Records and will face Emmanuel Tagoe in the co-main event of Claressa Shields’ middleweight title fight against Kaye Scott, August 15, in Atlanta.
Keyshawn Davis needs a new opponent for his fight scheduled for April 8. BoxingScene.com has learned that Emmanuel Tagoe has withdrawn from their 10-round lightweight bout. Davis-Tagoe would’ve opened an ESPN tripleheader from Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
Shakur Stevenson’s return to his hometown was officially announced Saturday. As previously reported by BoxingScene.com and other outlets, Stevenson’s fight against Japan’s Shuichiro Yoshino will take place April 8 at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. Their 12-round main event, which ESPN will televise, was revealed Saturday as part of the Invesco QQQ Legacy Classic, a college basketball showcase hosted by actor Michael B.
Keyshawn Davis will face another durable lightweight in the first 10-round fight of his career. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that the undefeated 135-pound prospect will encounter Emmanuel Tagoe on April 8 at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. ESPN will televise Davis-Tagoe as the opener of a telecast that will feature Newark native Shakur Stevenson, who is expected to battle Japan’s Shuichiro Yoshino in the 12-round main event.
The long-awaited ring return of Ryan Garcia didn’t answer all questions of his potential in the loaded lightweight division. It did, however, cement his status as box-office gold. Garcia traveled to Texas for his second straight fight, this time coming off a fifteen-month layoff in a dominant points win over Ghana’s Emmanuel Tagoe. Their April 9 DAZN headliner from Alamodome in San Antonio
Garcia, Tagoe Fight Photos Gallery - San Antonio, Texas - In a bout fought at a catch-weight of 139-pounds, top lightweight contender Ryan Garcia (22-0, 18 KOs) was dominant in a twelve round unanimous decision win over an awkward Emmanuel Tagoe (32-2, 15 KOs).
San Antonio came out to the Alamodome to see undefeated lightweight contender Ryan Garcia (22-0, 18KOs) of Victorville, CA, made a triumphant return to the ring against the top-rated Emmanuel “The Gameboy” Tagoe (32-2, 15KOs) of Accra, Ghana.
SAN ANTONIO – Ryan Garcia is back, even as a work in progress. The celebrated ring return of one of boxing’s rising young stars saw the 23-year-old lightweight contender end a career-long 15-month layoff with a near-shutout win over Ghana’s Emmanuel Tagoe. Judges Tom Carusone (119-108), Lisa Giampa (118-109) and Ellis Johnson (119-108) all ruled in favor of Garcia, who went the twelve-round distance for the first time in his career in the DAZN main event Saturday evening in front of a passionate crowd of 14,459 at Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.
SAN ANTONIO – Emmanuel Tagoe made a point to remind Ryan Garcia of the challenge that waits ahead this weekend. The pair of lightweight contenders exchanged words and circled around one another while in the ring together during an open workout held Wednesday afternoon at the Will Naylor Smith Riverwalk Plaza in downtown San Antonio. The two were scheduled to do work out nearly 30 minutes apart, but Ghana’s Tagoe felt the need to stick around long enough for Garcia’s arrival in his best effort to get inside the head of the unbeaten California native.