Emmanuel Tagoe (born 10 January 1989) is a Ghanaian

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who held the IBO

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title from 2016 to 2018. As of August 2020, he is ranked as the world's ninth best active lightweight by the

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and tenth by '' The Ring''.

Professional career

Tagoe made his professional debut on 19 June 2004, losing by fifth-round

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(TKO) against Lante Addy in

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, Ghana. After compiling a record of 26–1 (13 KOs) he faced former world champion

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for the vacant IBO lightweight title on 2 December 2016 at the

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in Accra. In a fight which saw Tagoe score two knockdowns in the first round, he went on to win via shutout

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(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. On April 9, 2022, Tagoe lost by a wide unanimous decision after twelve rounds to

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at the

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, with scores of 119-110 (twice) and 118-109 against Tagoe.

Professional boxing record

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