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Ghanaian lightweight boxer, Emmanuel “Game Boy” Tagoe will take on American boxer, Ryan Garcia, in a lightweight showdown in San Antonio on April 9 this year.
Garcia's promoter, Oscar De La Hoya, announced the bout on his 49th birthday on Friday via his official Twitter handle.
The bout is scheduled for April 9 at the Alamodome in San Antonio on DAZN, according to De La Hoya, who promotes Garcia.
Tagoe (32-1, 15 KOs) has not fought since he scored a majority-decision victory over Mason Menard in October 2020 at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel in Holywood in Florida. This will be the second time 33-year-old Tagoe will be competing in the U.S.
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FootballTagoe’s promoter, Lou DiBella sounded a word of caution to Garcia’s camp over the challenge Tagoe could pose during the bout.
“Tagoe is a legit top lightweight kind of guy. Ryan’s been off for long time and he’s overcoming some issues. If Ryan is strong and himself we’re gonna get a terrific fight. Sure, Ryan is the favorite but Tagoe is a real fighter and Ryan is going to need to be 100 percent to beat Tagoe. It’s an interesting selection for Ryan coming back and a real fight, and good fight to see where Ryan is.
For Garcia, it will be his first since January 2021, when he produced a splendid display to defeat Olympic gold medalist Luke Campbell in the seventh-round via TKO.
Garcia (21-0, 18 KOs) was slated to fight Javier Fortuna in July 2021, but he withdrew from the fight to address his mental health. A bout against Joseph Diaz Jr., set for November 2021, was cancelled after Garcia suffered a wrist injury while training that required surgery.
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AthleticsGracia was thankful to Tagoe for accepting to fight him.