The Ryan Garcia vs. Emmanuel Tagoe fight is going to happen on Saturday, April 9, at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. The match has been confirmed as a catchweight match. Both the boxers are going to enter the ring at around 11.15 PM ET. But it depends on the length of the undercard matches that will come before that. It will be one of the few times that Garcia has competed in a match in Texas. His previous match against Luke Campbell was in the venue of Dallas. Tagoe has also been involved in a match in the United States of America a handful of times. The boxer has mainly been fighting out of his home nation of Ghana. After a big layoff, Garcia is coming back to the ring. The tough-punching and talented Garcia is coming to this match after an excellent performance in his previous match. In that match more than a year ago, he picked himself up from a knockdown to defeat the former Olympic champ, Luke Campbell. He won that match using only one body blow in the middle rounds.
He then had some matches against several of the top names in boxing. But he took some time off to look after his mental health. Garcia is a big favorite to win in the Ryan Garcia vs. Emmanuel Tagoe fight. He is one of the top young stars of boxing, and the win will place him in a great position to go against the undisputed champ George Kambosos. He can also go for a fight against one of the other top lightweight boxers. The boxer left trainer Eddy Reynoso some time ago and joined hands with Joe Goossen during the time he was not involved in any matches. Garcia made his debut nearly six years ago. A few years later, Garcia defeated Francisco Fonseca and Romero Duno following a couple of brutal knockouts to gain victory and keep the WBC lightweight championship belt.
A year ago, he successfully cleared a major test when he defeated Luke Campbell through knockout to get the interim WBC lightweight championship belt. We will give you all the details regarding the Ryan Garcia vs. Emmanuel Tagoe match, including the boxers' statistics and the fight card for the night.
Ryan Garcia is looking to get his professional boxing career back on track. It will start with the Ryan Garcia vs. Emmanuel Tagoe match this weekend. He has not fought since the start of the previous year. He did not fight in a couple of matches scheduled for him in the previous year for various reasons. But his rival in the match has been out of action for longer than him. He is being looked at as the underdog in this match. Garcia is being shown as the rising superstar. But his rival has not received any treatment close to this. Most fans of the sport know that Garcia went through some tough times when he took a break to deal with his mental health. He then tried to make a comeback. But a broken hand and surgery canceled those plans. He also had a falling out with Canelo Alvarez. The latter publicly questioned the commitment of the boxer to the sport. But both sides did not give much credence to a rift between them.
But Garcia left his camp to shake hands with Joe Goossen and make him the lead trainer. Garcia said that he values the time spent under the guidance of trainer Eddy Reynoso, but the time had come to go for a different route. The boxer said that he is also aware of all the things that the media and the fans have been saying about him when he was away from the sport. But he maintained that he was only focused on performing in the Ryan Garcia vs. Emmanuel Tagoe match because a good match can change many people's opinions about him. Ryan Garcia also said that he respects Tagoe for all the rivals he has faced. But it was tough not to feel that Ryan Garcia was looking to put out some damaging moves on his rival because of a tense build-up before the Ryan Garcia vs. Emmanuel Tagoe match.
Garcia said, "I'll feel him out and see what he has, and then I'll start working from there, but I expect to do what I always do. I'm a search, find, destroy, and repeat type of fighter. I'm a boxer-puncher, just how I've always been, but I can make the adjustment to get down and dirty if I need to. Not a dirty fighter, but you know what I mean. I'm conditioned for 15 rounds, and it's only a 12-round fight, so I'm ready. He's put a lot of pressure on himself. He said if he loses, he's retiring. He said it's gonna be easy, this, that. That's a lot of words to live up to in that ring. When one thing's for sure, it will not be easy. So we shall see what he brings out. I did a lot of great things in those five fights that I had with Eddy [Reynoso]. And I'm grateful for it. And this new chapter is obviously my chapter, right? Now it's time for me to come into my own."
Garcia's rival Tagoe is powerful and experienced. The boxer from Ghana was defeated in his professional debut match. But he has ensured to win every single match that he has been involved in since then. This includes a majority decision against Mason Menard a couple of years ago. That was the last match that he was involved in. This means that he has not fought in a match for a longer time than his rival in the Ryan Garcia vs. Emmanuel Tagoe match. He also does not have the experience of fighting a lot of matches in the United States of America. But the boxer from Ghana is a very experienced campaigner. He has proved his mettle with several wins and only a single defeat over the course of his career. He is going to be a very tough rival for the boxer from California in the Ryan Garcia vs. Emmanuel Tagoe match.
Garcia said, "There's definitely a lot of things that were said about me, obviously, when I was on my break and the things that I had to go through. But I ride it. I ride it like a wave. Because when I win the fight, you're going to see everybody creeping back in, trying to be all cool. People are going to talk. There's going to be a lot of opinions. But I'm in control of my story by the way I perform. I'm happy to be anything people want to say I am because I know who I am. So, I'm ready. I think [Davis vs. Romero] is a good fight. Rolly's a wild card, and if you underestimate him, you might get slept. But it looks like Tank, from what I've seen, is up for the challenge. They're gonna be going at it, so I'll be excited to watch that fight. I think [Kambosos Jr. vs. Haney] is a great fight. What can I say? They're two good fighters, and they're gonna do good things in the ring and let the best man win."
Name: Ryan Garcia
Nationality: American
Born: August 8, 1998
Height: 5'10"
Weight: Lightweight
Reach: 70 inches
Total fights: 21
Record: 21-0 with 18 wins via knockout
Name: Emmanuel Tagoe
Nationality: Ghanaian
Born: January 10, 1989
Height: 5'8"
Weight: Lightweight
Reach: N/A
Total fights: 33
Record: 32-1 with 15 wins via knockout
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