EMMANUEL TAGOE, ISAAC DOGBOE & THE MEANING OF A WORLD TITLE
In an April 30th Joy FM article, writer Gary Al-Smith asks, “Why does Ghana not recognize its own IBO world champ, [Emmanuel] ‘Game Boy’ Tagoe?”
DOGBOE EARNS KUDOS FROM A PRESIDENT, A PROFESSOR & MORE
Newly-crowned WBO world super bantamweight champion Isaac Dogboe enthralled all with his title-winning, eleventh-round TKO of previously-undefeated Jessie Magdaleno. Hours after the victor, Nana Addo Dakwa Akufo-Addo, Ghana’s president, tweeted the following:
NEW REGIONAL CHAMPS FOR PHOENIX FIRE AMATEUR BOXING CLUB
Phoenix Fire Amateur Boxing Club fighters claimed two regional schoolboy titles over the weekend.
ERROL SPENCE JR. RETURNS JUNE 19 VERSUS CARLOS OCAMPO
“The Truth” is back! Undefeated welterweight champion Errol “The Truth” Spence Jr. will defend his IBF world title in a Dallas homecoming Saturday, June 16 live on SHOWTIME at Ford Center at The Star in Frisco against unbeaten mandatory challenger Carlos Ocampo in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions.
ELVIS MOYO CALLS OUT DERECK CHISORA
Zimbabwe heavyweight Elvis “Bomber” Moyo Friday night made an emphatic statement aimed at UK-based former Commonwealth champion Dereck Chisora.
JOSESITO LOPEZ DEFEATS MIGUEL CRUZ VIA DECISION
EL PASO, TX. – Rugged veteran contender Josesito Lopez (36-7, 19 KOs) won a unanimous decision over Miguel Cruz (17-1, 11 KOs) in a welterweight attraction that headlined Premier Boxing Champions on FOX and FOX Deportes Saturday night from Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas.
ASHIE WINS WBO AFRICA BELT, AYITTEY POWERS A NO-SHOW
George Ashie of Ghana won the vacant interim WBO Africa lightweight title with a 12-round majority decision over South Africa’s Michael Mokoena at Bukom Boxing Arena in Accra, Ghana.
DOGBOE STOPS MAGDALENO, WINS TITLE IN A THRILLER
Ghana, you have a new world champion! Isaac “Royal Storm” Dogboe overcame a knockdown in the first to register three of his own, scoring an eleventh-round TKO over previously-undefeated Jessie Magdaleno.
LAWSON DEFEATS NASIYIWULA, ADVANCES TO QUARTERFINALS
Ghana’s Fredrick Lawson moved safely into the next round of the WBC World Invitational Tournament with a 10-round unanimous decision win over China’s Baishanbo Nasiyiwula.
MAGDALENO, DOGBOE MAKE WEIGHT FOR SATURDAY NIGHT RUMBLE
WBO world super bantamweight champion Jessie Magdaleno and undefeated challenger Isaac Dogboe both made weight ahead of Saturday night’s showdown at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, live on ESPN.