Garcia vs Tagoe

Who won Garcia vs Tagoe?

Ryan Garcia beat Emmanuel Tagoe by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, April 9th, 2022, at Alamodome, San Antonio.

The scorecards were announced as 119-108, 118-109, 119-108 in favor of winner Ryan Garcia.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 kg).

Also on the undercard Marlen Esparza was victorious over Naoko Fujioka, Gabriel Rosado lost to Shane Mosley Jr, Patrick Teixeira was overcome by Paul Valenzuela Jr, and Azat Hovhannisyan was victorious over Dagoberto Aguero.

Garcia vs Tagoe stats

Back in April 2022, Ryan Garcia stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 21 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 18 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Emmanuel Tagoe made his way to the ring with a record of 32 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 15 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Garcia had a massive power advantage over Tagoe, boasting a 86% knockout percentage compared to Tagoe's 47%.

Ryan Garcia was the younger man by 9 years, at 24 years old.

Garcia had a height advantage of 2 inches over Tagoe.

Both Ryan Garcia and Emmanuel Tagoe fought out of an orthodox stance.

Garcia was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 12 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2016, 11 years and 11 months later than Tagoe, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 145 fewer professional rounds, totaling 112 compared to Tagoe's 257.

Garcia vs Tagoe form

Ryan Garcia had stopped all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Luke Campbell on January 2, 2021, by technical knockout in the 7th round at American Airlines Center, Dallas, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Francisco Fonseca on February 14, 2020, by knockout in the 1st round at Honda Center, California.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Romero Duno on November 2, 2019, by knockout in the 1st round at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Jose Lopez on March 30, 2019, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Fantasy Springs Casino, California.

He had won against Braulio Rodriguez on December 15, 2018, by knockout in the 5th round at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Tagoe had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Mason Menard on November 27, 2020, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Florida, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Ishmael Aryeetey on July 20, 2019, by technical knockout in the 6th round at Old Kingsway Building, Ussher-Town, Accra, Ghana.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Vyacheslav Gusev on February 23, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Bukom Boxing Arena, Accra.

Before that, he had won against Fernando David Saucedo on January 27, 2018, by technical knockout in the 10th round at Bukom Boxing Arena, Accra.

He had beaten Mzonke Fana on December 2, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Bukom Boxing Arena, Accra.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Ryan Garcia had been fighting more than Emmanuel Tagoe.

Going into this contest, Ryan Garcia had last fought 1 year, 3 months and 7 days ago, while Emmanuel Tagoe's last outing had been 1 year, 4 months and 13 days ago.

Garcia's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 25 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

Tagoe's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 4 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 50 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

What time did Garcia vs Tagoe start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Alamodome, San Antonio, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Garcia vs Tagoe?

The DAZN show began at 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST. The DAZN Global broadcast of the card started at 2:00 AM (BST).

What were the odds on Garcia vs Tagoe?

Ryan Garcia was a 3/100 (-3300) favorite going into the contest, while Emmanuel Tagoe made his way into the ring at 10/1 (+1000) with oddsmakers.