^ Back to Top ^ © 2023 ESPN Internet Ventures. "I'm right back on track and I'm not going to let anything that all these people are saying outside of the ring, trying to come at my character and who I am as a fighter, I'm not going to let any of that get to me." "I'm not going to give up and I'm going to keep being an inspiration for people that are struggling," said Garcia, who is approaching 9 million followers on Instagram. His last bout was in October 2020, a majority-decision win over Mason Menard, who is best known for a first-round KO loss against Teofimo Lopez. He'll do so against his best opponent by far Tagoe (32-1, 15 KOs) has fought only a handful of recognizable names. Tagoe, a 33-year-old fighting out of Accra, Ghana, will be competing in the U.S. The 23-year-old has lobbied for a super fight with Gervonta "Tank" Davis but first must impress against Tagoe coming off a 15-month layoff, the longest of his career. He's trained by Eddy Reynoso at Canelo Alvarez's San Diego gym, and under Reynoso's tutelage, Garcia rose to No. Garcia possesses arguably the quickest hands in boxing and packs plenty of power, too. I had a lot of thoughts about that throughout the whole year." to the point I didn't know if I wanted to live anymore. Everything came tumbling down on me mentally," Garcia said on ESPN+'s State of Boxing in December. A bout against Joseph Diaz Jr., set for November 2021, was cancelled after Garcia suffered a wrist injury while training that required surgery. 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. The bout will be Garcia's first since January 2021, when he scored a seventh-round TKO of Olympic gold medalist Luke Campbell in a career-best performance. The star boxer and Emmanuel Tagoe will meet in a lightweight fight on April 9 at the Alamodome in San Antonio on DAZN, according to Oscar De La Hoya, who promotes Garcia. Ryan Garcia to make comeback against Emmanuel Tagoe on April 9 after having spent the entirety of his career in his native Ghana though he regularly trains out of the greater Miami area.You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser The bout is his long ring appearance since the pandemic, also serving as his U.S. Tagoe has fought just once since then, a November 2020 ten-round decision win over Mason Menard at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida. The two sides discussed a potential fight, only for Garcia to go the WBC route which led to his interim title win over Campbell. The streaking contender from Ghana-who has won 32 in a row since losing his pro debut nearly 18 years ago-was poised to contend for the mandatory slot in the WBO lightweight rankings as he was prepared to enter talks with Garcia in an ordered eliminator in July 2020. Tagoe (32-1, 15KOs) hits the jackpot, landing a fight he has desired for nearly two years. “Next fight is done,” exclaimed Garcia of his ring return. The 23-year-old heartthrob from Victorville, California withdrew from two subsequently scheduled fights, including surgery to repair a hand and wrist injury ahead of a planned November 27 showdown with former junior lightweight titlist Joseph Diaz. Garcia (21-0, 18KOs) will fight for the first time since his off-the-canvas, seventh-round knockout of England’s Luke Campbell last January 2 at American Airlines Center in Dallas.
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