Countdown to Ryan Garcia vs. Emmanuel Tagoe Begins Today with the Release of Original Content
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| SAN ANTONIO, TX (April 4, 2022) – The countdown to Ryan Garcia vs. Emmanuel Tagoe begins today as Golden Boy releases original content throughout fight week featuring the main event as fighters prepare for an epic showdown at the Alamodome in San Antonio, TX on April 9th. In the main event of the night, the undefeated heavy-handed, Ryan Garcia (21-0, 18KOs) of Victorville, CA, makes his grand return to the ring in a 12-round lightweight battle against the top-rated Emmanuel “The Gameboy” Tagoe (32-1, 15KOs) of Accra, Ghana. In the co-main event of the night, fighters “King” Gabriel Rosado (26-14-1, 15 KOs) of Philadelphia, PA, and Shane Mosley Jr. (17-4, 10 KOs) of Pomona, CA, return to the ring for the first time in 2022 in a 10-round fight for the WBA Continental Americas Super Middleweight title. Also part of the DAZN live stream, Houston’s Marlen Esparza (11-1, 1 KOs) will face Tokyo’s Naoko Fujioka (19-2-1, 17 KOs) in a 10-round fight for three world titles, the inaugural Ring Magazine Flyweight World Championship, the first-ever in the women’s flyweight division, and the WBC and WBA Flyweight World Championships. Opening the DAZN live stream Azat Hovhannisyan (20-3, 16 KOs) of Los Angeles, CA, will fight Dagoberto Aguero (15-1, 10 KOs) of San Cristobal, Dominican Republic, in a 10-round featherweight battle. All fights will be streamed live, exclusively on DAZN worldwide, starting at 6:00 p.m. PT / 8:00 p.m. CT / 9:00 p.m. ET. Golden Boy’s original content begins today through fight night with the Garcia vs. Tagoe: Preliminary Undercard on Golden Boy Fight Night on the Golden Boy Boxing channel on YouTube, with host Beto Duran and the pride of San Antonio, WBA Flyweight World Champion Joshua Franco calling the fights. Headlining the action, former world champion Patrick Teixeira (31-2, 22 KOs) of Sao Paulo, Brazil, will face the resilient Paul Valenzuela (26-11, 17 KOs) of Santa Rosalia, Mexico, in a 10-round middleweight battle. Representing the home crowd of San Antonio, TX, Gregory Morales (13-0, 8 KOs) will take on another undefeated fighter, Katsuma Akitsugi (8-0, 1 KOs) of Hollywood, CA, in an 8-round featherweight fight. Also on the fight card, Tristan Kalkreuth (8-1, 6 KOs) of Duncanville, TX, will participate in a 6-round heavyweight fight against Santander Silgado (30-11, 24 KOs) of Panama City, Panama. Dallas’ undefeated rising star, George Rincon (12-0, 7 KOs), will fight Alejandro Frias (13-5-2, 6 KOs) of Tepic, Mexico, in a 10-round super lightweight battle. Also from Dallas, TX, Hector Valdes Jr. (14-0, 8 KOs) will fight in an 8-round super bantamweight fight against Mexico City’s Daniel Moncada (15-5-2, 5 KOs). Finally, opening up the night and the Golden Boy Fight Night live stream, Sacramento’s Santos Ortega (6-0, 2 KOs) will face Hollywood, Florida’s Jesus Martinez (30-15-1, 15 KOs) in a scheduled 6-round featherweight event. Below is a full schedule of the original content: MONDAY, APRIL 4TH, 2022 6:00 p.m. PT/8:00 p.m. CT / 9:00 p.m. ET – Camp House: The Return of Ryan Garcia: Go behind the scenes into Ryan Garcia’s training camp as he prepares for his grand return to the ring on April 9th. TUESDAY, APRIL 5TH, 2022 5:00 p.m. PT / 7:00 p.m. CT / 8:00 p.m. ET – Ryan Garcia: The Blue Print: Ryan talks about his rise to fame on social media and how other boxers are now following his footsteps in the media landscape. 6:00 p.m. PT/8:00 p.m. CT / 9:00 p.m. ET – Camp House: Oscar De La Hoya: Exclusive interview with the Chairman and CEO of Golden Boy, discussing the grand return of Ryan Garcia and the exciting action awaiting fans at the Alamodome in San Antonio, and live on DAZN. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6TH, 2022 10:00 a.m. PT / 12:00 p.m. CT / 3:00 p.m. ET – Ryan Garcia vs. Emmanuel Tagoe – Fighter Workouts: Fighters featured on the DAZN live stream on April 9th will work out to a live crowd in San Antonio. The live stream will feature interviews and commentary from Golden Boy Fight Night’s Beto Duran. THURSDAY, APRIL 7TH, 2022 10:30 a.m. PT / 12:30 p.m. CT/ 1:30 p.m. ET – Garcia vs. Tagoe: Preliminary Fight Card Press Conference 11:00 a.m. PT / 1:00 p.m. CT / 2:00 p.m. ET – Garcia vs. Tagoe: DAZN Fight Card Final Press Conference FRIDAY, APRIL 8TH, 2022 10:30 a.m. PT / 12:30 p.m. CT / 1:30 p.m. ET – Garcia vs. Tagoe: Preliminary Fight Card Ceremonial Weigh-in 11:00 a.m. PT / 1:00 p.m. CT / 2:00 p.m. ET – Garcia vs. Tagoe: DAZN Fight Card Ceremonial Weigh-in SATURDAY, APRIL 9TH, 2022 1:30 p.m. PT / 3:30 p.m. CT / 4:30 p.m. ET – Golden Boy Fight Night: Garcia vs. Tagoe: Preliminary Undercard 6:00 p.m. PT / 8:00 p.m. CT / 9 p.m. ET – DAZN: Ryan Garcia vs. Emmanuel Tagoe Tickets for Garcia vs. Tagoe are on sale, but going fast, and are priced at $250, $150, $100, $75, and $40, not including applicable facility fees. Tickets will be available for purchase at Ticketmaster.com or in-person at the Alamodome Box Office, Monday through Friday, from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. CT. Garcia vs. Tagoe is a 12-round lightweight fight presented by Golden Boy in association with DiBella Entertainment. The event is sponsored by Hennessy “Never Stop. Never Settle,” “BetOnline – Your Online Sportsbook Experts,” and “O’Reilly Auto Parts….better parts, better prices, everyday!!” The fight will take place on Saturday, April 9th, and will stream live exclusively on DAZN, worldwide. For more information, visit www.goldenboypromotions.com and DAZN.com. Follow on Twitter @GoldenBoyBoxing and @DAZNBoxing. Become a fan on Facebook at www.facebook.com/GoldenBoy and https://www.facebook.com/DAZN. Follow on Instagram @GoldenBoy and @DAZNBoxing. Follow the conversation using #GarciaTagoe |