Isaac Dogboe


Isaac Zion Dogboe is a Ghanaian-British professional boxer who held the WBO junior-featherweight title in 2018.
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Background

Dogboe was born in Accra, Ghana, but moved to London, England.

Amateur career

Dogboe won the 2013 Amateur Boxing Association British lightweight title, when boxing out of the Territorial Army London BC.
He qualified for the 2012 Olympics by winning a silver medal at the African Olympic Qualifying Event, beating Mohamed Bedir, Emilian Polino, Ayabonga Sonjica and only losing on countback after a 6:6 draw in the final to Aboubakr Lbida.
In the first round of the 2012 Olympics he faced Satoshi Shimizu of Japan. Ahead on points in the first two rounds he lost the bout after the judges scored round three 5:2 in favour of Shimizu, overturning Dogboe's lead. The verdict was met with vocal displeasure from ringside spectators and was later described as "contentious" and a "mystery decision" by media outlets.

Professional career

After turning professional in 2013, he compiled a record of 17–0 before challenging Cesar Juarez for the vacant WBO interim junior-featherweight title, winning via fifth-round stoppage. In his next fight Dogboe would face and beat Jessie Magdaleno to capture the full WBO junior-featherweight title.
He successfully defending his WBO title with a first-round knockout against Hidenori Otake on 25 August 2018 at the Gila River Arena in Glendale, US. Dogboe knocked the ageing Otake down twice before referee Patrick Morley stepped in to prevent Otake from taking further punishment.
He lost his WBO title to Emanuel Navarrete at the Hulu Theater in New York City's Madison Square Garden on 8 December 2018. All three judges scored the fight in Navarrete's favor. On 11 May 2019, the pair fought a rematch, and Dogboe lost once again, this time by twelfth-round technical knockout.

Break from boxing

He confirmed after his second bout with Navarrete that he would be taking a break from the sport. This would make it possible for him to continue to study for his bachelor's degree, which he had to defer due to the demanding nature of his career as a boxer.

Return

On 5 September 2019, it was announced that Dogboe would be facing Carl Frampton in his featherweight debut. However, the fight did not come to fruition.
He is promoted by Bob Arum's Top Rank. He made a comeback against Mexican American Chris Avalos in July 2020, after stopping him in the final round of their featherweight bout at the MGM Grand. In June 2021, he defeated Adam Lopez in a featherweight bout in Las Vegas with two out of the three judges scoring the fight in his favor. That was the first time he fought with Barry Hunter as his trainer. In November 2021, he defeated Christopher Diaz on the undercard of the Terence Crawford and Shawn Porter bout in Las Vegas.
On 23 July 2022, Dogboe defeated Joet Gonzalez via split decision at Grand Casino in Hinckley, Minnesota, to win the WBO International featherweight title.
He faced Robeisy Ramírez for the vacant WBO featherweight title at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on 1 April 2023, losing by unanimous decision.
In a final eliminator for a shot at the WBC featherweight title, Dogboe lost via unanimous decision to future world champion, Nick Ball, at Manchester Arena in Manchester, England, on 18 November 2023.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
28Loss24–4Nick BallUD1218 Nov 2023Manchester Arena, England
27Loss24–3Robeisy RamírezUD121 Apr 2023Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USFor vacant WBO featherweight title
26Win24–2Joet GonzalezSD1023 Jul 2022Grand Casino, Hinckley, Minnesota, U.S.Won WBO International featherweight title
25Win23–2Christopher DiazMD1020 Nov 2021Michelob Ultra Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.Retained NABF featherweight title
24Win22–2Adam Lopez1019 Jun 2021Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Paradise, Nevada, USWon NABF featherweight title
23Win21–2Chris AvalosTKO8, 2:2521 Jul 2020MGM Grand Las Vegas, Paradise, Nevada, US
22Loss20–2Emanuel NavarreteTKO12, 2:0211 May 2019Convention Center, Tucson, Arizona, USFor WBO junior-featherweight title
21Loss20–1Emanuel NavarreteUD128 Dec 2018Hulu Theater, New York City, New York, USLost WBO junior-featherweight title
20Win20–0Hidenori OtakeTKO1, 2:1825 Aug 2018Gila River Arena, Glendale, Arizona, USRetained WBO junior-featherweight title
19Win19–0Jessie MagdalenoTKO11, 1:3828 Apr 2018Liacouras Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USWon WBO junior-featherweight title
18Win18–0Cesar JuarezTKO5, 2:126 Jan 2018Bukom Boxing Arena, Accra, GhanaWon vacant WBO interim junior-featherweight title
17Win17–0Javier ChacónRTD6, 3:0022 Jul 2017Bukom Boxing Arena, Accra, GhanaRetained WBO International junior-featherweight title
16Win16–0Julián AristuleTKO7, 1:1510 Dec 2016Spark Arena, Auckland, New ZealandWon vacant WBO International junior-featherweight title
15Win15–0Neil John TabanaoUD1226 Aug 2016Police Fitness and Social Centre, Accra, GhanaRetained WBO Africa featherweight title;
Won WBO Oriental and vacant WBC Silver Youth featherweight titles
14Win14–0Edward KakemboTKO6 18 Jun 2016Sports Stadium, Accra, GhanaRetained WBO Africa featherweight title
13Win13–0Michael PappoeUD1220 Feb 2016Azumah Nelson Sports Complex, Accra, GhanaRetained WBO Africa featherweight title
12Win12–0George Krampah7, 3:0026 Dec 2015Sports Stadium, Accra, GhanaWon vacant WBO Africa featherweight title
11Win11–0Joseph AduTKO1 20 Nov 2015Sports Stadium, Accra, Ghana
10Win10–0John Oblitey CommeyTKO3 6 Nov 2015Aborigenes Beach Resort, Keta, GhanaWon vacant West African Boxing Union featherweight title
9Win9–0Aminu TurksonTKO6 24 Oct 2015Golden Tulip Hotel, Accra, Ghana
8Win8–0Raymond AnsahTKO312 Sep 2015Wembley Park, Accra, Ghana
7Win7–0Jazzma HogueUD611 Apr 2015Convention Center, Phoenix, Arizona, US
6Win6–0Jonathan AlcantaraKO3, 0:5927 Mar 2015Quiet Cannon, Montebello, California, US
5Win5–0Alejandro OchoaUD623 Jan 2015Quiet Cannon, Montebello, California, US
4Win4–0Wilberth Lopez629 Nov 2014Westin Bonaventure Hotel, Los Angeles, California, US
3Win3–0Ronald Rodríguez2, 2:2424 Oct 2014Crowne Plaza Hotel, San Diego, California, US
2Win2–0Andy Harris420 Jun 2014Waterfront Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
1Win1–0Csaba Toth3, 0:4730 Aug 2013Sternensaal, Bern, Switzerland