Benjamin Tackie (born 23 July 1973) is a Ghanaian former

professional boxer Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse that is divided between the boxers as determined by contract. Most professional fights are supervised by a regulatory auth ...

and world title challenger. He was known for his excellent

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and ability to throw a high volume of punches. All but one of his losses came via decision.

Professional career

Known as "Wonder", Tackie turned pro in 1994 and won his first 18 fights before losing a decision to

Gregorio Vargas Gregorio Vargas Hernández, better known as ''Goyo Vargas'' (born 27 October 1970) is a Mexican retired professional boxer who held the WBC featherweight title in 1993. Professional career Vargas was born in Santa María Natívitas, a small com ...

in 1999. In 2002, he took on Kostya Tszyu for the unified WBC, WBA and IBF light welterweight titles but lost a decision. He lost his next two fights to Sharmba Mitchell and

Ricky Hatton Richard John Hatton (born 6 October 1978) is a British former professional boxer who competed between 1997 and 2012, and has since worked as a boxing promoter and boxing trainer, trainer. During his boxing career he held multiple world champi ...

. He lost to Matthew Hatton on 22 September 2008 on the undercard to

's Light Welterweight title defence in Las Vegas. Tackie's 10th-round knockout of Robert Garcia was named

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for 2000. So far in his 41 pro fights Tackie has been knocked down only once.

Stalking charge

In February 2015, Tackie's stalking conviction was reversed in

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county court in New York. The threat communicated "Don't let me use my boxing skills on you" apparently did not rise to the legal requirement to uphold his conviction. http://law.justia.com/cases/new-york/other-courts/2015/2015-ny-slip-op-50117-u.html

Professional boxing record

, - , 44 , Loss , 31–13 , align=left, Ramón Álvarez , TKO , 4 (10) , 1:52 , 10 Oct 2015 , align=left, , , - , 43 , Win , 31–12 , align=left, Gabriel Adoku , TKO , 4 (8) , 2:47 , 8 Mar 2014 , align=left, , , - , 42 , Loss , 30–12 , align=left,

Dennis Laurente Dennis Laurente (born July 29, 1977) is a Filipino professional boxer. During his younger days, his family migrated to Agusan del Sur. He continued his studies in Sibagat, Agusan del Sur and later in 1997, they migrated again in Agusan del Nort ...

, UD , 8 , N/a , 12 Mar 2010 , align=left, , , - , 41 , Loss , 30–11 , align=left, Matthew Hatton , UD , 10 , N/a , 22 Nov 2008 , align=left, , , - , 40 , Loss , 30–10 , align=left, Henry Bruseles , SD , 10 , N/a , 11 Apr 2008 , align=left, , , - , 39 , Loss , 30–9 , align=left,

Kendall Holt Kendall Holt (born June 14, 1981) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 2001 to 2013, and held the WBO junior welterweight title from 2008 to 2009. Early life Holt had a very tough upbringing in his native Paterson, New Je ...

, MD , 10 , N/a , 7 Feb 2008 , align=left, , , - , 38 , Loss , 30–8 , align=left, Alfonso Gómez , UD , 10 , N/a , 16 Oct 2007 , align=left, , , - , 37 , Loss , 30–7 , align=left, Freddy Hernández , UD , 10 , N/a , 1 Jun 2007 , align=left, , , - , 36 , Win , 30–6 , align=left, Esau Herrera de la Cruz , UD , 10 , N/a , 21 Oct 2006 , align=left, , , - , 35 , Win , 29–6 , align=left,

Wilfredo Negrón Wilfredo Negron (born November 13, 1973, in Toa Alta, Puerto Rico) is a former professional boxer from Puerto Rico. Wilfredo began boxing professionally in 1994, and faced a number of tough opponents in his 13-year career, such as Zab Judah, Mar ...

, TKO , 9 (10) , 0:26 , 15 Jul 2006 , align=left, , , - , 34 , Loss , 28–6 , align=left, Juan Lazcano , UD , 10 , N/a , 24 Feb 2006 , align=left, , , - , 33 , Win , 28–5 , align=left, Roberto Valenzuela , TD , 6 (8) , 3:00 , 16 Dec 2005 , align=left, , , - , 32 , Win , 27–5 , align=left, Norberto Bravo , MD , 10 , N/a , 23 Sep 2005 , align=left, , , - , 31 , Win , 26–5 , align=left, Edwin Algarin , UD , 8 , N/a , 27 May 2005 , align=left, , , - , 30 , Win , 25–5 , align=left, Jonathan Nelson , TKO , 2 (8) , 1:17 , 4 Dec 2004 , align=left, , , - , 29 , Loss , 24–5 , align=left,

, UD , 12 , N/a , 13 Dec 2003 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 28 , Loss , 24–4 , align=left, Sharmba Mitchell , UD , 12 , N/a , 17 May 2003 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 27 , Loss , 24–3 , align=left,

Kostya Tszyu Konstantin Borisovich "Kostya" Tszyu ( ; rus, Константин Борисович «Костя» Цзю, , kənstɐnʲˈtʲin bɐˈrisəvʲɪtɕ ˈkosʲtʲə ˈdzːʲu; born 19 September 1969) is a Russian-Australian former professional b ...

, UD , 12 , N/a , 18 May 2002 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 26 , Win , 24–2 , align=left, Teddy Reid , TKO , 5 (12) , 2:35 , 25 Jan 2002 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 25 , Win , 23–2 , align=left, Ray Oliveira , MD , 12 , N/a , 10 Aug 2001 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 24 , Win , 22–2 , align=left, Terrell Finger , TKO , 6 (10) , 0:59 , 8 Apr 2001 , align=left, , , - , 23 , Loss , 21–2 , align=left,

John John Molina Juan Molina (born March 17, 1965), better known as John John Molina in the world of boxing, is a former boxer whose career transcended boxing in Puerto Rico. A multiple time world champion, this boxer was also known as quite a socialite. Molina ...

, SD , 10 , N/a , 11 Nov 2000 , align=left, , , - , 22 , Win , 21–1 , align=left, Freddie Pendleton , KO , 1 (10) , 2:29 , 18 Aug 2000 , align=left, , , - , 21 , Win , 20–1 , align=left, Roberto Garcia , TKO , 10 (10) , 0:35 , 3 Jun 2000 , align=left, , , - , 20 , Win , 19–1 , align=left, Golden Johnson , UD , 10 , N/a , 19 Mar 2000 , align=left, , , - , 19 , Loss , 18–1 , align=left,

, UD , 12 , N/a , 16 Jan 1999 , align=left, , align=left, , - , 18 , Win , 18–0 , align=left, Hicklet Lau , UD , 10 , N/a , 13 Nov 1998 , align=left, ,

References

External links

* 1973 births Living people Ghanaian male boxers Welterweight boxers Boxers from Accra Ga-Adangbe people African Boxing Union champions {{Ghana-boxing-bio-stub