Isaac Zion Dogboe (/ˈdɒɡbeɪ/ DOG-bay; born 26 September 1994) is a Ghanaian-British professional boxer who held the WBO junior-featherweight title in 2018.
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Real name | Isaac Zion Dogboe |
Nickname(s) | Royal Storm |
Weight(s) |
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Height | 5 ft 2 in (157 cm)[1] |
Reach | 64 in (163 cm) |
Nationality |
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Born | (1994-09-26) 26 September 1994 (age 28) Accra, Ghana |
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 26 |
Wins | 24 |
Wins by KO | 16 |
Losses | 2 |
Dogboe was born in Accra, Ghana, but moved to London, England.[2]
Dogboe won the 2013 Amateur Boxing Association British lightweight title, when boxing out of the Territorial Army London BC.[3]
He qualified for the 2012 Olympics by winning a silver medal at the African Olympic Qualifying Event, beating Mohamed Bedir (EGY), Emilian Polino (TAN), Ayabonga Sonjica (RSA) and only losing on countback after a 6:6 draw in the final to Aboubakr Lbida (MAR).
In the first round of the 2012 Olympics he faced Satoshi Shimizu of Japan. Ahead on points in the first two rounds (4:3, 3:2) 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.[4]
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.[5] In his next fight Dogboe would face and beat Jessie Magdaleno to capture the full WBO junior-featherweight title.[6]
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.[7]
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.[8] On 11 May 2019, the pair fought a rematch, and Dogboe lost once again, this time by twelfth-round technical knockout.[9]
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.[10]
On 5 September 2019, it was announced that Dogboe would be facing Carl Frampton in his featherweight debut.[11] However, the fight did not come to fruition.
He is promoted by Bob Arum's Top Rank.[12] 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.[13] 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.[14] In November 2021, he defeated Christopher Diaz on the undercard of the Terrence Crawford and Shawn Porter bout in Las Vegas.[15]
26 fights | 24 wins | 2 losses |
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By knockout | 16 | 1 |
By decision | 8 | 1 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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26 | Win | 24–2 | ![]() |
SD | 10 | 23 Jul 2022 | ![]() |
Won WBO International featherweight title |
25 | Win | 23–2 | ![]() |
MD | 10 | Nov 20, 2021 | ![]() |
Retained NABF featherweight title |
24 | Win | 22–2 | ![]() |
MD | 10 | 19 Jun 2021 | ![]() |
Won NABF featherweight title |
23 | Win | 21–2 | ![]() |
TKO | 8 (8), 2:25 | 21 Jul 2020 | ![]() |
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22 | Loss | 20–2 | ![]() |
TKO | 12 (12), 2:02 | 11 May 2019 | ![]() |
For WBO junior-featherweight title |
21 | Loss | 20–1 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 8 Dec 2018 | ![]() |
Lost WBO junior-featherweight title |
20 | Win | 20–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (12), 2:18 | 25 Aug 2018 | ![]() |
Retained WBO junior-featherweight title |
19 | Win | 19–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 11 (12), 1:38 | 28 Apr 2018 | ![]() |
Won WBO junior-featherweight title |
18 | Win | 18–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 (12), 2:12 | 6 Jan 2018 | ![]() |
Won vacant WBO interim junior-featherweight title |
17 | Win | 17–0 | ![]() |
RTD | 6 (12), 3:00 | 22 Jul 2017 | ![]() |
Retained WBO International junior-featherweight title |
16 | Win | 16–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 7 (10), 1:15 | 10 Dec 2016 | ![]() |
Won vacant WBO International junior-featherweight title |
15 | Win | 15–0 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 26 Aug 2016 | ![]() |
Retained WBO Africa featherweight title; Won WBO Oriental and vacant WBC Silver Youth featherweight titles |
14 | Win | 14–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 6 (10) | 18 Jun 2016 | ![]() |
Retained WBO Africa featherweight title |
13 | Win | 13–0 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 20 Feb 2016 | ![]() |
Retained WBO Africa featherweight title |
12 | Win | 12–0 | ![]() |
RTD | 7 (12), 3:00 | 26 Dec 2015 | ![]() |
Won vacant WBO Africa featherweight title |
11 | Win | 11–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (8) | 20 Nov 2015 | ![]() |
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10 | Win | 10–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (12) | 6 Nov 2015 | ![]() |
Won vacant West African Boxing Union featherweight title |
9 | Win | 9–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 6 (8) | 24 Oct 2015 | ![]() |
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8 | Win | 8–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 | 12 Sep 2015 | ![]() |
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7 | Win | 7–0 | ![]() |
UD | 6 | 11 Apr 2015 | ![]() |
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6 | Win | 6–0 | ![]() |
KO | 3 (6), 0:59 | 27 Mar 2015 | ![]() |
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5 | Win | 5–0 | ![]() |
UD | 6 | 23 Jan 2015 | ![]() |
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4 | Win | 4–0 | ![]() |
UD | 6 | 29 Nov 2014 | ![]() |
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3 | Win | 3–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (4), 2:24 | 24 Oct 2014 | ![]() |
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2 | Win | 2–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 4 | 20 Jun 2014 | ![]() |
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1 | Win | 1–0 | ![]() |
KO | 3 (6), 0:47 | 30 Aug 2013 | ![]() |
Sporting positions | ||||
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Regional boxing titles | ||||
Vacant Title last held by Joshua Wahab |
West African Boxing Union featherweight champion 6 November 2015 – December 2015 |
Vacant | ||
Vacant Title last held by Sakaria Lukas |
WBO Africa featherweight champion 26 December 2015 – September 2016 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Sakaria Lukas | ||
Preceded by Neil John Tabanao |
WBO Oriental featherweight champion 26 August 2016 – September 2016 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Luke Jackson | ||
Vacant Title last held by Brayd Smith |
WBC Youth Silver featherweight champion 26 August 2016 – September 2016 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Yiran Li | ||
Vacant Title last held by Bongani Mahlangu |
WBO International junior-featherweight champion 10 December 2016 – December 2017 Vacated |
Vacant | ||
World boxing titles | ||||
New title | WBO junior-featherweight Interim title 6 January 2018 - 28 April 2018 Won full title |
Vacant | ||
Preceded by | WBO junior-featherweight champion 28 April 2018 – 8 December 2018 |
Succeeded by |