Ben Tackie was born in Accra, Ghana on July 23, 1973. He made his professional debut at the age of 20 years on May 12, 1994 against Joe Alabi. Tackie defeated Alabi via 2nd round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Tackie got his first world-title fight at the age of 28 after 26 professional fights. On May 18, 2002 Tackie challenged Kostya Tszyu's IBF, WBA, and WBC super-lightweight titles but lost via 12-round unanimous decision. Tackie never got a world-title shot again.
Tackie's last fight was a 4th-round TKO loss to Ramon Alvarez at age 42, on October 10, 2015.
Some of Ben Tackie's best fights have been against Robert Garcia. For a complete list of Tackie's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Ben Tackie".
Tackie has 13 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Ben Tackie Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
44 | Oct 10, 2015 | 42 |
Ramon Alvarez 29 21-4-2 | loss | TKO 4 |
43 | Mar 08, 2014 | 40 | Gabriel Adoku | win | KO 4 |
42 | Mar 12, 2010 | 36 | Dennis Laurente | loss | UD 8 |
41 | Nov 22, 2008 | 35 |
Matthew Hatton 27 34-4-1 | loss | UD 10 |
40 | Apr 11, 2008 | 34 |
Henry Bruseles 27 26-3-1 | loss | SD 10 |
39 | Feb 07, 2008 | 34 |
Kendall Holt 26 22-2 | loss | MD 10 |
38 | Oct 16, 2007 | 34 |
Alfonso Gomez 26 17-3-2 | loss | UD 10 |
37 | Jun 01, 2007 | 33 | Freddy Hernandez 28 0-0 | loss | UD 10 |
36 | Oct 21, 2006 | 33 | Esau Herrera de la Cruz | win | UD 10 |
35 | Jul 15, 2006 | 32 | Wilfredo Negron | win | TKO 9 |
34 | Feb 24, 2006 | 32 | Juan Lazcano | loss | UD 10 |
33 | Dec 16, 2005 | 32 | Roberto Valenzuela | win | TD 6 |
32 | Sep 23, 2005 | 32 | Norberto Bravo | win | MD 10 |
31 | May 27, 2005 | 31 | Edwin Algarin | win | UD 8 |
30 | Dec 04, 2004 | 31 | Jonathan Nelson | win | TKO 2 |
29 | Dec 13, 2003 | 30 |
Ricky Hatton 25 33-0 | loss | UD 12 |
28 | May 17, 2003 | 29 |
Sharmba Mitchell 32 51-3 | loss | UD 12 |
27 | May 18, 2002 | 28 |
Kostya Tszyu 32 28-1 | loss | UD 12 |
26 | Jan 25, 2002 | 28 | Teddy Reid | win | TKO 5 |
25 | Aug 10, 2001 | 28 | Ray Oliveira | win | MD 12 |
24 | Apr 08, 2001 | 27 | Terrell Finger | win | TKO 6 |
23 | Nov 11, 2000 | 27 |
John John Molina 35 51-6 | loss | SD 10 |
22 | Aug 18, 2000 | 27 | Freddie Pendleton | win | KO 1 |
21 | Jun 03, 2000 | 26 |
Roberto Garcia 25 32-1 | win | TKO 10 |
20 | Mar 19, 2000 | 26 | Golden Johnson | win | UD 10 |
19 | Jan 16, 1999 | 25 |
Gregorio Vargas 28 38-6-1 | loss | UD 12 |
18 | Nov 13, 1998 | 25 | Hicklet Lau | win | UD 10 |
17 | Jul 07, 1998 | 24 | Louie Leija | win | TKO 9 |
16 | Apr 17, 1998 | 24 | Edwin Santana | win | KO 10 |
15 | Nov 10, 1997 | 24 | Luis Alejandro Ugalde | win | UD 8 |
14 | Sep 29, 1997 | 24 | Jose Luis Montes | win | PTS 6 |
13 | Mar 08, 1997 | 23 | Isaac Tetteh | win | TKO 2 |
12 | Apr 27, 1996 | 22 | Sammy Adjei | win | TKO 10 |
11 | Jan 07, 1996 | 22 | Peter De Souza | win | KO 6 |
10 | Dec 22, 1995 | 22 | Isaac Nyaku | win | TKO 9 |
9 | Sep 10, 1995 | 22 | Iron Cutter Cudjoe | win | TKO 2 |
8 | Jun 30, 1995 | 21 | Sam Arthur | win | TKO 7 |
7 | Jun 03, 1995 | 21 | Dick Dosseh | win | PTS 10 |
6 | Mar 31, 1995 | 21 | Adenko Deka | win | PTS 8 |
5 | Mar 03, 1995 | 21 | Joe Siki | win | PTS 8 |
4 | Jan 27, 1995 | 21 | Jimmy Abboso | win | TKO 7 |
3 | Nov 05, 1994 | 21 | Antom Bessi | win | KO 3 |
2 | Jul 27, 1994 | 21 | Jimmy Gerald | win | PTS 6 |
1 | May 12, 1994 | 20 | Joe Alabi | win | TKO 2 |