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Rogers Mtagwa

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Record 27 (19 ko's) + 15 + 2 = 44
Nick The Bull
Weight division Super Bantamweight (122 lbs)
Positions in ratings 14 - WBC Super Bantamweight (February 2009)
13 - WBA Featherweight (December 2009)
10 - IBF Super Bantamweight (September 2010)
10 - WBO Super Bantamweight (January 2010)
Nationality Tanzania   Tanzania
Lives & trains USA   USA, Philadelphia
Born Tanzania   Tanzania,
Profdebut9 Feb 1997
Birthday22 Mar 1979
Height (cm) 165
Hand (cm) 183
Stance Orthodox
Boxrec ID 015639

Records list

# Date Opponent Record Location Result
315.09.2011 Mexico Johnny Gonzalez[49-7-0, 43]USA  USA, El PasoL TKO 2 (12)more...
223.01.2010 Cuba Yuriorkis Gamboa[16-0-0, 14]USA  USA, New YorkL TKO 2 (12)more...
110.10.2009 Puerto Rico Juan Manuel Lopez[26-0-0, 24]USA  USA, New YorkL UD 12 (12)more...







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Gonzalez batters Mtagwa (VIDEO) 16 Sep 2011 14:00

Gonzalez batters Mtagwa (VIDEO)

Celebrating his 30th birthday as well as Mexican Independence Day, WBC featherweight champion Jhonny Gonzalez (50-7, 44 KOs) scored an impressive second round TKO over Rogers Mtagwa (27-15-2, 19 KOs) on Thursday night at the County Coliseum in El Paso, Texas. After an even round one, Gonzalez opened up in round two and rocked Mtagwa with a series of big shots. The iron-jawed Tanzanian was definitely hurt read more ...
Jhonny Gonzalez Faces Tomas on Williams-Lara Bill 6 Jul 2011 18:58

Jhonny Gonzalez Faces Tomas on Williams-Lara Bill

World Boxing Council featherweight champion Jhonny Gonzalez of Mexico has been confirmed to face Tomas Villa of Texas on July 9 at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, in what will be a co-promotion by read more ...
Lopez and Gamboa dominate… 26 Jan 2010 18:33

Lopez and Gamboa dominate…

If Juan Manuel Lopez and Yuriorkis Gamboa established themselves as the top two featherweights in the world with impressive wins Saturday night, there seems to be no rush to definitively answer who is number one. It was the second time in four months that Lopez and Gamboa co-headlined a show from the theatre read more ...
Gamboa annihilates Mtagwa 24 Jan 2010 11:17

Gamboa annihilates Mtagwa

WBA featherweight champion Yuriorkis Gamboa,, (17-0, 15 KOs) destroyed IBF #7/WBO #10 Rogers Mtagwa (26-14-2, 18 KOs) in two rounds. Gamboa simply outclassed Mtagwa, florring him once in the first read more ...
Weights from NYC 23 Jan 2010 03:39

Weights from NYC

Superstar Felix Trinidad poses with WBO World Featherweight Champion Steven Luevano and WBO Jr. World Featherweight Champion Juan Manuel Lopez after both fighters weighed in, Luevano at 126 lbs, Lopez at 125.5 lbs). They meet on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden. Also WBA Featherweight Champion Yuriorkis Gamboa weighed in at 126 lbs, while chellenger Rogers Mtagwa scaled read more ...
Juanma: 12 Oct 2009 09:57

Juanma: "I Want Caballero, Top Rank Has Other Plans"

WBO super bantamweight champion Juan Manuel Lopez arrived back in Puerto Rico; returning from the toughest win of his career. Lopez won a much tougher than expected decision over veteran Rogers Mtagwa on Saturday night at the WaMu Theater in Madison Square Garden. For the last year, there has been a slow build-up for a unification bout with WBA/IBF champion Celestino Caballero. Every indication had the fight taking place read more ...
Juanma survives Mtagwa 11 Oct 2009 16:54

Juanma survives Mtagwa

Unbeaten WBO jr featherweight champion Juan Manuel Lopez (27-0, 24 KOs) overcame the toughest challenge of his career, winning a narrow twelve round unanimous decision over Rogers Mtagwa (26-13-2, 18 KOs) on Saturday night inside the WaMu Theatre at Madison Square Garden, New York City. “Juanma” had all he could handle with the rugged brawler Mtagwa as the bout contained many spectacular exchanges. Lopez was credited with a knockdown in round five but every round was a war read more ...
Solis To Face Monte Barrett on Latin Fury Undercard 8 Oct 2009 15:09

Solis To Face Monte Barrett on Latin Fury Undercard

BoxingScene.com has just been advised that heavyweight veteran Monte Barrett will replace Fres Oquendo as the opponent for Odlanier Solis on the Juan Manuel Lopez-Rogers Mtagwa undercard on Saturday night at the Latin Fury card at Madison Square Garden in New York read more ...