Rogers Mtagwa Boxing News

El Paso, TX (Sept 15) – An action packed night of world championship boxing from the El Paso Coliseum kicked off Mexican Independence Day with several Mexican fighters celebrating victories that showed their independence. The event, which aired on ESPN Deportes was co-promoted by Goossen Tutor Promotions and Promociones Del Pueblo.

By Jim Dower: WBC featherweight champion Jhonny Gonzalez (50-7, 44 KO’s) destroyed 32-year-old fringe contender Rogers Mtagwa (27-15-2, 19 KO’s) by a 2nd round TKO on Thursday night at the Country Coliseum in El Paso, Texas. The entire card was nothing but mismatches from top to bottom unfortunately.

WORLD BOXING COUNCIL NEWS September 15, 2011 – Mexico City. From the office of WBC President Dr. José Sulaimán:

INDEPENDENCE SHOWDOWN OFFICIAL WEIGHTS FROM EL PASO

Los Angeles (Wednesday, Aug. 31) World Boxing Council (WBC) Featherweight Champion Jhonny Gonzalez (49-7, 43 KOs) of Mexico City, Mexico puts his title, and his pride on the line as he fights on his country’s Independence Day, Thursday, September 15 at the County Coliseum in El Paso, Texas as he takes on the Tanzanian slugger, [...]

Highlights of Gamboa and Mtagwa on Boxing After Dark. The fight originally aired 1/23/10. For more information, log onto HBO.com.

By Sam Gregory: In tonight’s co-main event on Boxing After Dark from The Theater at Madison Square Garden undefeated Cuban Yuriorkis Gamboa improved his undefeated record when he out-boxed and out-classed Rogers Mtagwa in a scheduled 12 round fight in the featherweight division for the WBA world featherweight title.

By Jim Dower: World Boxing Association interim featherweight champion Yuriorkis Gamboa (17-0, 15 KOs) made easy worker of tough Tanzanian challenger Rogers Mtagwa (26-14-2, 18 KOs), taking him out in two rounds at the Madison Square Garden, New York, New York. Gamboa’s speed was way too fast for the slower Mtagwa, who was quickly knocked [...]

Boxing results from the Madison Square Garden, New York, New York: Chris Algieri UD 6 James Hope Jorge Diaz TKO 1 Tommy Atencio

By Omar Feliciano: Juan Manuel Lopez (27-0, 24 KOs) looks to make Steve Luveano (37-1, 15 KOs) his next victim on Saturday, January 23rd at Madison Square Garden. Fighting four pounds north of his previous 17 bouts, Lopez will challenge Luevano for his WBO Featherweight Title. This move to the featherweight division should be no [...]

HBO BOXING AFTER DARK® kicks off 2010 with an explosive featherweight doubleheader from the Big Apple when STEVEN LUEVANO VS. JUAN MANUEL LOPEZ AND YURIORKIS GAMBOA VS. ROGERS MTAGWA is presented SATURDAY, JAN. 23 (9:45 p.m. live ET/tape-delayed PT) from the WaMu Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York City, exclusively on HBO. The [...]

By Jim Dower: World Boxing Association interim featherweight champion Yuriorkis Gamboa (16-0, 14 KO’s) will be facing the tough Tanzanian Rogers Mtagwa (26-13-2, 18 KO’s) on Saturday night at the Madison Square Garden, New York, New York. Gamboa, 28, an unbeaten 2004 Olympic Golden Medalist for Cuba, will be facing the toughest opponent of his [...]

By Peter Wells: After Juan Manuel Lopez was exposed but not beaten by unknown challenger Rogers Mtagwa, he now takes on another unbeaten hotshot; Yuriorkis Gamboa. The Cuban has a lot of talent and hasn’t got a huge amount of time to make a name out of himself, but it taking the fast course to [...]

Making his 5th defense of his World Boxing Organization super bantamweight title, unbeaten champion Juan Manuel Lopez (27-0, 24 KO’s) defeated his number #15 ranked WBO challenger Rogers Mtagwa (26-13-2, 18 KO’s) by a 12 round unanimous decision.