By Dan Ambrose: Rather than face Jesus M Rojas again to try and clear up the mess left over from their unsatisfying 2nd round no contest last June, former four division world champion Jorge Arce (60-6-2, 46 KO’s) will reportedly be facing 33-year-old journeyman Rogers Mtagwa (27-15-2, 19 KO’s) on September 22ns in Puebla, Mexico.
Rogers Mtagwa
Jhonny Gonzalez destroys Rogers Mtagwa
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.
Juan Manuel Lopez: Welcome to the Featherweight Division
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 surprise to many for a number of reasons.
He has spent quite some time at 122 lbs. and is ready for new challenges, bigger paydays against the more popular and stronger opponents, and above all, it seems that Lopez’s body is fighting against him at 122 lbs. He may no longer be capable of making 122 lbs. easily. The average person can argue that 4 pounds is no huge difference, but in boxing, it is.
Gamboa vs. Mtagwa this Saturday night – News
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 three year pro career against the durable and powerful Mtagwa.
Gamboa-Mtagwa: Can Yuri do any better than Juanma
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 world glory, and maybe Mtagwa will be the last piece in the puzzle to get his hands on a world title.
Lopez Defeats Mtagwa
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.