Rogers Mtagwa

Rogers Mtagwa
Born (1979-03-22) 22 March 1979 (age 45)
Dodoma, Tanzania
Other namesThe Tiger
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Reach72 in (183 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights47
Wins27
Wins by KO19
Losses17
Draws2
No contests1

Rogers Mtagwa (born March 22, 1979) is a Tanzanian former professional boxer who competed from 1997 to 2014. He challenged three times for a world title; the WBO junior featherweight title in 2009, the WBA (Regular) featherweight title in 2010, and the WBC featherweight title in 2011.

Professional career

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Mtagwa began his professional career on February 10, 1997, gaining a points victory over Alfred Mgaromba in Dar es Salaam. Mtagwa tasted defeat for the first time when he travelled to Kenya to face Joseph Waweru, losing a six rounds points decision. However, this loss was avenged when he scored a knockout over Waweru in the rematch.

Mtagwa left Tanzania and relocated to Philadelphia, United States. His first fight in his new home city was on May 2, 2000, losing an eight round decision to Debind Thapa.[1]

On October 10, 2009 Mtagwa challenged for the WBO super bantamweight title against the undefeated Puerto Rican fighter Juan Manuel López in what was considered a fight of the year candidate.[2] Although Lopez won the fight by a unanimous decision, he was hurt badly by Mtagwa in the later rounds and struggled to stay on his feet to hear the final bell.[3]

On 23 January 2010 Mtagwa stepped up to featherweight to unsuccessfully challenge the Cuban Yuriorkis Gamboa for the WBA featherweight title. Mtagwa did not perform as well as he did in his previous title challenge, he was knocked down three times before the referee called a stop to the action in round two.[4]

Professional boxing record

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47 fights 27 wins 17 losses
By knockout 19 5
By decision 8 12
Draws 2
No contests 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
47 Loss 27–17–2 (1) Puerto Rico Juan Carlos Velasquez MD 6 May 1, 2014 United States Park Race Track, Hialeah, Florida, U.S.
46 Loss 27–16–2 (1) United States Cornelius Lock TKO 4 (8), 1:10 Feb 21, 2014 United States Dover Downs, Dover, Delaware, U.S.
45 Loss 27–15–2 (1) Mexico Jhonny González TKO 2 (12), 2:15 Sep 15, 2011 United States County Coliseum, El Paso, Texas, U.S. For WBC featherweight title
44 Win 27–14–2 (1) Mexico Pedro Navarrete TKO 8 Aug 13, 2011 Mexico Centro Internacional, Acapulco, Mexico
43 Loss 26–14–2 (1) Cuba Yuriorkis Gamboa TKO 2 (12), 2:35 Jan 23, 2010 United States Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. For WBA (Regular) featherweight title
42 Loss 26–13–2 (1) Puerto Rico Juan Manuel López UD 12 Oct 10, 2009 United States Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. For WBO junior featherweight title
41 Win 26–12–2 (1) Mexico Ricardo Medina UD 10 May 1, 2009 United States The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
40 Win 25–12–2 (1) Mexico Tomas Villa KO 10 (10), 1:20 Nov 7, 2008 United States Casino Del Sol, Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
39 Win 24–12–2 (1) Mexico Aldo Valtierra UD 10 Mar 7, 2008 United States New Alhambra Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
38 Loss 23–12–2 (1) Australia Billy Dib UD 8 Nov 10, 2007 United States Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
37 NC 23–11–2 (1) Mexico Aldo Valtierra SD 12 Jul 20, 2007 United States New Alhambra Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Vacant NABF featherweight title at stake;
Originally a SD win for Mtagwa, later ruled an NC after he failed a drug test
36 Win 23–11–2 United States Terrance Roy KO 2 (8), 1:35 Apr 11, 2007 United States The Citadel, Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
35 Loss 22–11–2 Mexico Martin Honorio SD 12 Nov 10, 2006 United States Cicero Stadium, Cicero, Illinois, U.S. Lost USBA featherweight title
34 Win 22–10–2 United States Alvin Brown KO 4 (12), 3:06 Aug 2, 2006 United States New Alhambra Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Retained USBA featherweight title
33 Win 21–10–2 Armenia Artyom Simonyan KO 4 (12), 1:58 Jun 16, 2006 United States New Alhambra Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Retained USBA featherweight title
32 Loss 20–10–2 Mexico Orlando Salido TKO 5 (12), 3:00 Mar 18, 2006 United States The Centre, Evansville, Indiana, U.S.
31 Win 20–9–2 United States Joe Morales TKO 10 (12), 1:58 Jul 8, 2005 United States Athletic Center, New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. Won vacant USBA featherweight title
30 Win 19–9–2 Mexico Fernando Trejo SD 10 Mar 18, 2005 United States New Alhambra Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
29 Loss 18–9–2 Dominican Republic Agapito Sánchez MD 10 Oct 14, 2004 United States Hanover Marriott, Whippany, New Jersey, U.S.
28 Win 18–8–2 United States Broderick Harper KO 2 (8) May 14, 2004 United States New Alhambra Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
27 Loss 17–8–2 Brazil Valdemir Pereira TKO 8 (10), 2:36 Jan 3, 2004 United States Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut, U.S.
26 Win 17–7–2 Colombia Isidro Tejedor UD 10 Aug 22, 2003 United States Silver Star Hotel and Casino, Choctaw, Mississippi, U.S.
25 Win 16–7–2 United States Corey Alarcon KO 3 (6), 1:56 Jun 27, 2003 United States Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
24 Win 15–7–2 United States Kareem Braithwaite TKO 4 (6), 2:08 Jan 31, 2003 United States Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
23 Loss 14–7–2 Puerto Rico Jose Reyes SD 8 Oct 11, 2002 United States First Union Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
22 Draw 14–6–2 Dominican Republic Edwin Santana SD 10 Jul 12, 2002 United States Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom, Hampton Beach, New Hampshire, U.S.
21 Loss 14–6–1 Dominican Republic Antonio Diaz MD 10 May 25, 2002 United States Lowes Speedway, Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
20 Draw 14–5–1 Panama Victorio Abadia PTS 4 Mar 15, 2002 United States Fernwood Hotel & Resort, Bushkill, Pennsylvania, U.S.
19 Win 14–5 United States Steve Trumble TKO 3 (6) Sep 21, 2001 United States The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
18 Win 13–5 United States Donovan Carey TKO 2 Jun 15, 2001 United States The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
17 Win 12–5 Venezuela Nelson Ramon Medina TKO 6 (6) Feb 21, 2001 United States Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
16 Loss 11–5 Mexico Emmanuel Lucero UD 10 Oct 6, 2000 United States Bally's, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
15 Loss 11–4 Colombia Isidro Tejedor PTS 8 Sep 22, 2000 United States The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
14 Win 11–3 United States Garvin Crout KO 1 (8), 2:39 Sep 12, 2000 United States The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
13 Loss 10–3 Nepal Debendra Thapa UD 8 May 2, 2000 United States Big O Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
12 Win 10–2 Tanzania Obote Ameme PTS 6 Apr 8, 2000 Tanzania Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania
11 Win 9–2 Uganda Charles Kasumba KO 12 (12) Dec 31, 1999 Uganda Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala, Uganda Won vacant African junior featherweight title
10 Win 8–2 Kenya Musa Njue KO 2 Sep 4, 1999 Tanzania Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania
9 Win 7–2 Tanzania Obote Ameme PTS 8 Aug 15, 1999 Tanzania Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania
8 Win 6–2 Tanzania Rashid Ally KO 5 Dec 19, 1998 Tanzania Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania
7 Loss 5–2 Uganda Michael Kizza PTS 10 Oct 18, 1998 Uganda Kampala, Uganda For vacant African Zone 5 junior featherweight title
6 Win 5–1 Kenya Hillary Olwenya KO 2 Sep 12, 1998 Kenya Safari Park Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya
5 Win 4–1 Kenya Joseph Waweru KO 4 Sep 5, 1998 Kenya Mombasa, Kenya
4 Loss 3–1 Kenya Joseph Waweru PTS 6 Aug 29, 1998 Kenya Kenyatta International Conference Centre, Nairobi, Kenya
3 Win 3–0 Tanzania Rashid Ally PTS 10 Aug 25, 1997 Tanzania Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania
2 Win 2–0 Tanzania Rajab Mohamed KO 3 (4) Jul 23, 1997 Tanzania Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania
1 Win 1–0 Alfred Mgaromba PTS 4 Feb 10, 1997 Tanzania Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania

References

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  1. ^ "boxer: Rogers Mtagwa". Boxrec. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
  2. ^ "Is Lopez/Mtagwa Fight of the Year?". SportingNews.com, The Rumble. Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
  3. ^ "Lopez shows heart, power". ESPN. 11 October 2009. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
  4. ^ "Cuban Gamboa smokes Mtagwa in 2". ESPN. 25 January 2010. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
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