Rogers Mtagwa

Rogers Mtagwa
Rogers Mtagwa
Born	22 March 1979 (age 44); Dodoma, Tanzania
Nationality	Tanzanian
Other names	The Tiger
	Statistics
Weight(s)	Junior featherweight ; Featherweight ;
Height	5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Reach	72 in (183 cm)
Stance	Orthodox
	Boxing record
Total fights	47
Wins	27
Wins by KO	19
Losses	17
Draws	2
No contests	1

Last updated March 10, 2024

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

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

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)	Juan Carlos Velasquez	MD	6	May 1, 2014	Park Race Track, Hialeah, Florida, U.S.
46	Loss	27–16–2 (1)	Cornelius Lock	TKO	4 (8), 1:10	Feb 21, 2014	Dover Downs, Dover, Delaware, U.S.
45	Loss	27–15–2 (1)	Jhonny González	TKO	2 (12), 2:15	Sep 15, 2011	County Coliseum, El Paso, Texas, U.S.	For WBC featherweight title
44	Win	27–14–2 (1)	Pedro Navarrete	TKO	8	Aug 13, 2011	Centro Internacional, Acapulco, Mexico
43	Loss	26–14–2 (1)	Yuriorkis Gamboa	TKO	2 (12), 2:35	Jan 23, 2010	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.	For WBA (Regular) featherweight title
42	Loss	26–13–2 (1)	Juan Manuel López	UD	12	Oct 10, 2009	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.	For WBO junior featherweight title
41	Win	26–12–2 (1)	Ricardo Medina	UD	10	May 1, 2009	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
40	Win	25–12–2 (1)	Tomas Villa	KO	10 (10), 1:20	Nov 7, 2008	Casino Del Sol, Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
39	Win	24–12–2 (1)	Aldo Valtierra	UD	10	Mar 7, 2008	New Alhambra Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
38	Loss	23–12–2 (1)	Billy Dib	UD	8	Nov 10, 2007	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
37	NC	23–11–2 (1)	Aldo Valtierra	SD	12	Jul 20, 2007	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	Terrance Roy	KO	2 (8), 1:35	Apr 11, 2007	The Citadel, Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
35	Loss	22–11–2	Martin Honorio	SD	12	Nov 10, 2006	Cicero Stadium, Cicero, Illinois, U.S.	Lost USBA featherweight title
34	Win	22–10–2	Alvin Brown	KO	4 (12), 3:06	Aug 2, 2006	New Alhambra Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.	Retained USBA featherweight title
33	Win	21–10–2	Artyom Simonyan	KO	4 (12), 1:58	Jun 16, 2006	New Alhambra Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.	Retained USBA featherweight title
32	Loss	20–10–2	Orlando Salido	TKO	5 (12), 3:00	Mar 18, 2006	The Centre, Evansville, Indiana, U.S.
31	Win	20–9–2	Joe Morales	TKO	10 (12), 1:58	Jul 8, 2005	Athletic Center, New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.	Won vacant USBA featherweight title
30	Win	19–9–2	Fernando Trejo	SD	10	Mar 18, 2005	New Alhambra Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
29	Loss	18–9–2	Agapito Sánchez	MD	10	Oct 14, 2004	Hanover Marriott, Whippany, New Jersey, U.S.
28	Win	18–8–2	Broderick Harper	KO	2 (8)	May 14, 2004	New Alhambra Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
27	Loss	17–8–2	Valdemir Pereira	TKO	8 (10), 2:36	Jan 3, 2004	Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut, U.S.
26	Win	17–7–2	Isidro Tejedor	UD	10	Aug 22, 2003	Silver Star Hotel and Casino, Choctaw, Mississippi, U.S.
25	Win	16–7–2	Corey Alarcon	KO	3 (6), 1:56	Jun 27, 2003	Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
24	Win	15–7–2	Kareem Braithwaite	TKO	4 (6), 2:08	Jan 31, 2003	Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
23	Loss	14–7–2	Jose Reyes	SD	8	Oct 11, 2002	First Union Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
22	Draw	14–6–2	Edwin Santana	SD	10	Jul 12, 2002	Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom, Hampton Beach, New Hampshire, U.S.
21	Loss	14–6–1	Antonio Diaz	MD	10	May 25, 2002	Lowes Speedway, Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
20	Draw	14–5–1	Victorio Abadia	PTS	4	Mar 15, 2002	Fernwood Hotel & Resort, Bushkill, Pennsylvania, U.S.
19	Win	14–5	Steve Trumble	TKO	3 (6)	Sep 21, 2001	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
18	Win	13–5	Donovan Carey	TKO	2	Jun 15, 2001	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
17	Win	12–5	Nelson Ramon Medina	TKO	6 (6)	Feb 21, 2001	Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
16	Loss	11–5	Emmanuel Lucero	UD	10	Oct 6, 2000	Bally's, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
15	Loss	11–4	Isidro Tejedor	PTS	8	Sep 22, 2000	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
14	Win	11–3	Garvin Crout	KO	1 (8), 2:39	Sep 12, 2000	The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
13	Loss	10–3	Debendra Thapa	UD	8	May 2, 2000	Big O Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
12	Win	10–2	Obote Ameme	PTS	6	Apr 8, 2000	Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania
11	Win	9–2	Charles Kasumba	KO	12 (12)	Dec 31, 1999	Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala, Uganda	Won vacant African junior featherweight title
10	Win	8–2	Musa Njue	KO	2	Sep 4, 1999	Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania
9	Win	7–2	Obote Ameme	PTS	8	Aug 15, 1999	Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania
8	Win	6–2	Rashid Ally	KO	5	Dec 19, 1998	Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania
7	Loss	5–2	Michael Kizza	PTS	10	Oct 18, 1998	Kampala, Uganda	For vacant African Zone 5 junior featherweight title
6	Win	5–1	Hillary Olwenya	KO	2	Sep 12, 1998	Safari Park Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya
5	Win	4–1	Joseph Waweru	KO	4	Sep 5, 1998	Mombasa, Kenya
4	Loss	3–1	Joseph Waweru	PTS	6	Aug 29, 1998	Kenyatta International Conference Centre, Nairobi, Kenya
3	Win	3–0	Rashid Ally	PTS	10	Aug 25, 1997	Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania
2	Win	2–0	Rajab Mohamed	KO	3 (4)	Jul 23, 1997	Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania
1	Win	1–0	Alfred Mgaromba	PTS	4	Feb 10, 1997	Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania

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References

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

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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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Rogers Mtagwa

Born	(1979-03-22) 22 March 1979 (age 44) Dodoma, Tanzania
Nationality	Tanzanian
Other names	The Tiger
Statistics
Weight(s)	Junior featherweight Featherweight
Height	5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Reach	72 in (183 cm)
Stance	Orthodox

Boxing record
Total fights	47
Wins	27
Wins by KO	19
Losses	17
Draws	2
No contests	1