Featherweight · Tanzania
Rogers Mtagwa 27-17-2, 1 NC 19 KO · 1997–2014
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Rogers Mtagwa was a featherweight boxer from Tanzania, born Mar 22, 1979. Record 27-17-2, 1 NC with 19 knockouts over 1997–2014. Rogers Mtagwa last fought Juan Carlos Velasquez on May 1, 2014 and lost by MD over 6 rounds.
Also: Роджерс Мтагва · ロジャース・ムタグワ · Мтагва, Роджерс
Born Mar 22, 1979
Country 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Stance Orthodox
Reach 183 cm
Nickname The Tiger
Debut Feb 10, 1997
Career 1997–2014
Rounds boxed 310
KO share 70%
Born in Dodoma, Tanzania
Titles USBA featherweight title 2006
Boxerbook rating 1428 ± 178 · inactive since May 2014Why here › Confirmed bouts 9 of 47 · 2 official
Career record Record
27-17-2, 1 NC, 19 KOs · 1997–2014
Last result L
Juan Carlos Velasquez
MD 6/6 · Park Race Track, Hialeah, Florida, 🇺🇸
The record 47 bouts, 1997–2014, newest first. Records under each bout are both boxers going in.
Bouts by source: English Wikipedia · 47, Wikipedia (ru) · 2, Wikipedia (ja) · 2, Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation — Combative Sports Results · 1, WBA Fights Master Scores · 1
L
Juan Carlos Velasquez
MD 6/6 · Park Race Track, Hialeah, Florida, 🇺🇸
Mtagwa 27-16-2 · Velasquez —
L
TKO 4/8 · Dover Downs, Dover, Delaware, 🇺🇸
Mtagwa 27-15-2 · Lock —
L
For WBC featherweight title TKO 2/12 · County Coliseum, El Paso, 🇺🇸
Mtagwa 27-14-2 · González 49-6-0
W
TKO 8 · Centro Internacional, Acapulco, 🇲🇽
Mtagwa 26-14-2 · Navarrete —
L
For WBA featherweight title TKO 2/12 · The Theater at Madison Square Garden, Madison Square Garden New York New York, 🇺🇸
Mtagwa 26-13-2 · Gamboa 16-0-0
L
For WBO junior featherweight title UD 12/12 · The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City, 🇺🇸
Mtagwa 26-12-2 · López 26-0-0
W
Ricardo Medina
UD 10/10 · The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Mtagwa 25-12-2 · Medina —
W
KO 10/10 · Casino Del Sol, Tucson, Arizona, 🇺🇸
Mtagwa 24-12-2 · Villa —
W
Aldo Valtierra
UD 10/10 · New Alhambra Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Mtagwa 23-12-2 · Valtierra —
L
UD 8/8 · Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸
Mtagwa 23-11-2 · Dib 16-0-0
NC
Aldo Valtierra
Vacant NABF featherweight title at stake SD 12/12 · New Alhambra Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Mtagwa 23-11-2 · Valtierra —
W
Terrance Roy
KO 2/8 · The Citadel, Charleston, South Carolina, 🇺🇸
Mtagwa 22-11-2 · Roy —
L
Martin Honorio
Lost USBA featherweight title SD 12/12 · Cicero Stadium, Cicero, Illinois, 🇺🇸
Mtagwa 22-10-2 · Honorio —
W
Retained USBA featherweight title KO 4/12 · New Alhambra Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Mtagwa 21-10-2 · Brown —
W
For IBF-USBA featherweight title KO 4/12 · New Alhambra, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Mtagwa 20-10-2 · Simonyan 15-2-2
L
TKO 5/12 · The Centre, Evansville, Indiana, 🇺🇸
Mtagwa 20-9-2 · Salido 26-9-2
W
Joe Morales
Won vacant USBA featherweight title TKO 10/12 · Athletic Center, New Haven, Connecticut, 🇺🇸
Mtagwa 19-9-2 · Morales —
W
Fernando Trejo
SD 10/10 · New Alhambra Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Mtagwa 18-9-2 · Trejo —
L
MD 10/10 · Hanover Marriott, Whippany, 🇺🇸
Mtagwa 18-8-2 · Sánchez 32-10-3
W
Broderick Harper
KO 2/8 · New Alhambra Arena, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Mtagwa 17-8-2 · Harper —
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TKO 8/10 · Foxwoods Resort Casino, Ledyard, Connecticut, 🇺🇸
Mtagwa 17-7-2 · Pereira 15-0-0
W
Isidro Tejedor
UD 10/10 · Silver Star Hotel and Casino, Choctaw, Mississippi, 🇺🇸
Mtagwa 16-7-2 · Tejedor —
W
Corey Alarcon
KO 3/6 · Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Mtagwa 15-7-2 · Alarcon —
W
Kareem Braithwaite
TKO 4/6 · Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Mtagwa 14-7-2 · Braithwaite —
L
Jose Reyes
SD 8/8 · First Union Spectrum, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Mtagwa 14-6-2 · Reyes —
D
Edwin Santana
SD 10/10 · Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom, Hampton Beach, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸
Mtagwa 14-6-1 · Santana —
L
MD 10/10 · Lowes Speedway, Charlotte, North Carolina, 🇺🇸
Mtagwa 14-5-1 · Díaz —
D
Victorio Abadia
PTS 4/4 · Fernwood Hotel & Resort, Bushkill, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸
Mtagwa 14-5-0 · Abadia —
W
Steve Trumble
TKO 3/6 · The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Mtagwa 13-5-0 · Trumble —
W
Donovan Carey
TKO 2 · The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Mtagwa 12-5-0 · Carey —
W
Nelson Ramon Medina
TKO 6/6 · Tropicana Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, 🇺🇸
Mtagwa 11-5-0 · Medina —
L
UD 10/10 · Bally's, Atlantic City, New Jersey, 🇺🇸
Mtagwa 11-4-0 · Lucero —
L
Isidro Tejedor
PTS 8/8 · The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Mtagwa 11-3-0 · Tejedor —
W
Garvin Crout
KO 1/8 · The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Mtagwa 10-3-0 · Crout —
L
UD 8/8 · Big O Center, Philadelphia, 🇺🇸
Mtagwa 10-2-0 · Thapa 10-0-0
W
PTS 6/6 · Dar-Es-Salaam, 🇹🇿
Mtagwa 9-2-0 · Ameme —
W
Charles Kasumba
Won vacant African junior featherweight title KO 12/12 · Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala, 🇺🇬
Mtagwa 8-2-0 · Kasumba —
W
Musa Njue
KO 2 · Dar-Es-Salaam, 🇹🇿
Mtagwa 7-2-0 · Njue —
W
PTS 8/8 · Dar-Es-Salaam, 🇹🇿
Mtagwa 6-2-0 · Ameme —
W
Rashid Ally
KO 5 · Dar-Es-Salaam, 🇹🇿
Mtagwa 5-2-0 · Ally —
L
For vacant African Zone 5 junior featherweight title PTS 10/10 · Kampala, 🇺🇬
Mtagwa 5-1-0 · Kizza —
W
Hillary Olwenya
KO 2 · Safari Park Hotel, Nairobi, 🇰🇪
Mtagwa 4-1-0 · Olwenya —
W
Joseph Waweru
KO 4 · Mombasa, 🇰🇪
Mtagwa 3-1-0 · Waweru —
L
Joseph Waweru
PTS 6/6 · Kenyatta International Conference Centre, Nairobi, 🇰🇪
Mtagwa 3-0-0 · Waweru —
W
Rashid Ally
PTS 10/10 · Dar-Es-Salaam, 🇹🇿
Mtagwa 2-0-0 · Ally —
W
Rajab Mohamed
KO 3/4 · Dar-Es-Salaam, 🇹🇿
Mtagwa 1-0-0 · Mohamed —
W
Alfred Mgaromba
PTS 4/4 · Dar-Es-Salaam, 🇹🇿
Mtagwa 0-0-0 · Mgaromba —
Ratings now Not in any current ranking.
World titles No world title reigns recorded.
Facts
What is Rogers Mtagwa's record? Rogers Mtagwa's professional record is 27-17-2, 1 NC with 19 knockouts.
Who did Rogers Mtagwa fight last? Rogers Mtagwa last fought Juan Carlos Velasquez on May 1, 2014 and lost by MD over 6 rounds. Sources Boxerbook ID 17870 · permanent link boxerbook.com/id/17870 . Wikidata (CC0), English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), photo from Wikimedia Commons. Last fetched: 2026-10-12. Spot a mistake? Every bout page has a link to report it.
