By Miguel Rivera

The WBC has reportedly approved Rogers Mtagwa (27-14-2, 19KOs) as the next opponent for featherweight champion Jhonny Gonzalez (49-7, 43KOs). Last weekend Mtagwa returned to ring at the Convention Center in Acapulco, Mexico, and stopped Pedro Navarrete (26-13-3, 12KOs) in the eight round. Mtagwa came back from back to back defeats to Yuriorkis Gamboa and Juan Manuel Lopez. The is set for the tentative date of September 15th in Texas.