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Juan Manuel Lopez survives late flurry from Mtagwa

Promoter Russell Peltz wasn't kidding when he said Tanzanian Rogers Mtagwa was a true "Philadelphia fighter," meaning a warrior with a hard head and no quit in him. After having everything his way for the first half of his WBO super- bantamweight title defense, Juan Manuel Lopez found himself hanging on for dear life in the final two rounds under a barrage of Mtagwa overhand rights.

"I knew...

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