In the 12th round I see in his eyes that he is finished

He sent Lopez staggering into the ropes at the end of the 11th round. He had no defense and could barely hold on and looked at one point to be leaning his head on the top rope as if he was trying to rest during the 12th round onslaught from Mtagwa.The compubox numbers tell the whole story from the last two rounds as Mtagwa had a 62-34 edge on power shots landed in Rounds 11 and 12. In the 12th round, Mtagwa landed 36 punches to Lopez’s nine."The last round I was very tired, really tired," Mtagwa said "He's not a strong puncher but he's a good fighter. In the 12th round I see in his eyes that he is finished."The judges did not see enough action from Mtagwa early on to give it to him as the judges had it scored 116-111, 115-111 and 114-113 all in favor for Lopez.

I had it 114-112 for Mtagwa.A rematch should be a no-brainer and something that the boxing fans deserve but it’s not going to happen anytime soon."It was a very close fight, a good fight. Why not a rematch I don't believe he won the fight," Mtagwa said.Arum has already planned for a Jan. 23 card to air on HBO that would have Lopez face either Celestino Caballero or featherweight titleholders Steven Luevano or Elio Rojas. The plan is for Caballero but according to Arum, they are playing hardball."Caballero's people are being very difficult with the amount of money they want for the fight," Arum said. "We've offered him 150,000 and if he doesn't want it, that's fine."Arum big plan is to have Lopez face off against Gamboa but warns that if Lopez fights like he did tonight against Gamboa, it won’t end as happily."I thought Lopez fought a stupid fight," Arum said "He can't fight a stupid fight against Gamboa I give this Mtagwa kid credit, though. He stayed in there and didn't get discouraged and at the end had 'Juanma' reeling, so you have to give him props 'Juanma' didn't have to make it that difficult Juan Ma should have boxed more and stayed on the outside. He took one big step toward that fight with a very impressive performance."A lot of people ask me if I want that fight and my straight answer is I want to prove I am the best in the world," Gamboa said.

"Whoever thinks they are better than me, I want to fight them."Ahmet Oner, Gamboa's co-promoter added that "There have been discussions about fighting Juan Manuel Lopez. Why not We'll take him."The 2004 Olympic gold medalist Gamboa was simply too much for Garcia, as Gamboa's speed was something out of this world and Garcia knew he did not have a chance.After three rounds of Garcia doing his best to cover himself up, Gamboa finally broke through in the fourth round when he nailed Garcia with a left hook that sent him to the canvas face-first and looked as if he was dead on the ground.Garcia (22-7, 15 KOs) made it to his feet, but it was only a matter of time until the fight was over. Gamboa went after him and bulled him into the ropes, where he was landing shot after shot before the referee stepped in at 58 seconds of the fourth round.Gamboa’s performance was one-sided as he landed 71 total punches to Garcia’s 13.After the fight, Gamboa made it clear that he does not think of Juan Ma and certainly could not have been shaking after watching Lopez struggle big time in his fight."I don't think Juan Manuel Lopez is better than me," Gamboa said "He's not a challenge for me If we fight, I will show that. I think I should be the one carrying the card with Lopez because I am a better fighter than him He's not better than me Look at our records Look at our amateur records.