ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Tapia Takeover in association with Tapia Promotions will host the “Burque Brawl” boxing card on Friday night. The card features the long awaited professional debuts of ...

Any good dad would want his kids to have an easier time than he did. When it comes to professional boxing debuts, Johnny Tapia’s kids had just that on Friday night. Almost 38 years after their ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Johnny Tapia Jr. and brother Nicco made their professional debut with a pair of victories. The sons of the late five-time world champion Johnny Tapia went into the ring, ...

Tapia won titles in three weight divisions but struggled with mental illness and addiction, having been declared clinically dead five times as a result of drug overdoses. By Douglas Martin Five-time ...

LAS VEGAS - Boxer Johnny Tapia was in critical condition at a Las Vegas hospital after falling at his home and losing consciousness early Saturday, hours after he was charged with possessing drug ...

The 45-year-old won five championships in three weight classes, winning the WBA bantamweight title, the IBF and WBO junior bantamweight titles and the IBF featherweight belt. Tapia's career also was ...

BULLHEAD CITY, Ariz. (AP) — Featherweight boxer Johnny Tapia has been in trouble with the law before. This time, the 35-year-old Albuquerque native faces a felony drug charge after a police standoff ...