SANTA FE, New Mexico (Reuters) - Five-time World Boxing Champion Johnny Tapia died of heart disease exacerbated by prescription drugs, an autopsy report released on Wednesday concluded. The ...
Johnny Tapia died on May 27, 2012, after a boxing career that produced five world titles and made him an Albuquerque icon. Accordingly, Teresa Tapia, the legendary fighter’s wife, has scheduled a pro ...
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 ...