Connect with us

Hi, what are you looking for?

Headlines

RIP: Johnny Tapia 1994 Interview Before First Title Fight

Johnny Tapia has been found dead today at his home in Albuquerque, N.M at age 45. He finished with a 59-5-2 record he won five championships in three weight classes, winning the WBA bantamweight title, the IBF and WBO junior bantamweight titles and the IBF featherweight belt.

Int this video Dan Sisneros visits with Johnny Tapia and his Manager/Trainer the late – Paul Chavez, in 1994 just days before his 1st World Title Challenge against Henry Martinez for the WBO Super Flyweight Boxing Title in albuquerque NM.

Click to comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

You May Also Like

Featured 2

By: Sean Crose Atlantic City is a long way away from Saudi Arabia, and that’s no doubt a good thing for Otto Wallin –...

Featured 2

By: Sean Crose A lot of fighters come from boxing families. Not everyone who enters the professional ranks, however, can claim to be the...

Featured 2

ATLANTIC CITY (July 24, 2024)–Weights for Friday night’s Boxing Insider Promotions card that will take place at Tropicana Atlantic City and streamed Live on...

Featured 2

By: Sean Crose Ali-Frazier. Zale-Graziano. Fury-Wilder. These are considered some of the greatest trilogies in boxing history – and rightfully so. Yet the three...