Cinco de Mayo 2027 can't come soon enough for boxing fans anticipating a Benavidez vs Opetaia showdown. Gomez, a Hall of Famer who won world titles in three weight classes, had been suffering from ...

A court-ordered DNA test shows a man who has long claimed to be the biological father of the late boxing champ Johnny Tapia isn't his dad after all FILE - In this Feb. 23, 2007, file photo, five-time ...

ALBUQUERQUE — Five-time world champion boxer Johnny Tapia was released from Presbyterian Hospital after a three-day stay that began with an apparent cocaine overdose. Tapia had been upgraded from ...

Boxing Champ O’Shaquie Foster Is a Living Testament to the Power of Resilience O’Shaquie Foster went from spending four months in jail to becoming a boxing world champion. His remarkable journey is a ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Five-time world champion Johnny Tapia left a large legacy in the world of professional boxing. Honoring that Legacy his sons, Johnny Tapia Jr. and Nicco Tapia, both secured ...

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 ...

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 ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – New Mexico boxing legend Johnny Tapia had an untimely death back in 2012 and after his own gym closed in 2015 boxing fans haven’t had a place to train like the champ until now. His ...

Johnny Tapia was never going to make it alive into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. He had way too many addictions, way too many demons. The only place Tapia ever felt peace was in the ring ...