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 ...

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. (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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...