Johnny Tapia
American boxer (1967–2012)
ジョニー・タピア
- Born
- 13 February 1967, Albuquerque
- Died
- 27 May 2012, Albuquerque
- Citizenship
- United States
- Sport
- boxing
- Occupation
- boxer
- Recorded fight record
- 59 wins, 5 losses
John Lee Anthony Tapia (February 13, 1967 – May 27, 2012) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1988 to 2011. He was a three-division world champion, having held titles at super flyweight, bantamweight, and featherweight. His 1999 loss by decision to Paulie Ayala was named the Fight of the Year by The Ring magazine.
Tapia was posthumously inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2017.
Awards and honours
- International Boxing Hall of Fame 2017
- IBF World Featherweight Champion
- IBF World Junior Bantamweight Champion
- WBA World Bantamweight Champion
- WBO World Bantamweight Champion
- WBO World Junior Bantamweight Champion
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q969964 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.