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Glen Tapia
Tapia in December 2011
Born (1989-12-11) December 11, 1989 (age 34)
Passaic, New Jersey, U.S.[1]
Other namesJersey Boy
Statistics
Weight(s)Light middleweight
Middleweight
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Reach73 in (185 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights30
Wins25
Wins by KO17
Losses5

Glen Tapia (born December 11, 1989) is an American professional boxer.

Personal life

Tapia was born and raised in Passaic, New Jersey to Dominican immigrants from Santo Domingo, DR. He is fluent in Spanish.

Glen has a daughter named Isabella Nouvel Tapia with his partner Carolin Francheli.[1]

Amateur career

Tapia compiled an amateur record of 130-13, he competed in the Junior Olympics, as well as placing in a number of silver gloves and junior golden gloves tournaments. Despite this amateur success, his style was much better suited for the pros.[2]

Professional career

Tapia won his pro debut against Edward Smith on December 13, 2008. He scored a six-round decision win against Eberto Medina on March 26, 2011. Tapia suffered his first loss on December 7, 2013, in a brutal fight against James Kirkland in which he was knocked out. This fight prompted Tapia to go back to the drawing board, which included replacing his trainer. Since that fight, Tapia has been trained by six time trainer of the year award winner Freddie Roach, who also trains superstar fighters Manny Pacquiao, Miguel Cotto, Ruslan Provodnikov and others. Tapia scored a second-round knockout over Mike Ruiz on the Miguel Cotto-Antonio Margarito undercard at the Madison Square Garden on December 3, 2011.[3] On May 8, 2015, Tapia lost to Michel Soro.

Professional record

23 Wins (15 Knockouts), 5 Losses (4 Knockouts), 0 Draws Result Record Opponent Type Round, Time Date Venue and Location Notes Loss 23–5 Gabriel Rosado TKO 6 (10), 1:15 2017-10-19 Monte Carlo Resort and Casino, Paradise, Nevada Loss 23-4 Jason Quigley UD 10 2017-03-23 Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California Loss 23-3 David Lemieux TKO 4 (10), 0:56 2016-05-07 T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada For vacant WBO-NABO Middleweight title. Loss 23-2 Michel Soro TKO 4 (10), 2:10 2015-05-08 Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey For vacant USBA and WBO-NABO Light middleweight titles. Win 23-1 Daniel Dawson TKO 3 (10), 1:42 2015-03-07 CotaiArena, Macau, China Won WBO-NABO Light middleweight title. Win 22-1 Donatas Bondorovas TKO 4 (10), 0:47 2014-10-04 Bally's Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey Win 21-1 Keenan Collins TKO 1 (10), 1:22 2014-06-14 Bally's Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey Loss 20-1 James Kirkland TKO 6 (10), 0:38 2013-12-07 Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey Win 20-0 Elco Garcia TKO 5 (10), 2:59 2013-09-28 Bally's Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey Win 19-0 Abraham Han RTD 8 (10), 3:00 2013-07-12 Texas Station Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada Win 18-0 Joseph De Los Santos UD 8 2013-04-13 Radio City Music Hall, New York City, New York Win 17-0 Ayi Bruce TKO 2 (8), 2:33 2013-01-19 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York Win 16-0 Dashon Johnson UD 6 2012-10-27 El Paso County Coliseum, El Paso, Texas Win 15-0 Franklin Gonzalez KO 1 (8), 2:05 2012-08-18 Bally's Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey Win 14-0 Carlos Garcia TKO 1 (6), 2:00 2012-07-07 Coliseo Antonio R. Barcelo, Toa Baja, Puerto Rico Win 13-0 Manuel Guzman KO 3 (6), 0:27 2012-04-27 Reverb Center Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S. Win 12-0 Mike Ruiz KO 2 (6), 2:27 2011-12-03 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. Win 11-0 Marcus Thompkins UD 6 2011-09-16 Joyce Center, South Bend, Indiana, U.S. Win 10-0 Taronze Washington UD 6 2011-06-25 South Philly Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. Win 9-0 Eberto Medina UD 6 2011-03-26 Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. Win 8-0 Quinton Whitaker UD 6 2010-10-30 Bally's Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. Win 7-0 Nick Runningbear TKO 2 (6), 1:36 2010-06-12 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. Win 6-0 James Winchester UD 4 2010-04-17 Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. Win 5-0 Carlos Rodriguez RTD 3 (4), 0:01 2010-03-20 Mallory Square, Key West, Florida, U.S. Win 4-0 Tyrone Miles TKO 1 (4), 1:00 2010-02-27 Bally's Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. Win 3-0 David Lopez UD 4 2009-06-13 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. Win 2-0 Juan Carlos De Leon TKO 2 (4), 0:34 2009-05-01 Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. Win 1-0 Edward Smith TKO 2 (4), 1:00 2008-12-13 Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.

Sparring partners

Tapia gained some notoriety in the fall of 2010 when he performed well as a sparring partner for Manny Pacquiao while Pacquiao was getting ready to fight Antonio Margarito.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Adames F., Yoel (1 March 2011). "El futuro". Listín Diario (in Spanish). Santo Domingo. Archived from the original on 6 February 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014. Glen Tapia Nació en Passaic, New Jersey, pero sus padres son de Santo Domingo, RD. Habla bien el español, al menos más claro que Félix Sánchez y Alex Rodríguez, y luce con un futuro prometedor a pesar de su juventud, es peso mediano junior y sólo tiene 21 años y ya le ha servido de sparring a Manny Pacquiao; su foja es de 8-0, con 5 nocauts en profesional; en aficionado acumuló 130-13.
  2. ^ Introducing Glen Tapia. Bad Left Hook.com.
  3. ^ Glen Tapia returns on Cotto-Margarito undercard. Bad Left Hook.com.
  4. ^ Manny Pacquiao's Chief Sparring Partner For Margarito. Boxing Ideas.com.

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