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Glen Tapia

Glen Tapia

American boxer

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

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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 United States Gabriel Rosado TKO 6 (10), 1:15 2017-10-19 United States Monte Carlo Resort and Casino, Paradise, Nevada
Loss 23-4 Republic of Ireland Jason Quigley UD 10 2017-03-23 United States Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, California
Loss23-3 Canada David LemieuxTKO4 (10), 0:562016-05-07United States T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada For vacant WBO-NABO Middleweight title.
Loss23-2 France Michel SoroTKO4 (10), 2:102015-05-08United States Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey For vacant USBA and WBO-NABO Light middleweight titles.
Win23-1 Australia Daniel DawsonTKO3 (10), 1:422015-03-07China CotaiArena, Macau, China Won WBO-NABO Light middleweight title.
Win22-1 Lithuania Donatas BondorovasTKO4 (10), 0:472014-10-04United States Bally's Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win21-1 United States Keenan CollinsTKO1 (10), 1:222014-06-14United States Bally's Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Loss20-1 United States James KirklandTKO6 (10), 0:382013-12-07United States Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win20-0 Mexico Elco GarciaTKO5 (10), 2:592013-09-28United States Bally's Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win19-0 United States Abraham HanRTD8 (10), 3:002013-07-12United States Texas Station Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
Win18-0 Dominican Republic Joseph De Los SantosUD82013-04-13United States Radio City Music Hall, New York City, New York
Win17-0 Ghana Ayi BruceTKO2 (8), 2:332013-01-19United States Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York
Win16-0 United States Dashon JohnsonUD62012-10-27United States El Paso County Coliseum, El Paso, Texas
Win15-0 Dominican Republic Franklin GonzalezKO1 (8), 2:052012-08-18United States Bally's Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win14-0 Puerto Rico Carlos GarciaTKO1 (6), 2:002012-07-07Puerto Rico Coliseo Antonio R. Barcelo, Toa Baja, Puerto Rico
Win13-0 United States Manuel GuzmanKO3 (6), 0:272012-04-27United States Reverb Center Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Win12-0 United States Mike RuizKO2 (6), 2:272011-12-03United States Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
Win11-0 United States Marcus ThompkinsUD62011-09-16United States Joyce Center, South Bend, Indiana, U.S.
Win10-0 United States Taronze WashingtonUD62011-06-25United States South Philly Arena, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Win9-0 Ecuador Eberto MedinaUD62011-03-26United States Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Win8-0 United States Quinton WhitakerUD62010-10-30United States Bally's Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Win7-0 United States Nick RunningbearTKO2 (6), 1:362010-06-12United States Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
Win6-0 United States James WinchesterUD42010-04-17United States Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Win5-0 Puerto Rico Carlos RodriguezRTD3 (4), 0:012010-03-20United States Mallory Square, Key West, Florida, U.S.
Win4-0 United States Tyrone MilesTKO1 (4), 1:002010-02-27United States Bally's Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Win3-0 United States David LopezUD42009-06-13United States Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
Win2-0 United States Juan Carlos De LeonTKO2 (4), 0:342009-05-01United States Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Win1-0 United States Edward SmithTKO2 (4), 1:002008-12-13United States 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. [1]
    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. [2]
    Introducing Glen Tapia. Bad Left Hook.com.
  3. [3]
    Glen Tapia returns on Cotto-Margarito undercard. Bad Left Hook.com.
  4. [4]
    Manny Pacquiao's Chief Sparring Partner For Margarito. Boxing Ideas.com.
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