Glen Tapia
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| Glen Tapia | |
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 Tapia in December 2011 | |
| Statistics | |
| Real name | Glen Tapia |
| Nickname(s) | Jersey Boy |
| Weight(s) | Light Middleweight Middleweight |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1] |
| Reach | 73 in (185 cm) |
| Nationality |  |
| Born | December 11, 1989 Passaic, New Jersey, U.S.[2] |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 29 |
| Wins | 24 |
| Wins by KO | 16 |
| Losses | 5 |
| Draws | 0 |
Glen Tapia (born December 11, 1989) is an American professional boxer in the Middleweight division.
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 8-year-old daughter named Isabella Nouvel Tapia with his partner Carolin Francheli. [2]
Amateur career[]
A 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.[3]
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 received 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.[4] On May 8, 2015, Tapia lost to Michel Soro.
Professional record[]
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.[5]
References[]
- ^ Glen Tapia. Boxrec.com.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Introducing Glen Tapia. Bad Left Hook.com.
- ^ Glen Tapia returns on Cotto-Margarito undercard. Bad Left Hook.com.
- ^ Manny Pacquiao's Chief Sparring Partner For Margarito. Boxing Ideas.com.
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- Living people
- 1989 births
- American male boxers
- American sportspeople of Dominican Republic descent
- Boxers from New Jersey
- Sportspeople from Passaic, New Jersey
- Middleweight boxers