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Tapia-Garcia headlines A.C. card on Sept. 28

21
Aug

Tapia-Garcia headlines A.C. card on Sept. 28

New Jersey junior middleweight Glen Tapia will put his unbeaten record on the line against Elco Garcia in Atlantic City on Sept. 28.

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14
Jul

Q&A Tapia: ‘I’m just a warrior’

“I’m not happy about my overall performance,” said Glen Tapia, who still sees room for improvement following Friday’s eighth-round TKO victory over Abraham Han. “I am happy with what I know has happened, which is that I got through it.”

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14
Jul

Lem’s latest: Tapia’s KO of Han steals show

Junior middleweight prospect Glen Tapia won bloody clash of unbeatens by stopping game Abraham Han in a Friday Night Fights main event in Las Vegas.

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14
Apr

Verdejo, Monaghan score first-round KOs

Felix Verdejo and Sean Monaghan scored back-to-back first-round knockouts on Saturday night at New York’s Radio City Music Hall.

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13
Apr

Hart stops Farr in third round

Philadelphia-born super middleweightt prospect Jesse Hart rose to 7-0 with his fifth knockout against Marlon Farr on the Nonito Donaire-Guillermo Rigondeaux undercard at Radio City Music Hall.

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12
Apr

Donaire 121.6; Rigondeaux 121.5

Nonito Donaire on his staredown with Rigondeaux: “I felt like he just couldn’t look at me in the eyes for that long. It’s just one of those things.”

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11
Apr

Lem’s latest: Donaire is focused for Rigondeaux

Nonito Donaire says he’s focused on Guillermo Rigondeaux despite being honored as Fighter of The Year two days prior to their fight and the impending birth of his first child in July.

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02
Jan

Bernstein croons posthumous tribute to Steward, Dundee, Tapia, others

“It just felt very, very personal to me,” said broadcaster Al Bernstein, who sings “What a Wonderful World” in honor of boxing dignitaries such as the late Hall of Fame trainer Emanuel “Manny” Steward during a musical tribute on The Boxing Channel.

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28
Oct

Lem’s latest: Rios, trainer Garcia support children with cancer

Unbeaten junior welterweight Brandon Rios is an ambassador for the non-profit organization, Padres Contra El Cancer, or, Parents Against Cancer.

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23
Aug

Lem’s latest: Tapia died of heart-related issues

An autopsy has determined that former five-belt, three-division champion Johnny Tapia died of heart problems related to his medication.

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