Glen Tapia

Glen "Jersey Boy" Tapia (born December 11, 1989) is an American professional boxer in the Middleweight division of Dominican descent.

Glen Tapia
Tapia in December 2011
Statistics
Real nameGlen Tapia
Nickname(s)Jersey Boy
Weight(s)Light Middleweight
Middleweight
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1]
Reach73 in (185 cm)
Nationality
Born (1989-12-11) December 11, 1989
Passaic, New Jersey, U.S.[2]
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights28
Wins23
Wins by KO15
Losses5
Draws0

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
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
Loss23-3 David LemieuxTKO4 (10), 0:562016-05-07 T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada For vacant WBO-NABO Middleweight title.
Loss23-2 Michel SoroTKO4 (10), 2:102015-05-08 Prudential Center in Newark, NJ For vacant USBA and WBO-NABO Light middleweight titles.
Win23-1 Daniel DawsonTKO3 (10), 1:422015-03-07 CotaiArena in Macau, China Won WBO-NABO Light middleweight title.
Win22-1 Donatas BondorovasTKO4 (10), 0:472014-10-04 Bally's Atlantic City in Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win21-1 Keenan CollinsTKO1 (10), 1:222014-06-14 Bally's Atlantic City in Atlantic City, New Jersey
Loss20-1 James KirklandTKO6 (10), 0:382013-12-07 Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win20-0 Elco GarciaTKO5 (10), 2:592013-09-28 Bally's Atlantic City in Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win19-0 Abraham HanRTD8 (10), 3:002013-07-12 Texas Station Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada
Win18-0 Joseph De Los SantosUD82013-04-13 Radio City Music Hall in New York, New York
Win17-0 Ayi BruceTKO2 (8), 2:332013-01-19 Madison Square Garden in New York, New York
Win16-0 Dashon JohnsonUD62012-10-27 El Paso County Coliseum in El Paso, Texas
Win15-0 Franklin GonzalezKO1 (8), 2:052012-08-18 Bally's Atlantic City in Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win14-0 Carlos GarciaTKO1 (6), 2:002012-07-07 Coliseo Antonio R. Barcelo in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico
Win13-0 Manuel GuzmanKO3 (6), 0:272012-04-27 Reverb Center in Reading, Pennsylvania, United States
Win12-0 Mike RuizKO2 (6), 2:272011-12-03 Madison Square Garden in New York, New York, United States
Win11-0 Marcus ThompkinsUD62011-09-16 Joyce Center in South Bend, Indiana, United States
Win10-0 Taronze WashingtonUD62011-06-25 South Philly Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Win9-0 Eberto MedinaUD62011-03-26 Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win8-0 Quinton WhitakerUD62010-10-30 Bally's Atlantic City in Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win7-0 Nick RunningbearTKO2 (6), 1:362010-06-12 Madison Square Garden in New York, New York, United States
Win6-0 James WinchesterUD42010-04-17 Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win5-0 Carlos RodriguezRTD3 (4), 0:012010-03-20 Mallory Square in Key West, Florida, United States
Win4-0 Tyrone MilesTKO1 (4), 1:002010-02-27 Bally's Atlantic City in Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Win3-0 David LopezUD42009-06-13 Madison Square Garden in New York, New York, United States
Win2-0 Juan Carlos De LeonTKO2 (4), 0:342009-05-01 Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win1-0 Edward SmithTKO2 (4), 1:002008-12-13 Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States Tapia's professional debut

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
  1. Glen Tapia. Boxrec.com.
  2. 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.
  3. Introducing Glen Tapia. Bad Left Hook.com.
  4. Glen Tapia returns on Cotto-Margarito undercard. Bad Left Hook.com.
  5. Manny Pacquiao's Chief Sparring Partner For Margarito. Boxing Ideas.com.
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