ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. --Johnny Tapia, the five-time boxing champion whose turbulent career was marked by cocaine addiction, alcohol, depression and run-ins with the law, was found dead Sunday at his ...

The 45-year-old boxer was found dead May 27 at his Albuquerque home. His turbulent boxing career was marked by cocaine addiction, alcohol, depression and run-ins with the law. Tapai's family says he ...

Tapia won titles in three weight divisions but struggled with mental illness and addiction, having been declared clinically dead five times as a result of drug overdoses. By Douglas Martin Five-time ...

SANTA FE, New Mexico (Reuters) - Five-time World Boxing Champion Johnny Tapia died of heart disease exacerbated by prescription drugs, an autopsy report released on Wednesday concluded. The ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A documentary on the rise and fall of Albuquerque-born, multiple-time world champion boxer Johnny Tapia premieres this weekend. KOAT-TV ...

Boxer Johnny Tapia was in critical condition at a Las Vegas hospital after falling at his home and losing consciousness early Saturday, hours after he was charged with possessing drug paraphernalia.

ALBUQUERQUE — Five-time world champion boxer Johnny Tapia was released from Presbyterian Hospital after a three-day stay that began with an apparent cocaine overdose. Tapia had been upgraded from ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Tapia Takeover in association with Tapia Promotions will host the “Burque Brawl” boxing card on Friday night. The card features the long awaited professional debuts of ...

The 45-year-old won five championships in three weight classes, winning the WBA bantamweight title, the IBF and WBO junior bantamweight titles and the IBF featherweight belt. Tapia's career also was ...