Glen Tapia

Glen Tapia
Glen Tapia
	Tapia in December 2011
Born	December 11, 1989 (age 34); Passaic, New Jersey, U.S.
Other names	Jersey Boy
	Statistics
Weight(s)	Light middleweight; Middleweight
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Reach	73 in (185 cm)
Stance	Orthodox
	Boxing record
Total fights	30
Wins	25
Wins by KO	17
Losses	5

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

Personal life

Tapia was born and raised in

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

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	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
Loss	23-3	David Lemieux	TKO	4 (10), 0:56	2016-05-07	Las Vegas, Nevada	For vacant WBO-NABO Middleweight title.
Loss	23-2	Michel Soro	TKO	4 (10), 2:10	2015-05-08	Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey	For vacant USBA and WBO-NABO Light middleweight titles.
Win	23-1	Daniel Dawson	TKO	3 (10), 1:42	2015-03-07	Macau, China	Won WBO-NABO Light middleweight title.
Win	22-1	Donatas Bondorovas	TKO	4 (10), 0:47	2014-10-04	Bally's Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win	21-1	Keenan Collins	TKO	1 (10), 1:22	2014-06-14	Bally's Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Loss	20-1	James Kirkland	TKO	6 (10), 0:38	2013-12-07	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win	20-0	Elco Garcia	TKO	5 (10), 2:59	2013-09-28	Bally's Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win	19-0	Abraham Han	RTD	8 (10), 3:00	2013-07-12	Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	18-0	Joseph De Los Santos	UD	8	2013-04-13	Radio City Music Hall, New York City, New York
Win	17-0	Ayi Bruce	TKO	2 (8), 2:33	2013-01-19	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York
Win	16-0	Dashon Johnson	UD	6	2012-10-27	El Paso County Coliseum, El Paso, Texas
Win	15-0	Franklin Gonzalez	KO	1 (8), 2:05	2012-08-18	Bally's Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Win	14-0	Carlos Garcia	TKO	1 (6), 2:00	2012-07-07	Coliseo Antonio R. Barcelo, Toa Baja, Puerto Rico
Win	13-0	Manuel Guzman	KO	3 (6), 0:27	2012-04-27	Reverb Center Reading, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Win	12-0	Mike Ruiz	KO	2 (6), 2:27	2011-12-03	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
Win	11-0	Marcus Thompkins	UD	6	2011-09-16	Joyce Center, South Bend, Indiana, U.S.
Win	10-0	Taronze Washington	UD	6	2011-06-25	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , U.S.
Win	9-0	Eberto Medina	UD	6	2011-03-26	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Win	8-0	Quinton Whitaker	UD	6	2010-10-30	Bally's Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Win	7-0	Nick Runningbear	TKO	2 (6), 1:36	2010-06-12	Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
Win	6-0	James Winchester	UD	4	2010-04-17	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Win	5-0	Carlos Rodriguez	RTD	3 (4), 0:01	2010-03-20	Key West, Florida , U.S.
Win	4-0	Tyrone Miles	TKO	1 (4), 1:00	2010-02-27	Bally's Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Win	3-0	David Lopez	UD	4	2009-06-13	New York City, New York , U.S.
Win	2-0	Juan Carlos De Leon	TKO	2 (4), 0:34	2009-05-01	Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada , U.S.
Win	1-0	Edward Smith	TKO	2 (4), 1:00	2008-12-13	Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.