Boxing Champ Johnny Tapia Found Dead KHQ.COM - Authorities discovered the 45-year-old fighter's body inside his Albuquerque home. Johnny Tapia, Former Boxing Champ, is Dead at 45 One of the most storied athletes in New Mexico history. Boxing Champion Johnny Tapia Found Dead In His Home In Albuquerque Johnny Tapia, a five-time boxing champion, whose controversial personal life included several run-ins with the law along with cocaine and alcohol addiction, was found dead on Sunday in his home in Albuquerque, NM. He was 45-years-old. Johnny Tapia Truly Personified 'Mi Vida Loca,' Boxing Success Amazing Considering Life's Events Everyone loves an underdog story, and the odds were stacked against Johnny Tapia since before Day 1. Tapia had been told that his father was murdered while his mother was pregnant with him, a notion that he believed until 2010, when he discovered his birth father was a man he had known his entire life. Death, disadvantage and depression were common themes in Tapia's life, as he lost his mother ... Death finally catches up to the elusive former world champ Johnny Tapia Haunted by a horrifying childhood and personal demons, former world champion boxer Johnny Tapia was found dead in his New Mexico home. Johnny Tapia Dies -- Boxer Dead at 45 Boxer Johnny Tapia was found dead Sunday in New Mexico, this according to local police.Family members say Albuquerque police were summoned to Tapia's house at 7:45 PM Sunday by a family member who discovered the body.Cops say the death does not… Police: 5-time champ Johnny Tapia found dead in NM ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) 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 Albuquerque home. He was 45. Boxing Champ Johnny Tapia Found Dead at His Home ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KTLA) -- The sports world is in mourning after five-time boxing world champion Johnny Tapia was found dead in his home in Albuquerque. Johnny Tapia, the five-times boxing champion, found dead aged 45 • American won five championships in three weight classes • Tapia's career was marked by cocaine addiction, depression Johnny Tapia, the five-times boxing champion whose turbulent career was marked by cocaine addiction, alcohol, depression and run-ins with the law, was found dead on Sunday at his Albuquerque home. He was 45. Authorities were called to the house at about 7:45pm on Sunday ... 5-time boxing champ Johnny Tapia found dead Multiple-title winner once banned from boxing due to cocaine addiction was found dead at home in Albuquerque
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