Johnny Tapia (59-5-2, 30) was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. on February 13, 1967. At the age of 21 years on March 28, 1988, he made his professional boxing debut against Efren Chavez, losing the fight via 4-round majority decision.
On his 28th career fight at 27 years old, Tapia became a super-flyweight world champion on October 12, 1994 after defeating Henry Martínez via 11th-round TKO to win the vacant WBO title.
He then went on to become world champion at 2 more weight classes, winning the following titles:
Tapia's last fight was a 8-round unanimous decision win against Mauricio Pastrana at age 44 on June 4, 2011. He was on a 4-fight winning streak by his last fight.
Some of Johnny Tapia's best fights have been against Jorge Eliécer Julio, Manuel Medina and Giovanni Andrade.
Tapia has 5 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
66 | Jun 4, 2011 44 years, 3 months 59-5-2 (30) | Mauricio Pastrana | 8 | UD | WIN | |
65 | Sep 24, 2010 43 years, 7 months 58-5-2 (30) | Jose Alonso | LT | 4 | TKO | WIN |
64 | Mar 6, 2010 43 years 57-5-2 (29) | Jorge Alberto Reyes | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
63 | Feb 23, 2007 40 years 56-5-2 (28) | Evaristo Primero | 10 | MD | WIN | |
62 | Sep 16, 2005 38 years, 7 months 55-5-2 (28) | Sandro Marcos | 2 | KO | LOSS | |
61 | Apr 15, 2005 38 years, 2 months 55-4-2 (28) | Frankie Archuleta | 10 | UD | WIN | |
60 | Jan 22, 2005 37 years, 11 months 54-4-2 (28) | Nicky Bentz | 10 | SD | WIN | |
59 | Mar 5, 2004 37 years 53-4-2 (28) | Frankie Archuleta | 10 | SD | LOSS | |
58 | Sep 26, 2003 36 years, 7 months 53-3-2 (28) | Carlos Contreras | 10 | UD | WIN | |
57  | Nov 2, 2002 35 years, 8 months 52-3-2 (28) | 28 years, 9 months 55-3 (39) | FT | 12 | UD | LOSS For The Ring |
56  | Apr 27, 2002 35 years, 2 months 52-2-2 (28) | 31 years 60-11 (28) | FT | 12 | MD | WIN Won IBF |
55 | Jan 19, 2002 34 years, 11 months 51-2-2 (28) | Eduardo Enrique Alvarez | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
54 | Jun 30, 2001 34 years, 4 months 50-2-2 (27) | César Soto | 3 | KO | WIN | |
53 | Mar 17, 2001 34 years, 1 months 49-2-2 (26) | Cuauhtemoc Gomez | 6 | RTD | WIN | |
52  | Oct 7, 2000 33 years, 7 months 48-2-2 (25) | 30 years, 5 months 30-1 (12) | 12 | UD | LOSS | |
51 | May 6, 2000 33 years, 2 months 48-1-2 (25) | Pedro Javier Torres | BT | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBO |
50  | Jan 8, 2000 32 years, 10 months 47-1-2 (25) | 30 years, 9 months 42-1 (31) | BT | 12 | UD | WIN Won WBO |
49 | Jun 26, 1999 32 years, 4 months 46-1-2 (25) | 29 years, 2 months 27-1 (12) | BT | 12 | UD | LOSS Lost WBA |
48 | Apr 24, 1999 32 years, 2 months 46-0-2 (25) | Alberto Martinez | 1 | KO | WIN | |
47 | Dec 5, 1998 31 years, 9 months 45-0-2 (24) | Nana Konadu | BT | 12 | MD | WIN Won WBA |
46 | Aug 29, 1998 31 years, 6 months 44-0-2 (24) | Carlos Francis Hernandez | 10 | UD | WIN | |
45 | Feb 13, 1998 31 years 43-0-2 (24) | Rodolfo Blanco | SFL | 12 | UD | WIN Defended IBF, WBO |
44 | Dec 13, 1997 30 years, 10 months 42-0-2 (24) | Andy Agosto | SFL | 12 | UD | WIN Defended IBF, WBO |
43 | Jul 18, 1997 30 years, 5 months 41-0-2 (24) | Danny Romero | SFL | 12 | UD | WIN Won IBF Defended WBO |
42 | Mar 8, 1997 30 years 40-0-2 (24) | Jorge Barrera | SFL | 3 | TKO | WIN Defended WBO |
41 | Nov 30, 1996 29 years, 9 months 39-0-2 (23) | Adonis Cruz | SFL | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBO |
40 | Oct 11, 1996 29 years, 7 months 38-0-2 (23) | Sammy Stewart | SFL | 7 | TKO | WIN Defended WBO |
39 | Aug 17, 1996 29 years, 6 months 37-0-2 (22) | Hugo Rafael Soto | SFL | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBO |
38 | Jun 7, 1996 29 years, 3 months 36-0-2 (22) | Ivan Alvarez | SFL | 8 | TKO | WIN Defended WBO |
37 | Apr 30, 1996 29 years, 2 months 35-0-2 (21) | Ramon Gonzales | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
36 | Feb 3, 1996 28 years, 11 months 34-0-2 (20) | Giovanni Andrade | SFL | 2 | TKO | WIN Defended WBO |
35 | Dec 1, 1995 28 years, 9 months 33-0-2 (19) | Willy Salazar | SFL | 9 | RTD | WIN Defended WBO |
34 | Oct 19, 1995 28 years, 8 months 32-0-2 (18) | Raul Rios | 10 | UD | WIN | |
33 | Sep 9, 1995 28 years, 6 months 31-0-2 (18) | Jesse Miranda | 10 | UD | WIN | |
32 | Jul 2, 1995 28 years, 4 months 30-0-2 (18) | Arthur Johnson | SFL | 12 | MD | WIN Defended WBO |
31 | May 6, 1995 28 years, 2 months 29-0-2 (18) | Ricardo Vargas | SFL | 8 | TD | DRAW Defended WBO |
30 | Feb 10, 1995 27 years, 11 months 29-0-1 (18) | Jose Rafael Sosa | SFL | 12 | UD | WIN Defended WBO |
29 | Dec 8, 1994 27 years, 9 months 28-0-1 (18) | Rolando Bohol | 2 | KO | WIN | |
28 | Oct 12, 1994 27 years, 7 months 27-0-1 (17) | Henry Martínez | SFL | 11 | TKO | WIN Won WBO Vacant |
27 | Jul 15, 1994 27 years, 5 months 26-0-1 (16) | Oscar Aguilar | SFL | 3 | TKO | WIN |
26 | Jun 24, 1994 27 years, 4 months 25-0-1 (15) | Rafael Granillo | 9 | TKO | WIN | |
25 | May 5, 1994 27 years, 2 months 24-0-1 (14) | Antonio Ruiz | 10 | UD | WIN | |
24 | Apr 15, 1994 27 years, 2 months 23-0-1 (14) | Arturo Estrada | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
23 | Mar 27, 1994 27 years, 1 months 22-0-1 (13) | Jaime Olvera | 4 | KO | WIN | |
22 | Oct 26, 1990 23 years, 8 months 21-0-1 (12) | Santiago Caballero | SFL | 7 | TD | WIN |
21 | Sep 20, 1990 23 years, 7 months 20-0-1 (12) | Luigi Camputaro | SFL | 12 | UD | WIN |
20 | Jul 27, 1990 23 years, 5 months 19-0-1 (12) | Jose Montiel | SFL | 9 | TKO | WIN |
19 | Jun 21, 1990 23 years, 4 months 18-0-1 (11) | Pablo Valenzuela | SFL | 5 | KO | WIN |
18 | May 10, 1990 23 years, 2 months 17-0-1 (10) | Roland Gomez | SFL | 11 | TKO | WIN |
17 | Mar 16, 1990 23 years, 1 months 16-0-1 (9) | Abraham Garcia | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
16 | Feb 16, 1990 23 years 15-0-1 (8) | Jesus Chong | 8 | UD | WIN | |
15 | Dec 1, 1989 22 years, 9 months 14-0-1 (8) | Martin Perez Ramirez | 8 | UD | WIN | |
14 | Nov 17, 1989 22 years, 9 months 13-0-1 (8) | Prudencio De Jesus | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
13 | Oct 17, 1989 22 years, 8 months 12-0-1 (7) | John Michael Johnson | 8 | UD | WIN | |
12 | Aug 19, 1989 22 years, 6 months 11-0-1 (7) | Hugo Partida | 2 | KO | WIN | |
11 | Jun 17, 1989 22 years, 4 months 10-0-1 (6) | Josefino Suarez | 8 | UD | WIN | |
10 | Mar 23, 1989 22 years, 1 months 9-0-1 (6) | Fred Hernandez | 8 | UD | WIN | |
9 | Feb 17, 1989 22 years 8-0-1 (6) | Abner Barajas | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
8 | Dec 1, 1988 21 years, 9 months 7-0-1 (5) | Simon Contreras | 8 | UD | WIN | |
7 | Oct 14, 1988 21 years, 8 months 6-0-1 (5) | Jorge Salinas | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
6 | Sep 29, 1988 21 years, 7 months 5-0-1 (4) | Manuel Martinez | 1 | KO | WIN | |
5 | Sep 16, 1988 21 years, 7 months 4-0-1 (3) | Miguel Martinez | 1 | KO | WIN | |
4 | Jun 30, 1988 21 years, 4 months 3-0-1 (2) | Martin Perez Ramirez | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
3 | May 16, 1988 21 years, 3 months 2-0-1 (1) | Norberto Ayala | 4 | KO | WIN | |
2 | Apr 11, 1988 21 years, 1 months 1-0-1 (0) | James Dean | 6 | UD | WIN | |
1 | Mar 28, 1988 21 years, 1 months 0-0-1 (0) | Efren Chavez | 4 | MD | DRAW |
