Johnny Tapia has been found dead in his home in Albuquerque. Tapia was a titleholder in 3 weight divisions (Super Flyweight, Bantamweight, Featherweight) and was best known for his fight with Danny Romero, and for his two fight series with Paulie Ayala, the first of which earned Ring Magazine's 1999 Fight of the Year. Tapia was 45.
A bad week for boxing gets worse as Paul Williams was in a motorcycle accident on Sunday and is paralyzed from the waist down. Just last week, he had signed to fight Saul Alvarez on September 15.