By Sam Gregory: This Saturday, February 13th, five time World Champion Johnny Tapia of Albuquerque, New Mexico will turn 43 years old. On March 6, Tapia is scheduled to make his return to the ring to fight Jorge Alberto Reyes 21-27-3; Tapia hasn’t been in the ring since he defeated 32 year old flyweight Evaristo Primero 14-13 in a majority decision on February 23rd, 2007.
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Boxing News: Cunningham Training With Byrd, Limond-Earl, Johnny Tapia
IBF Cruiserweight champion Steve “USS” Cunningham isn’t sitting around waiting for his next fight. The champ is currently in Las Vegas helping former IBF Heavyweight champion Chris Byrd prepare for his maiden voyage into the Light-Heavyweight ranks when Byrd takes on Shaun George May 16th in Las Vegas. Cunningham, 21-1 with eleven knockouts is in camp with Byrd for the fourth time and familiarity seems to bring success for the two fighters.