| Event Time | Jun 04, 2011 8:00 PM EDT |
| Date Available OnDemand | Jun 05, 2011 12:00 PM EDT |
| Event Type | Fight - Boxing |
| Price | US$9.99 |
| Availability | Available in all countries |
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TAPIA END
CAREER WITH A THRILLING WIN
OVER PASTRNA –SEE IT NOW ON DEMAND ON GFL.TV FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE ALBUQUERQUE
/ NEW YORK (June 8, 2011)—In what
he says was his final bout,
future Hall of Famer and former five-time world champion Johnny Tapia
went out
in style as he scored an eight round unanimous decision over former Jr.
Flyweight
champion Mauricio Pastrana at the Hard Rock in Albuquerque. That bout
plus a full undercard was seen LIVE all over the world on www.gfl.tv
and can still be purchased on-demand
for just $9.99 Tapia,
who
was one of the best pound for pound fighters in the world throughout
the 1990’seand
early 2000’s, gave the fans what they come to expect when
Tapia fights and that’s
action. Tapia
controlled the fight until round six when he was controversially
knocked down
in round six.
That did not deter the
legend known as “Mi Vida Loca” closed the show in
style dropping Pastrana in
the final round and go on to win by scores of 77-73; 77-74 and 76-74 to
finish
his career with a more than impressive mark of 59-5-2 with thirty
knockouts. The show
also featured an undercard that saw welterweight Hector Munoz go to
19-4 with a
second round stoppage over Jorge Alberto Reyes. Rocky
Ramirez won his pro debut by scoring a second round stoppage over Eric
Savadra. In a
Ladies
Jr. Welterweight bout, Brenda Gonzalez scored a four round unanimous
decision
over Bridgette Ruiz |
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