Introduction
Glen "Jersey Boy" Tapia (born December 11, 1989) is an American professional boxer in the Middleweight class. Turning pro in December 2008; he used to be promoted by Top Rank, but is now signed with Golden Boy Promotions.
Personal life
Tapia was born and raised in Passaic, New Jersey to Dominican immigrants from Santo Domingo, DR. He is fluent in Spanish.
He has a 3-year-old daughter named Isabella Nouvel Tapia with his partner Carolin Francheli
Amateur career
A record of 130-13, he competed in the junior Olympics, as well as placing in a number of silver gloves and junior golden gloves tournaments. Despite this amateur success, his style was much better suited for the pros.
Professional career
Tapia won his pro debut against Edward Smith on December 13, 2008. He scored a six-round decision win against Eberto Medina on March 26, 2011. Tapia received his first loss on December 7, 2013, in a brutal fight against James Kirkland in which he was knocked out. This fight prompted Tapia to go back to the drawing board, which included replacing his trainer. Since that fight, Tapia has been trained by six time trainer of the year award winner Freddie Roach, who also trains superstar fighters Manny Pacquiao, Miguel Cotto, Ruslan Provodnikov and others. Tapia scored a second-round knockout over Mike Ruiz on the Miguel Cotto-Antonio Margarito undercard at the Madison Square Garden on December 3, 2011.
On May 8, 2015, Tapia lost to Michel Soro.
Professional record
| 23 Wins (15 Knockouts), 3 Losses (3 Knockouts), 0 Draws | |||||||
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, Time | Date | Venue and Location | Notes |
| Loss | 23-3 |  David Lemieux | TKO | 4 (10), 0:56 | 2016-05-07 |  T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada | |
| Loss | 23-2 |  Michel Soro | TKO | 4 (10), 2:10 | 2015-05-08 | Prudential Center in Newark, NJ | |
| Win | 23-1 |  Daniel Dawson | TKO | 3 (10), 1:42 | 2015-03-07 |  CotaiArena in Macau, China | Won NABO Jr. Middleweight Title |
| Win | 22-1 |  Donatas Bondorovas | TKO | 4 (10), 0:47 | 2014-10-04 | Bally's Atlantic City in Atlantic City, New Jersey | |
| Win | 21-1 | Keenan Collins | TKO | 1 (10), 1:22 | 2014-06-14 | Bally's Atlantic City in Atlantic City, New Jersey | |
| Loss | 20-1 | James Kirkland | TKO | 6 (10), 0:38 | 2013-12-07 | Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey | |
| Win | 20-0 |  Elco Garcia | TKO | 5 (10), 2:59 | 2013-09-28 | Bally's Atlantic City in Atlantic City, New Jersey | |
| Win | 19-0 | Abraham Han | RTD | 8 (10), 3:00 | 2013-07-12 | Texas Station Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada | |
| Win | 18-0 |  Joseph De Los Santos | UD | 8 | 2013-04-13 | Radio City Music Hall in New York, New York | |
| Win | 17-0 |  Ayi Bruce | TKO | 2 (8), 2:33 | 2013-01-19 | Madison Square Garden in New York, New York | |
| Win | 16-0 | Dashon Johnson | UD | 6 | 2012-10-27 | El Paso County Coliseum in El Paso, Texas | |
| Win | 15-0 | Franklin Gonzalez | KO | 1 (8), 2:05 | 2012-08-18 | Bally's Atlantic City in Atlantic City, New Jersey | |
| Win | 14-0 |  Carlos Garcia | TKO | 1 (6), 2:00 | 2012-07-07 | Coliseo Antonio R. Barcelo in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico | |
| Win | 13-0 | Manuel Guzman | KO | 3 (6), 0:27 | 2012-04-27 |  Reverb Center in Reading, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| Win | 12-0 | Mike Ruiz | KO | 2 (6), 2:27 | 2011-12-03 |  Madison Square Garden in New York, New York, United States | |
| Win | 11-0 | Marcus Thompkins | UD | 6 | 2011-09-16 |  Joyce Center in South Bend, Indiana, United States | |
| Win | 10-0 | Taronze Washington | UD | 6 | 2011-06-25 | South Philly Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | |
| Win | 9-0 |  Eberto Medina | UD | 6 | 2011-03-26 |  Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 8-0 | Quinton Whitaker | UD | 6 | 2010-10-30 | Bally's Atlantic City in Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 7-0 | Nick Runningbear | TKO | 2 (6), 1:36 | 2010-06-12 | Madison Square Garden in New York, New York, United States | |
| Win | 6-0 | James Winchester | UD | 4 | 2010-04-17 | Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 5-0 | Carlos Rodriguez | RTD | 3 (4), 0:01 | 2010-03-20 |  Mallory Square in Key West, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 4-0 | Tyrone Miles | TKO | 1 (4), 1:00 | 2010-02-27 | Bally's Atlantic City in Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | |
| Win | 3-0 | David Lopez | UD | 4 | 2009-06-13 | Madison Square Garden in New York, New York, United States | |
| Win | 2-0 | Juan Carlos De Leon | TKO | 2 (4), 0:34 | 2009-05-01 |  Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 1-0 | Edward Smith | TKO | 2 (4), 1:00 | 2008-12-13 | Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States | Tapia's professional debut |
Sparring partners
Tapia gained some notoriety in the fall of 2010 when he performed well as a sparring partner for Manny Pacquiao while Pacquiao was getting ready to fight Antonio Margarito.