On February 3, 1996, the 28-year-old WBO super-flyweight world champion, Johnny Tapia (33-0-2, 19 KOs), faced Giovanni Andrade, in a title defense fight.
Tapia came in to the fight on a 4-fight win streak with a 54% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 2 days.
Johnny Tapia made very easy work of Giovanni Andrade, stopping the challenger via TKO in the 2nd. Tapia improves his record to 34-0-2 (20 KOs)
On April 27, 2002, a 35-year-old Johnny Tapia (51-2-2, 28 KOs) got a shot at the IBF featherweight title held by 31-year-old Mexican boxer Manuel Medina (60-11, 28 KOs).
Tapia came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 50% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 8 days. Medina was on a 4-fight win streak with a 39% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 5 months and 11 days.
Johnny Tapia defeated Manuel Medina via majority decision and wins the IBF title. Tapia improves his record to 52-2-2, while Medina adds a loss to his record at 60-12.
On March 8, 1997, the 30-year-old WBO super-flyweight world champion, Johnny Tapia (39-0-2, 23 KOs), faced Jorge Barrera, in a title defense fight.
Tapia came in to the fight on a 10-fight win streak with a 56% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 8 days.
Johnny Tapia made easy work of Jorge Barrera, stopping the challenger via TKO in the 3rd. Tapia improves his record to 40-0-2 (24 KOs)
On October 11, 1996, the 29-year-old WBO super-flyweight world champion, Johnny Tapia (37-0-2, 22 KOs), faced Sammy Stewart, in a title defense fight.
Tapia came in to the fight on a 8-fight win streak with a 56% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 24 days.
Johnny Tapia stopped Sammy Stewart via TKO in the 7th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBO super-flyweight title. Tapia improves his record to 38-0-2 (23 KOs)
On June 7, 1996, the 29-year-old WBO super-flyweight world champion, Johnny Tapia (35-0-2, 21 KOs), faced Ivan Alvarez, in a title defense fight.
Tapia came in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 56% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 8 days.
Johnny Tapia stopped Ivan Alvarez via TKO in the 8th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBO super-flyweight title. Tapia improves his record to 36-0-2 (22 KOs)
On October 12, 1994, 27-year-old Johnny Tapia (26-0-1, 16 KOs) and Henry Martínez fought for the vacant WBO super-flyweight title.
Tapia came in to the fight on a 26-fight win streak with a 59% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 27 days.
Johnny Tapia stopped Henry Martínez via TKO in the 11th round of the 12-round world-title fight. Tapia improves his record to 27-0-1 (17 KOs)
On December 1, 1995, the 28-year-old WBO super-flyweight world champion, Johnny Tapia (32-0-2, 18 KOs), faced Willy Salazar, in a title defense fight.
Tapia came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 52% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 12 days.
The challenger refused to continue the fight in the 9th round, and Johnny Tapia is crowned the new super-flyweight world champion. Tapia improves his record to 33-0-2 (19 KOs)
On January 8, 2000, a 32-year-old Johnny Tapia (46-1-2, 25 KOs) got a shot at the WBO bantamweight title held by 30-year-old Colombian boxer Jorge Eliécer Julio (42-1, 31 KOs).
Tapia came in to the fight on a 1-fight losing streak with a 51% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 13 days. Julio was on a 16-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 26 days.
Johnny Tapia defeated Jorge Eliécer Julio via unanimous decision and wins the WBO title. Tapia improves his record to 47-1-2, while Julio adds a loss to his record at 42-2.
On February 13, 1998, the 31-year-old IBF and WBO super-flyweight world champion, Johnny Tapia (42-0-2, 24 KOs), faced Rodolfo Blanco, in a title defense fight.
Tapia came in to the fight on a 13-fight win streak with a 54% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months.
Johnny Tapia defeated Rodolfo Blanco via unanimous decision and successfully defended his IBF and WBO super-flyweight titles. Tapia improves his record to 43-0-2
On July 18, 1997, the 30-year-old WBO super-flyweight champion, Johnny Tapia (40-0-2, 24 KOs), and IBF super-flyweight champion Danny Romero met in a title-unification fight.
Tapia came in to the fight on a 11-fight win streak with a 57% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 10 days.
Johnny Tapia defeated Danny Romero via unanimous decision and unifies the WBO and IBF super-flyweight titles. Tapia improves his record to 41-0-2