On October 20, 2018, a 28-year-old Keith Tapia (18-1, 11 KOs) and a 33-year-old Cuban boxer Mike Perez (23-3-1, 15 KOs) met in the ring in a cruiserweight bout.
Tapia came in to the fight on a 1-fight win streak with a 57% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year and 27 days. Perez was on a 1-fight win streak with a 55% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 8 months and 3 days.
Mike Perez defeated Keith Tapia via unanimous decision in the 10-round cruiserweight fight. Perez improves his record to 24-3-1, while Tapia adds a loss to his record at 18-2.
On May 13, 2016, a 25-year-old Keith Tapia (17-0, 11 KOs) and a 26-year-old American boxer Andrew Tabiti (12-0, 11 KOs) met in the ring in a cruiserweight bout.
Tapia came in to the fight on a 17-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 5 months and 5 days. Tabiti was on a 12-fight win streak with a 91% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 7 months and 14 days.
Andrew Tabiti defeated Keith Tapia via unanimous decision in the 10-round cruiserweight fight. Tabiti improves his record to 13-0, while Tapia adds a loss to his record at 17-1.