James Kirkland vs. Glen Tapia

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James Kirkland 155 lbs beat Glen Tapia 156 lbs by TKO at 0:38 in round 6 of 10

  • Tapia alert, taken to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center after bout. Glen Bontempo Boxing Channel postfight summary at ringside. [[1]]
  • 20-0 Glen Tapia opened explosively with power shots in the first minute and a half, but Kirkland survived the attack. In round two, Kirkland was pressuring Tapia with heavy shots. Tapia began to fade in the third round due to the furious toe-to-toe pace which he could not sustain. Kirkland gave tiring Tapia a brutal beating in the fourth round to the head and body with uppercuts and power shots, and referee Steve Smoger wanted to stop the contest in the corner. In the fifth, a desperate Tapia 'emptied his guns' with right hand leads which landed to try to stay in the bout, but Kirkland fired back effectively to the Tapia's head and body and Tapia was hurt. A Kirkland left uppercut followed by a straight left knocked out Tapia on his feet in the sixth, ending the contest . The six round brawl featured a high volume of punches, which the inexperienced Tapia was unable to sustain at the championship pace trainer Ann Wolfe had Kirkland set. Kirkland took the fight inside and fought his fight for the most part, and Tapia, an outside fighter, could not keep Kirkland away once James set the tempo of the bout.

CompuBox Statistics: Total Punches Thrown

  • James Kirkland landed 305 of 644 punches
  • Glen Tapia landed 132 of 437 punches

Bout Notes

  • First bout for Kirkland in 20 months since Carlos Molina disqualification win. Not even a six rounder for Kirkland's level.
  • Five week training camp reunited Kirkland with trainer Ann Wolfe. Mandingo landed 173 more punches than Tapia.
  • First bout for James Kirkland with new promoter 50 Cent. First Kirkland fight on the East Coast, fought in Tapia's back yard.
  • Southpaw James Kirkland emerged from bout ranked as the number 12 light middleweight worldwide by BoxRec by defeating 20-0 Tapia.
  • "Let God lead you..." press conference interview with James 'Mandingo' Kirkland before the fight [[2]]
  • "It'll be a great fight for the fans..." press conference interview with Glen 'Jersey Boy' Tapia before the fight [[3]]
  • James Kirkland postfight interview with Max Kellerman "Heart, dedication, preparation and true sacrifice will get you to the finish line."[[4]]
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