Wednesday, 22 August 2012

Boxing champ Johnny Tapia died of heart disease (Reuters)

Featherweight boxer Johnny Tapia of Albuquerque, New Mexico, was upgraded from critical to serious condition at a Las Vegas hospital after falling at his home and losing consciousness early January 12, 2003. REUTERS/Steve Marcus/Files

SANTA FE, New Mexico (Reuters) - Five-time World Boxing Champion Johnny Tapia died of heart disease exacerbated by prescription drugs, an autopsy report released on Wednesday concluded. The 45-year-old boxer, who was found dead at his home in Albuquerque, New Mexico on May 27, died as a result of complications from hypertensive heart disease. Prescription drugs were a contributing factor, the autopsy report said. The cause of death was an accident. Tapia's wife first released the results on Wednesday, saying her husband died of heart disease and had no illegal drugs in his system. ...




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