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Tapia's last birthday interview

Updated: Tuesday, 29 May 2012, 8:51 AM MDT
Published : Monday, 28 May 2012, 7:48 PM MDT

In his last interview at KRQE five time world champion Johnny Tapia talked about how good his life had become.

Tapia stopped by on his 45th birthday not sounding like a man celebrating his last but looking forward to many more to come.

He also talked about missing his mother for most of his life and how it made him want to end his own life.

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