Humberto Tapia Armenta (January 10, 1986 – March 29, 2011) was a Mexican[1] professional boxer born in Tijuana, Baja California.
[4][5] On October 23, 2006 Tapia beat title contender Ramón Montaño at the Palo Duro Golf Club in Nogales, Arizona.
[6] In September 2007, Humberto won the Inaugural WBC FECOMBOX Light Welterweight Championship by beating the veteran Augusto Gamez at El Foro in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico.
[7] Tapia fought and went the distance with many notable fighters like current WBA World Champion Brandon Ríos,[8] Ramón Montaño, Rock Allen, Danny García, Carlos Molina, Michael Torres, Danny O'Connor, and Antonio Orozco.
[11][12] After a physical altercation with his boxing promoter, he pulled out a 9mm hand gun and shot Tapia.