ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The widow of world champion boxer Johnny Tapia has remarried.
KOB-TV reports (http://goo.gl/LJCYM9) representatives for Teresa Tapia confirmed Sunday that she married Johnny Tapia’s half-brother, Jeffrey Padilla.
Tapia spokesman Julian Jiron says the marriage came “out of love, respect, and the preservation of the family and Johnny’s legacy.”
A wedding photo showed Teresa Tapia and Jeffrey Padilla joined by Johnny’s sons, Johnny Tapia Jr. and Lorenzo Tapia.
In a statement, Teresa Tapia said she decided marrying Jeffrey Padilla would be best for the children, for a continuation of their sense of family.
