Johnny Tapia's widow gets divorce
Teresa Tapia was married to Tapia's half-brother
Updated: 7:10 PM MDT Mar 25, 2014
Mike Springer
Couple files for divorce
The widow of New Mexico boxing legend, Johnny Tapia, is getting a divorce.Teresa Tapia and Jeffery Padilla married in December. The couple filed for divorce on Monday.Padilla is Johnny Tapia's half-brother.The two share the same biological father.VIDEO: Johnny Tapia's widow gets divorcePadilla had recently been released from prison for doing time for second-degree murder and drug trafficking.The couples said it grew close and decided to marry.Both released statements on the divorce Tuesday."After 4 months of turbulent Marriage to Jeffrey Padilla, I decided to end the Marriage. It was a decision that I take very seriously. I was married to Johnny for 20 years and was able to conquer all the ups and downs that marriage created. It was true love and will always be hard to follow. I have learned that by moving on after the death of Johnny, is that I was unprepared and clueless of how to adapt to someone new," said Teresa Tapia. "I have arrived at the conclusion that I would much rather live on my memories of Johnny, our marriage, family, and remaining his widow forever instead of being anyone else's wife." "After long and careful consideration on both our parts, Teresa and I have decided to end our marriage," said Jeffrey Padilla. "After 14 years of being incarcerated, I now realize that it was too early to jump into a marriage situation. Now I need the time to focus on my own life."
The widow of New Mexico boxing legend, Johnny Tapia, is getting a divorce.
Teresa Tapia and Jeffery Padilla married in December. The couple filed for divorce on Monday.
Padilla is Johnny Tapia's half-brother.
The two share the same biological father.
VIDEO: Johnny Tapia's widow gets divorce
Padilla had recently been released from prison for doing time for second-degree murder and drug trafficking.
The couples said it grew close and decided to marry.
Both released statements on the divorce Tuesday.
"After 4 months of turbulent Marriage to Jeffrey Padilla, I decided to end the Marriage. It was a decision that I take very seriously. I was married to Johnny for 20 years and was able to conquer all the ups and downs that marriage created. It was true love and will always be hard to follow. I have learned that by moving on after the death of Johnny, is that I was unprepared and clueless of how to adapt to someone new," said Teresa Tapia. "I have arrived at the conclusion that I would much rather live on my memories of Johnny, our marriage, family, and remaining his widow forever instead of being anyone else's wife."
"After long and careful consideration on both our parts, Teresa and I have decided to end our marriage," said Jeffrey Padilla. "After 14 years of being incarcerated, I now realize that it was too early to jump into a marriage situation. Now I need the time to focus on my own life."