Willie Monroe Jr. (born December 17, 1986) is an American professional boxer. He has challenged twice for a world title; first in 2015 for the WBA (Super), interim WBC, and IBO middleweight titles. In 2017, he challenged for the WBO middleweight title.
Amateur career Monroe's amateur record was 128–14, he won gold at the Empire Games and in the New York Golden Gloves.
Professional career Monroe made his debut on March 27, 2008 against Erix Quinteros. After winning his first 10 fights, his first loss came against Darnell Boone in 2011. After the loss he was released by his promoter. After 17 months without a fight, Monroe returned to the ring in August 2012. In 2014 he won the Boxcino Tournament which aired on ESPN 2. On January 16, 2015 he defeated Brian Vera in a 10-round unanimous decision.
Monroe Jr vs. Golovkin
Monroe fought against undefeated Gennady Golovkin on May 16, 2015. He lost the fight with a sixth round TKO.
Monroe Jr vs. Saunders
On September 16, 2017, Monroe Jr challenged Billy Joe Saunders for his WBO middleweight title but ultimately suffered the third defeat of his career, via a unanimous decision.
Monroe Jr vs. Maciel On 24 August 2018, Monroe Jr fought and defeated Javier Francisco Maciel via unanimous decision, winning 100-90, 100-90 and 99-91 on the scorecards.
Monroe Jr vs. Centeno Jr In his next bout, Monroe Jr faced the WBC #14 at middleweight Hugo Centeno Jr. In a largely slow and actionless fight, Monroe Jr managed to come out with a unanimous decision victory, 98-92, 97-93 and 96-94 on the scorecards.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes27Win24–3 Hugo Centeno Jr. 26Win23–3 Javier Francisco Maciel 25Win22–3 Carlos Galvan 24Loss21–3 Billy Joe Saunders23Win21–2 Gabriel Rosado22Win20–2 John Thompson21Loss19–2 Gennadiy Golovkin20Win19–1 Brian Vera19Win18–1 Brandon Adams18Win17–1 Vitalii Kopylenko17Win16–1 Donatas Bondorovas16Win15–1 Miguel Alvarez15Win14–1 Toris Smith14Win13–1 Michael Walker13Win12–1 Russell Jordan12Win11–1 Mark Anderson11Loss10–1 Darnell Boone10Win10–0 Mickey Scarborough9Win9–0 Loren Myers8Win8–0 Ibahiem King7Win7–0 Troy Artis6Win6–0 Tyson Schwieger5Win5–0 Torrence King4Win4–0 Chris Aucoin3Win3–0 Wilson Montero2Win2–0 Edward Smith1Win1–0 Erix Quinteros
References
External links
Willie Monroe Jr - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live