Willie Monroe Jr.

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.

Willie Monroe Jr.
Statistics
Nickname(s)The Mongoose
Weight(s)Super Middleweight
Middleweight
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Reach74 in (188 cm)
NationalityAmerican
Born (1986-12-17) December 17, 1986
Rochester, New York, U.S.
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights27
Wins24
Wins by KO6
Losses3
For the boxer born in 1946, see Willie Monroe (boxer, born 1946).

Amateur career

Monroe's amateur record was 128–14, he won gold at the Empire Games and in the New York Golden Gloves.[1]

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.[2] After 17 months without a fight, Monroe returned to the ring in August 2012.[3] In 2014 he won the Boxcino Tournament which aired on ESPN 2.[4] On January 16, 2015 he defeated Brian Vera in a 10-round unanimous decision.[5]

Monroe Jr vs. Golovkin

Monroe fought against undefeated Gennady Golovkin on May 16, 2015.[6][7] He lost the fight with a sixth round TKO.[8]

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.[9]

Monroe Jr vs. Centeno Jr

In his next bout, Monroe Jr faced the WBC #14 at middleweight Hugo Centeno Jr.[10] 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.[11]

Professional boxing record
27 fights 24 wins 3 losses
By knockout 6 1
By decision 18 2
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
27 Win 24–3 United States Hugo Centeno Jr. UD 10 2019-06-01 United States Soboba Casino, San Jacinto, California
26 Win 23–3 Argentina Javier Francisco Maciel UD 10 2018-08-24 United States Minneapolis Armory, Minneapolis
25 Win 22–3 Colombia Carlos Galvan UD 8 2018-03-03 United States Barclays Center, New York City, New York
24 Loss 21–3 United Kingdom Billy Joe Saunders UD 12 2017-09-16 United Kingdom Copper Box Arena, London, England For WBO middleweight title
23 Win 21–2 United States Gabriel Rosado UD 12 2016-09-17 United States AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas Won vacant WBO Intercontinental middleweight title
22 Win 20–2 United States John Thompson UD 12 2016-06-11 United States Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona, New York
21 Loss 19–2 Kazakhstan Gennadiy Golovkin TKO 6 (12), 0:45 2015-05-16 United States The Forum, Inglewood, California For WBA (Super), IBO & interim WBC middleweight titles
20 Win 19–1 United States Brian Vera UD 10 2015-01-16 United States Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona, New York Retained WBA, NABA Middleweight title and WBO NABO middleweight title
19 Win 18–1 United States Brandon Adams UD 10 2014-05-23 United States Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona, New York Won vacant WBA, NABA, and vacant WBO NABO middleweight titles
18 Win 17–1 Ukraine Vitalii Kopylenko UD 8 2014-04-18 United States Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona, New York
17 Win 16–1 Lithuania Donatas Bondorovas UD 6 2014-02-28 United States Horseshoe Casino, Hammond, Indiana
16 Win 15–1 Mexico Miguel Alvarez UD 6 2013-10-11 United States New Daisy Beale, Memphis, Tennessee
15 Win 14–1 United States Toris Smith RTD 3 (6), 3:00 2013-09-07 United States Civic Center, Biloxi, Mississippi
14 Win 13–1 United States Michael Walker TKO 1 (4), 1:22 2013-07-27 United States Bumpus Hardley Davidson, Memphis, Tennessee
13 Win 12–1 United States Russell Jordan UD 8 2013-03-21 United States Main Street Armory, Rochester, New York
12 Win 11–1 United States Mark Anderson UD 6 2012-08-08 United States Sahlen Stadium, Rochester, New York
11 Loss 10–1 United States Darnell Boone SD 8 2011-03-29 United States BB King Blues Club & Grill, New York City
10 Win 10–0 United States Mickey Scarborough TKO 5 (8), 1:53 2010-10-15 United States Main Street Armory, Rochester, New York
9 Win 9–0 United States Loren Myers RTD 4 (6), 3:00 2010-07-28 United States BB King Blues Club & Grill, New York City
8 Win 8–0 United States Ibahiem King UD 6 2010-04-10 United States BankAtlantic Center, Sunrise, Florida
7 Win 7–0 United States Troy Artis UD 6 2009-11-19 United States Main Street Armory, Rochester, New York
6 Win 6–0 United States Tyson Schwieger UD 4 2009-10-02 United States First Council Casino, Newkirk, Oklahoma
5 Win 5–0 United States Torrence King TKO 6 (6), 2:25 2009-05-07 United States Main Street Armory, Rochester, New York
4 Win 4–0 Canada Chris Aucoin UD 4 2008-11-19 United States OnCenter, Syracuse, New York
3 Win 3–0 United States Wilson Montero UD 4 2008-07-31 United States Frontier Field, Rochester, New York
2 Win 2–0 United States Edward Smith UD 4 2008-06-26 United States Main Street Armory, Rochester, New York
1 Win 1–0 United States Erix Quinteros TKO 3 (4), 2:25 2008-03-27 United States Main Street Armory, Rochester, New York

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References
  1. "Willie Monroe Jr". boxrec.com.
  2. Leo Roth, Sports columnist (April 15, 2014). "Leo Roth: Knocked down but hardly out". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.
  3. "Boxer Willie Monroe Jr. has another tough fight on his hands". The Orange County Register. March 25, 2015.
  4. Leo Roth, Columnist (April 1, 2015). "Roth: Willie Monroe Jr. a beacon for Rochester". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.
  5. Ryan Songalia (January 20, 2015). "Willie Monroe Jr. a middleweight on the rise". Ring TV.
  6. "Willie Monroe Jr. confident as the underdog". ESPN. May 14, 2015.
  7. "Gennady Golovkin to face Boxcino winner Willie Monroe Jr". ESPN. March 13, 2015.
  8. "Gennady Golovkin stops Willie Monroe Jr. in 6th round for 20th straight KO win". ESPN. May 17, 2015.
  9. "Jamal James, Caleb Truax make hometown fans happy with knockout wins". The Ring. August 25, 2018. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
  10. "Centeno Jr vs Monroe Jr - News, Tape, Ringwalk, TV, Streaming & Tickets". Box.Live. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
  11. Donovan, Jake (June 2019). "Willie Monroe Decisions Hugo Centeno Over Ten". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
  12. "Willie Monroe Jr.-Professional Boxing Record". boxrec.com.
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