# 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.

## 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

| 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 | Hugo Centeno Jr. | UD | 10 | 2019-06-01 | Soboba Casino, San Jacinto, California | |
| 26 | Win | 23–3 | Javier Francisco Maciel | UD | 10 | 2018-08-24 | Minneapolis Armory, Minneapolis | |
| 25 | Win | 22–3 | Carlos Galvan | UD | 8 | 2018-03-03 | Barclays Center, New York City, New York | |
| 24 | Loss | 21–3 | Billy Joe Saunders | UD | 12 | 2017-09-16 | Copper Box Arena, London, England | For WBO middleweight title |
| 23 | Win | 21–2 | Gabriel Rosado | UD | 12 | 2016-09-17 | AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas | Won vacant WBO Intercontinental middleweight title |
| 22 | Win | 20–2 | John Thompson | UD | 12 | 2016-06-11 | Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona, New York | |
| 21 | Loss | 19–2 | Gennadiy Golovkin | TKO | 6 (12), 0:45 | 2015-05-16 | The Forum, Inglewood, California | For WBA (Super), IBO & interim WBC middleweight titles |
| 20 | Win | 19–1 | Brian Vera | UD | 10 | 2015-01-16 | Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona, New York | Retained WBA, NABA Middleweight title and WBO NABO middleweight title |
| 19 | Win | 18–1 | Brandon Adams | UD | 10 | 2014-05-23 | Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona, New York | Won vacant WBA, NABA, and vacant WBO NABO middleweight titles |
| 18 | Win | 17–1 | Vitalii Kopylenko | UD | 8 | 2014-04-18 | Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona, New York | |
| 17 | Win | 16–1 | Donatas Bondorovas | UD | 6 | 2014-02-28 | Horseshoe Casino, Hammond, Indiana | |
| 16 | Win | 15–1 | Miguel Alvarez | UD | 6 | 2013-10-11 | New Daisy Beale, Memphis, Tennessee | |
| 15 | Win | 14–1 | Toris Smith | RTD | 3 (6), 3:00 | 2013-09-07 | Civic Center, Biloxi, Mississippi | |
| 14 | Win | 13–1 | Michael Walker | TKO | 1 (4), 1:22 | 2013-07-27 | Bumpus Hardley Davidson, Memphis, Tennessee | |
| 13 | Win | 12–1 | Russell Jordan | UD | 8 | 2013-03-21 | Main Street Armory, Rochester, New York | |
| 12 | Win | 11–1 | Mark Anderson | UD | 6 | 2012-08-08 | Sahlen Stadium, Rochester, New York | |
| 11 | Loss | 10–1 | Darnell Boone | SD | 8 | 2011-03-29 | BB King Blues Club & Grill, New York City | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Mickey Scarborough | TKO | 5 (8), 1:53 | 2010-10-15 | Main Street Armory, Rochester, New York | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Loren Myers | RTD | 4 (6), 3:00 | 2010-07-28 | BB King Blues Club & Grill, New York City | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Ibahiem King | UD | 6 | 2010-04-10 | BankAtlantic Center, Sunrise, Florida | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Troy Artis | UD | 6 | 2009-11-19 | Main Street Armory, Rochester, New York | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Tyson Schwieger | UD | 4 | 2009-10-02 | First Council Casino, Newkirk, Oklahoma | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Torrence King | TKO | 6 (6), 2:25 | 2009-05-07 | Main Street Armory, Rochester, New York | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Chris Aucoin | UD | 4 | 2008-11-19 | OnCenter, Syracuse, New York | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Wilson Montero | UD | 4 | 2008-07-31 | Frontier Field, Rochester, New York | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Edward Smith | UD | 4 | 2008-06-26 | Main Street Armory, Rochester, New York | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Erix Quinteros | TKO | 3 (4), 2:25 | 2008-03-27 | Main Street Armory, Rochester, New York | |