Willie Monroe Junior
Willie Monroe | |
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Birth Name | Willie Monroe |
Fight name | El Mongoose |
Weight class | medium weight |
nationality | US-american |
birthday | 17th December 1986 |
place of birth | Rochester |
style | Southpaw |
size | 1.78 m |
Range | 1.88 m |
Combat Statistics | |
Struggles | 23 |
Victories | 21st |
Knockout victories | 6th |
Defeats | 2 |
draw | 0 |
No value | 0 |
Profile in the BoxRec database |
Willie Monroe Jr. (* 17th December 1986 in Rochester , New York , USA ) is an American boxer in the middleweight division . He is trained by Danny Akers .
Amateur career
Among the amateurs, the southpaw won gold at both the Empire Games and the New York Golden Gloves . In 2007 he took part in the Golden Gloves tournament and made it to the semi-finals. There he had to admit defeat to Shawn Porter 5-0 on points.
Professional career
Monroe made his professional debut in 2008 when he defeated his compatriot Erix Quinteros, who also made his professional debut, with a technical knockout in the 3rd round in a 4-round fight.
In 2014, he earned the vacant WBO - NABO and WBA - NABA belts when he beat Brandon Adams on points in a fight. He defended these two titles the following year against Brian Vera with a point win.
On May 16, 2015, Monroe competed against Gennadi Golowkin for the WBA World Championship and was knocked out in round 6 Already the following year, Monroe reported back with unanimous points victories against his compatriots John Thompson and Gabriel Rosado .
Web links
- Willie Monroe junior in the BoxRec database
Individual evidence
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Monroe, Willie Jr. |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Monroe, Willie; El Mongoose (battle name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American middleweight boxer |
DATE OF BIRTH | 17th December 1986 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Rochester , New York , USA |