Monroe Jr vs Thompson

Who won Monroe Jr vs Thompson?

Willie Monroe Jr beat John Thompson by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, June 11th, 2016, at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona.

The scorecards were announced as 96-92, 95-93, 99-89 in favor of winner Willie Monroe Jr.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).

Monroe Jr vs Thompson stats

Back in June 2016, Willie Monroe Jr stepped into the ring with a record of 19 wins, 2 losses, and 0  draws, 6 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

John Thompson made his way to the ring with a record of 17 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 6 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Thompson had a slight advantage in power over Monroe Jr, with a 35% knockout percentage compared to Monroe Jr's 32%.

Willie Monroe Jr was the older man by 2 years, at 29 years old.

Thompson had a height advantage of 3 inches over Monroe Jr.

Willie Monroe Jr fought out of the southpaw stance, while John Thompson was an orthodox fighter.

Monroe Jr was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 3 years and 2 months earlier than Thompson, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 83 more professional rounds, totaling 180 compared to Thompson's 97.

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Monroe Jr's last 3 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 19 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 26 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.7 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Monroe Jr vs Thompson?

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