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Willie Monroe Jr vs. Jermall Charlo
The interim World Boxing Council World Middleweight title will be on the line December 22, 2018 from Barclays Center in Brooklyn New York when Jermall Charlo (27-0, 21 knockouts) faces Willie Monroe Jr. (23-3, 6 knockouts) in a scheduled 12 round bout that will be for Charlo’s WBC interim middleweight title belt. The fight can be seen on Fox and Fox Deportes.
When: Saturday, December 22nd, 2018
Where: Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York
Why: Interim WBC World Middleweight Title
Preview: Jermall Charlo has never lost a fight and will be a prohibitive favorite in his upcoming matchup against Willie Monroe, Jr. for the World Boxing Council interim middleweight title. Charlo has a strong body of work and proven record as a champion while Monroe Jr. failed in his last attempt for a championship belt. Charlo’s resume is impressive with a strong list of opponents and championship fights. The big question for this matchup is whether or not Monroe Jr. can make for a competitive bout. The one thing for certain is that Monroe will not be expected to be a serious threat. More
Interim WBC World Middleweight Title
Willie Monroe Jr. is 31 years of age and is currently ranked 13th in the world. He stands at five feet, 10 inches tall with a reach of 74 inches and fights from a southpaw stance. Monroe is a native of Rochester, New York where he still resides.
Monroe last stepped into the ring on August 24, 2018 against Javier Francisco Maciel at the Minneapolis Armory in Minneapolis. Monroe scored a ten round unanimous decision win over Maciel.
Prior to that on March 3, 2018 Monroe Jr. met Carlos Galvan at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn for a scheduled eight round bout and scored a unanimous decision win.
On September 16, 2017 Monroe met Billy Joe Saunders at the Copper Box Arena in Queen Elizabeth Park, Hackney Wick. Saunders won a unanimous decision win in the scheduled 12 round bout that was for the World Boxing Organization world middleweight title.
Jermall Charlo is 28 years old and ranked fourth in the world. He stands at six feet tall with a reach of 73.5 inches and fights from an orthodox stance. Charlo is a native of Houston, Texas and now resides in Richmond, Texas. Charlo was previously the International Boxing Federation junior middleweight champion.
Charlo last stepped into the ring on April 21, 2018 against Hugo Centeno Jr and scored a second-round knockout win in a bout that was scheduled for 12 rounds. With the win Charlo won the interim World Boxing Council world middleweight title. The bout took place at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Prior to that win over Centeno Jr., Charlo met Jorge Sebastian Heiland on July 29, 2017. The fight also took place at Barclays Center in Brooklyn and was scheduled for 12 rounds. Charlo scored a fourth-round technical knockout win.
On December 10, 2016 Charlo met Julian Williams for the International Boxing Federation world super welterweight title. Charlo scored a fifth-round knockout win in a bout that was scheduled for 12 rounds at the Galen Center in Los Angeles, California. Williams went down once in the second round and twice in the fifth round.
Willie Monroe Jr vs. Jermall Charlo
Willie Monroe Jr. fell short in his last shot at a title and is going up against a proven champion in Jermall Charlo. Charlo will be the prohibitive favorite in this bout based on his superior body of work and better name recognition.
Bet Willie Monroe Jr vs. Jermall Charlo
Opening Boxing Lines at Bookmaker Sportsbook - Willie Monroe Jr. Vs. Jermall Charlo. Check back later.
The current boxing line is yet to be released. If Willie Monroe Jr. is the boxing favorite at -120 it means that you have to risk $120 to win $100. If Jermall Charlo is this fight’s underdog, that has value at +120, meaning that for every $100 bet you will win $120.
Total Rounds Betting
The fight is scheduled for 12 rounds. Check back later for the total rounds betting line. For example, if the total rounds betting line is Over 9.5 Rounds -170, that means that if you think the fight is going to go to at least 10 rounds for you to win your bet you would need to bet $170 to win $100. The Under 9.5 +Rounds +170, would mean you would need to risk $100 to win $170.
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