William Joppy vs Julio César Green
On August 23, 1997, William Joppy (24-0-1, 19 KOs), the middleweight WBA champion, defends his title against Dominican challenger, Julio César Green (21-2, 15 KOs).
Joppy vs Green Stats
William Joppy is coming in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 76% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Peter Venancio, 3 months and 13 days ago. Julio César Green is on a 2-fight win streak with a 65% KO rate, with his last fight being a 9th round TKO win over Earl Allen, 2 months and 2 days ago.
Joppy vs Green Prediction & Odds
This should be a confident win for William Joppy at 99-1 winning odds. Julio César Green really doesn't have much to present against Joppy.
Joppy vs Green Result
Julio César Green defeated William Joppy via unanimous decision and wins the WBA title — in his first world-title fight. Green improves his record to 22-2, while Joppy adds a loss to his record at 24-1-1.