On January 31, 1998, Julio César Green (22-2, 15 KOs), the middleweight WBA champion, defends his title against former world champion William Joppy (24-1-1, 19 KOs).
Julio César Green is coming in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 62% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Joppy, 5 months and 8 days ago. William Joppy is on a 1-fight losing streak with a 73% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision loss to Green, 5 months and 8 days ago.
The winning odds are at 93.2-6.8 in favor of William Joppy. It is going to be very difficult for Julio César Green to win this fight.
William Joppy defeated Julio César Green via unanimous decision in the rematch and wins the WBA title. Joppy improves his record to 25-1-1, while Green adds a loss to his record at 22-3.