On September 24, 1999, William Joppy (27-1-1, 21 KOs), the middleweight WBA champion, defends his title against former world champion Julio César Green (25-3, 17 KOs).
William Joppy is coming in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 72% KO rate; his last fight was a 1st round TKO victory over Napoleon Pitt, 2 months ago. Julio César Green is on a 3-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Jerry Williams, 4 months and 9 days ago.
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.
In the rematch, William Joppy stopped Julio César Green via TKO in the 7th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBA middleweight title. Joppy improves his record to 28-1-1 (22 KOs), while Green adds a loss to his record at 25-4.