By Dan Ambrose: #8 WBA middleweight contender Willie Monroe Jr. (19-2, 6 KOs) says he wants a rematch against IBO/WBA middleweight champ Gennady Golovkin (33-0, 30 KOs), who beat him by a 6th round knockout loss last month on May 16th in Inglewood, California.
The southpaw Monroe figures that he should be able to get a rematch against Golovkin if he defeats two top quality 160 pound contenders. Monroe has been pushed down the World Boxing Association’s top 15 ranking to No.8, so he’s going to need to defeat a couple of good middleweight contenders for him to get ranked high enough to where Golovkin will be forced to fight him again.