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Rendall Munroe

Not to be confused with Randall Munroe.

Rendall Munroe (born 1 June 1980 in Leicester, England) is a retired English super bantamweight boxer. Munroe currently resides in Leicester. He is also a former holder of the EBU and Commonwealth Super Bantamweight titles. His dayjob as a binman is well publicised as his nickname is 'The Boxing Binman'. He and his corner men also come out wearing fluorescent yellow binman jackets. Munroe attended English Martyrs Catholic School.

Rendall Munroe
Born
Rendall Munroe

(1980-06-01) 1 June 1980 (age 44)
Leicester,
England
NationalityEnglish
Other namesThe Binman, 2 Tone
Statistics
Weight(s)Lightweight
Super featherweight
Featherweight
Super bantamweight
Height5 ft 6+1⁄2 in (1.69 m)[1]
Reach69+1⁄4 in (176 cm)[1]
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights34
Wins28
Wins by KO11
Losses5
Draws1
No contests0

Amateur career

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Munroe had an amateur record of 30–10.

Early professional career

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Munroe had his first professional fight in September 2003, when he stopped journeyman Joel Viney in the third round at the Harvey Hadden Leisure Center in Nottingham. After 10 wins, he challenged Andy Morris for the British featherweight title and lost a 12-round decision in Edinburgh. Munroe's first title win came three fights later when he beat Marc Callaghan for the vacant English super bantamweight title.[2] In an interview for Boxing News, Munroe said that he faced the toughest man to date so far during his career in this period, the David Kiilu. Munroe said "He taught me a boxing lesson but I came through with grit and determination"[3]

European and Commonwealth champion

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Munroe shot to fame when he upset the form book and defeated touted Kiko Martínez, again at the Harvey Hadden.[4] The win was all the more surprising[according to whom?] as in his previous fight, Martínez had knocked out Bernard Dunne in one round. Since the win, Munroe has defended three times against Salem Bouaita, Arsen Martirosian,[5] and Fabrizio Trotta.[6]

On 27 February 2009, Munroe faced Martínez for the second time after Martínez had been installed as the mandatory challenger. The early and middle rounds were fairly close with little to choose between the two fighters but late on Munroe took control and won a unanimous decision.[7]

On 2 May 2009, Munroe captured the Commonwealth Boxing Council title with a points victory over Isaac Nettty. On 23 April 2010, Munroe stopped world number three-rated Victor Terrazas in the ninth round of an eliminator to challenge World Boxing Council super bantamweight world champion Toshiaki Nishioka for his title,[8][9] which he lost by unanimous decision on 24 October 2010 at the Sumo Hall in Tokyo, Japan, with all three judges scoring the fight 119–109.[10]

To fight Nishioka, Munroe was forced to relinquish both his European and Commonwealth titles.

On 17 January 2011, Munroe received an Honoured Citizen Award in his home city of Leicester,[11] from Lord Mayor Colin Hall, in recognition of his work in promoting the city. Munroe, who had previously been promoted by Frank Maloney, signed an 18-month deal[12] in March 2011 with Hatton Promotions for forthcoming fights,[13] the first being at the MEN Arena where Munroe captured the vacant WBA international super bantamweight title with a unanimous decision over Andrei Isaeu on 16 April 2011.[14]

Munroe fought against Scott Quigg for the interim WBA super bantamweight title at the Manchester Velodrome on 16 June 2012. However, the fight was ruled a technical draw in the third round after Munroe suffered a cut over his right eye from an accidental head butt. They both want a rematch.[15][16]

On 13 December 2012, Munroe announced his retirement from the sport at a press conference at King Power Stadium.[17] But he made a return to the ring on 12 May 2013. He was weighed at 133 lb (60 kg) in this fight.[18] After a first-round stoppage of Laszlo Fekete, he is still aiming to become a world champion.[19]

Professional boxing record

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34 fights 28 wins 5 losses
By knockout 11 3
By decision 17 2
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
34 Loss 28–5–1 Josh Warrington RTD 7 (12), 3:00 19 Apr 2014 Phones 4u Arena, Manchester, England For Commonwealth featherweight title
33 Win 28–4–1 Youssef al-Hamidi PTS 4 29 Mar 2014 Winter Gardens, Blackpool, England
32 Loss 27–4–1 Lee Selby TKO 6 (12), 1:31 1 Feb 2014 Cardiff International Arena, Cardiff, Wales For British and vacant European featherweight titles
31 Win 27–3–1 Pavels Senkovs PTS 6 2 Nov 2013 Ice Arena, Kingston upon Hull, England
30 Win 26–3–1 Andy Townend PTS 10 28 Sep 2013 Doncaster Dome, Doncaster, England
29 Win 25–3–1 László Fekete TKO 1 (6), 1:41 12 May 2013 Club Republic, Leicester, England
28 Loss 24–3–1 Scott Quigg TKO 6 (12), 2:37 24 Nov 2012 Manchester Arena, Manchester, England For vacant WBA interim super bantamweight title
27 Draw 24–2–1 Scott Quigg TD 3 (12), 0:43 16 Jun 2012 Manchester Velodrome, Manchester, England For vacant WBA interim super bantamweight title;
Munroe cut from accidental headbutt
26 Win 24–2 José Saez TKO 1 (8), 2:50 4 Feb 2012 De Vere Whites Hotel, Bolton, England
25 Win 23–2 Ryuta Miyagi PTS 10 24 Sep 2011 Ponds Forge Arena, Sheffield, England
24 Win 22–2 Andrei Isaeu UD 12 16 Apr 2011 M.E.N. Arena, Manchester, England Won vacant WBA International super bantamweight title
23 Loss 21–2 Toshiaki Nishioka UD 12 24 Oct 2010 Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan For WBC super bantamweight title
22 Win 21–1 Victor Terrazas TKO 9 (12), 0:57 23 Apr 2010 Skydome, Coventry, England
21 Win 20–1 Simone Maludrottu UD 12 20 Nov 2009 Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre, Nottingham, England Retained European super bantamweight title
20 Win 19–1 Isaac Netty UD 12 2 May 2009 Crowtree Leisure Centre, Sunderland, England Won vacant Commonwealth super bantamweight title
19 Win 18–1 Kiko Martínez UD 12 27 Feb 2009 Metrodome, Barnsley, England Retained European super bantamweight title
18 Win 17–1 Fabrizio Trotta TKO 5 (12), 1:27 18 Dec 2008 Dublin City University, Dublin, Ireland Retained European super bantamweight title
17 Win 16–1 Arsen Martirosian UD 12 5 Sep 2008 Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre, Nottingham, England Retained European super bantamweight title
16 Win 15–1 Salem Bouaita RTD 7 (12), 3:00 2 May 2008 Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre, Nottingham, England Retained European super bantamweight title
15 Win 14–1 Kiko Martínez MD 12 7 Mar 2008 Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre, Nottingham, England Won European super bantamweight title
14 Win 13–1 Marc Callaghan RTD 6 (10), 3:00 12 Oct 2007 Leisure Centre, Peterlee, England Won vacant English super bantamweight title
13 Win 12–1 Dai Davies TKO 5 (6), 1:03 13 Jul 2007 Metrodome, Barnsley, England
12 Win 11–1 Gavin Deacon PTS 6 13 Apr 2007 Leisure Centre, Altrincham, England
11 Loss 10–1 Andy Morris UD 12 29 Apr 2006 Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland For British featherweight title
10 Win 10–0 Jonathan Whiteman TKO 2 (4), 2:56 28 Jan 2006 Nottingham Arena, Nottingham, England
9 Win 9–0 Riaz Durgahed PTS 6 2 Sep 2005 Heritage Hotel, Derby, England
8 Win 8–0 Darren Broomhall TKO 3 (6), 0:38 28 Jun 2005 Metrodome, Barnsley, England
7 Win 7–0 David Kiilu PTS 6 8 Oct 2004 Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, England
6 Win 6–0 David Bailey PTS 6 27 Sep 2004 Winter Gardens, Cleethorpes, England
5 Win 5–0 Baz Carey PTS 6 26 Apr 2004 Winter Gardens, Cleethorpes, England
4 Win 4–0 Anthony Hanna PTS 6 9 Apr 2014 Benn Hall, Rugby, England
3 Win 3–0 Neil Read TKO 1 (4), 1:23 14 Feb 2014 Harvey Hadden Leisure Center, Nottingham, England
2 Win 2–0 John Paul Ryan PTS 6 23 Nov 2003 Magna Centre, Rotherham, England
1 Win 1–0 Joel Viney TKO 3 (4) 20 Sep 2003 Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre, Nottingham, England

References

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  1. ^ a b Boxing Beat editorial department, ed. (21 October 2010). "西岡ら4選手好調アピール－WOWフェスダブル世界戦予備検診" (in Japanese). MACC Publications Inc. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
  2. ^ Rendall Munroe pro record
  3. ^ Boxing News 5/9/8 60 Second interview
  4. ^ Eastside Boxing | Munroe dethrones Martinez
  5. ^ Rendall retains against danger man Archived 5 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Munroe defends his European title
  7. ^ BBC Sport | Munroe impresses in euro defence
  8. ^ Davies, Gareth A (2010) "Rendall Munroe stops Victor Terrazas to earn shot at WBC super-bantamweight title", Daily Telegraph, 23 April 2010, retrieved 24 April 2010
  9. ^ Munroe prepares for Tokyo fight from BBC Radio Leicester
  10. ^ Hassan, Nabil (2010) "Rendall Munroe loses super-bantamweight world title bid", BBC, 24 October 2010, retrieved 24 October 2010
  11. ^ "'Positive ambassador' Rendall is honoured", Leicester Mercury, 18 January 2011, retrieved 19 January 2011
  12. ^ "Rendall Munroe can see a Guillermo Rigondeaux on his horizon". Boxing News. 12 April 2011. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
  13. ^ Tony Curtis (30 March 2011). "Munroe bins Maloney". Sky Sports. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
  14. ^ "Rendall Munroe happy with workmanlike win over Isaeu". BBC News. 18 April 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
  15. ^ "Accidental cut sees Quigg v Munroe end in a draw". Espn.co.uk. ESPN. 16 June 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
  16. ^ Gareth A Davies (17 June 2012). "Scott Quigg and Rendall Munroe desire rematch after clash of heads in technical draw". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
  17. ^ "Leicester's Rendall Munroe calls time on his boxing career | This is Leicestershire". www.thisisleicestershire.co.uk. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012.
  18. ^ James Slater (13 May 2013). "Rendall Munroe stops Laszlo Fekete in 101 seconds". Fightnews.com. Archived from the original on 13 June 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  19. ^ "Rendall Munroe targets world title after return to ring". BBC. 15 May 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
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