Rendall Munroe

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Rendall Munroe
Personal information
Nickname(s)
The Binman, 2 Tone
Born (1980-06-01) 1 June 1980 (age 45) [1]
Leicester, Leicestershire, England [1]
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm) [1]
Weight Super-bantamweight, Featherweight
Boxing career
Reach69.5 in (177 cm) [1]
Stance Southpaw
Boxing record [2]
Total fights34
Wins28
Win by KO11
Losses5
Draws1
No contests0

Rendall Munroe (born 1 June 1980) is an English former professional boxer. He held the European, Commonwealth and English super-bantamweight titles. Known as 'The Boxing Binman' due to his dayjob as a binman, Munroe and his corner men used to make their ring walk wearing fluorescent yellow binman jackets.

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Career

Early stages, English title

With an amateur record of 30 wins and 10 losses,[ citation needed ] Munroe had his first professional fight on 20 September 2003, when he stopped Joel Viney in the third round at the Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre in Nottingham. [3]

After 10 wins, he challenged Andy Morris for the British featherweight title but lost by unanimous decision in Edinburgh. [4]

Munroe's first title win came three fights later when he beat Marc Callaghan for the vacant English super-bantamweight championship. [3] [5]

European and Commonwealth champion

Munroe defeated European super-bantamweight champion, Kiko Martínez, by majority decision again at the Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre on 7 March 2008. [6] [7]

He successfully defended the title three times during 2008, against Salem Bouaita, [8] [9] Arsen Martirosian, [10] [11] and Fabrizio Trotta. [12] [13]

On 27 February 2009 at Barnsley Metrodome, Munroe faced a rematch with Kiko Martínez, who had been installed as the mandatory challenger, and defeated the Spaniard once more, this time by unanimous decision. [14] [15]

On 2 May 2009, Munroe captured the Commonwealth title with a unanimous decision victory over Ghanian boxer Isaac Nettey at Crowtree Leisure Centre in Sunderland. [16] [17]

Back at the Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre on 20 November 2009, he defeated Simone Maludrottu by unanimous decision to retain his European title. [18] [19]

World championship opportunity

On 23 April 2010 at Coventry Skydome, Munroe stopped Victor Terrazas in the ninth round of an eliminator to challenge WBC super-bantamweight champion Toshiaki Nishioka. [20] [21]

He lost to Nishioka by unanimous decision on 24 October 2010 at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan in Tokyo, Japan, with all three judges scoring the fight 119–109. [22] [23]

New promotor and first retirement

On 17 January 2011, Munroe received an Honoured Citizen Award in his home city of Leicester, [24] from Lord Mayor Colin Hall, in recognition of his work in promoting the city.

In March 2011, Munroe, who had previously been promoted by Frank Maloney, signed an 18-month deal [25] with Hatton Promotions for forthcoming fights, [26] the first being at the MEN Arena where he captured the vacant WBA international super-bantamweight title with a unanimous decision over Andrei Isaeu on 16 April 2011. [27]

Munroe fought against Scott Quigg for the WBA Interim super-bantamweight title at 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 clash of heads. [28] [29]

A rematch took place at Manchester Arena on 24 November 2012. Quigg won by stoppage in the sixth round. [30] [31]

On 13 December 2012, Munroe announced his retirement from the sport at a press conference at King Power Stadium in Leicester. [3] [32] [33]

Comeback, title chances and second retirement

He made a return to the ring on 12 May 2013 with a first-round stoppage of Laszlo Fekete at Club Republic in Leicester. [34] [35]

Munroe challenged British featherweight champion Lee Selby at Cardiff International Arena on 1 February 2024 with the vacant European featherweight title also up for grabs. He lost by technical knockout in the sixth round. [36] [37]

On 19 April 2014, he took on Commonwealth featherweight title holder, Josh Warrington, at Manchester Arena. Munroe quit on his stool at the end of the seventh round. [38] He announced his second, and final, retirement from professional boxing immediately after the fight. [39] [40]

Professional boxing record

34 fights28 wins5 losses
By knockout113
By decision172
Draws1
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
34Loss28–5–1 Josh Warrington RTD7 (12), 3:0019 Apr 2014 Phones 4u Arena, Manchester, EnglandFor Commonwealth featherweight title
33Win28–4–1Youssef al-HamidiPTS429 Mar 2014 Winter Gardens, Blackpool, England
32Loss27–4–1 Lee Selby TKO6 (12), 1:311 Feb 2014 Cardiff International Arena, Cardiff, WalesFor British and vacant European featherweight titles
31Win27–3–1Pavels SenkovsPTS62 Nov 2013 Ice Arena, Kingston upon Hull, England
30Win26–3–1Andy TownendPTS1028 Sep 2013 Doncaster Dome, Doncaster, England
29Win25–3–1László FeketeTKO1 (6), 1:4112 May 2013Club Republic, Leicester, England
28Loss24–3–1 Scott Quigg TKO6 (12), 2:3724 Nov 2012 Manchester Arena, Manchester, EnglandFor vacant WBA interim super bantamweight title
27Draw24–2–1 Scott Quigg TD3 (12), 0:4316 Jun 2012 Manchester Velodrome, Manchester, EnglandFor vacant WBA interim super bantamweight title;
Munroe cut from accidental headbutt
26Win24–2José SaezTKO1 (8), 2:504 Feb 2012 De Vere Whites Hotel, Bolton, England
25Win23–2Ryuta MiyagiPTS1024 Sep 2011 Ponds Forge Arena, Sheffield, England
24Win22–2Andrei IsaeuUD12 16 Apr 2011 M.E.N. Arena, Manchester, EnglandWon vacant WBA International super bantamweight title
23Loss21–2 Toshiaki Nishioka UD1224 Oct 2010 Kokugikan, Tokyo, JapanFor WBC super bantamweight title
22Win21–1 Victor Terrazas TKO9 (12), 0:5723 Apr 2010 Skydome, Coventry, England
21Win20–1 Simone Maludrottu UD1220 Nov 2009Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre, Nottingham, EnglandRetained European super bantamweight title
20Win19–1Isaac NetteyUD122 May 2009Crowtree Leisure Centre, Sunderland, EnglandWon vacant Commonwealth super bantamweight title
19Win18–1 Kiko Martínez UD1227 Feb 2009Metrodome, Barnsley, EnglandRetained European super bantamweight title
18Win17–1Fabrizio TrottaTKO5 (12), 1:2718 Dec 2008 Dublin City University, Dublin, IrelandRetained European super bantamweight title
17Win16–1 Arsen Martirosian UD125 Sep 2008Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre, Nottingham, EnglandRetained European super bantamweight title
16Win15–1Salem BouaitaRTD7 (12), 3:002 May 2008Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre, Nottingham, EnglandRetained European super bantamweight title
15Win14–1 Kiko Martínez MD127 Mar 2008Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre, Nottingham, EnglandWon European super bantamweight title
14Win13–1Marc CallaghanRTD6 (10), 3:0012 Oct 2007Leisure Centre, Peterlee, EnglandWon vacant English super bantamweight title
13Win12–1Dai DaviesTKO5 (6), 1:0313 Jul 2007Metrodome, Barnsley, England
12Win11–1Gavin DeaconPTS613 Apr 2007Leisure Centre, Altrincham, England
11Loss10–1 Andy Morris UD1229 Apr 2006 Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, ScotlandFor British featherweight title
10Win10–0Jonathan WhitemanTKO2 (4), 2:5628 Jan 2006 Nottingham Arena, Nottingham, England
9Win9–0 Riaz Durgahed PTS62 Sep 2005Heritage Hotel, Derby, England
8Win8–0Darren BroomhallTKO3 (6), 0:3828 Jun 2005 Metrodome, Barnsley, England
7Win7–0David KiiluPTS68 Oct 2004 Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, England
6Win6–0David BaileyPTS627 Sep 2004Winter Gardens, Cleethorpes, England
5Win5–0Baz CareyPTS626 Apr 2004 Winter Gardens, Cleethorpes, England
4Win4–0Anthony HannaPTS69 Apr 2014 Benn Hall, Rugby, England
3Win3–0Neil ReadTKO1 (4), 1:2314 Feb 2014Harvey Hadden Leisure Center, Nottingham, England
2Win2–0John Paul RyanPTS623 Nov 2003 Magna Centre, Rotherham, England
1Win1–0Joel VineyTKO3 (4)20 Sep 2003 Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre, Nottingham, England

References

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