Rendall Munroe
| Rendall Munroe | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | Rendall Munroe |
| Nickname(s) | The Binman, 2 Tone |
| Weight(s) |
Lightweight Super featherweight Featherweight Super bantamweight |
| Height | 5 ft 6 1⁄2 in (1.69 m) |
| Reach | 69 1⁄4 in (176 cm) |
| Nationality | English |
| Born |
1 June 1980 Leicester, England |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 34 |
| Wins | 28 |
| Wins by KO | 11 |
| Losses | 5 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No contests | 0 |
Rendall Munroe (born 1 June 1980 in Leicester, England) is an English super bantamweight boxer. Munroe currently resides in Leicester and is the WBA International Super Bantamweight champion. 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.
Munroe had an amateur record of 30–10.
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. 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 Kenyan David Kiilu. Munroe said "He taught me a boxing lesson but I came through with grit and determination"
Munroe shot to fame when he upset the form book and defeated touted Spaniard Kiko Martinez, again at the Harvey Hadden. The win was all the more surprising as in his previous fight Martinez had knocked out Bernard Dunne in one round. Since the win, Munroe has defended three times against Frenchman Salem Bouaita, Armenian Arsen Martirosian, and Italian Fabrizio Trotta.
On 27 February 2009, Munroe faced Kiko Martinez for the second time after the Spaniard 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.
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