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.
Career Early stages, English title With an amateur record of 30 wins and 10 losses, 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.
After 10 wins, he challenged Andy Morris for the British featherweight title but lost by unanimous decision in Edinburgh.
Munroe's first title win came three fights later when he beat Marc Callaghan for the vacant English super-bantamweight championship.
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.
He successfully defended the title three times during 2008, against Salem Bouaita, Arsen Martirosian, and Fabrizio Trotta.
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.
On 2 May 2009, Munroe captured the Commonwealth title with a unanimous decision victory over Ghanaian boxer Isaac Nettey at Crowtree Leisure Centre in Sunderland.
Back at the Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre on 20 November 2009, he defeated Simone Maludrottu by unanimous decision to retain his European title.
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.
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.
New promotor and first retirement On 17 January 2011, Munroe received an Honoured Citizen Award in his home city of Leicester,", Leicester Mercury, 18 January 2011, retrieved 19 January 2011 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 with Hatton Promotions for forthcoming fights, 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.
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.
A rematch took place at Manchester Arena on 24 November 2012. Quigg won by stoppage in the sixth round.
On 13 December 2012, Munroe announced his retirement from the sport at a press conference at King Power Stadium in Leicester.
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.
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.
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. He announced his second, and final, retirement from professional boxing immediately after the fight.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes34LossJosh WarringtonRTD7 (12), 19 Apr 201433Win28–4–1Youssef al-HamidiPTS429 Mar 201432Loss27–4–1Lee SelbyTKO6 (12), 1 Feb 201431Win27–3–1Pavels SenkovsPTS62 Nov 201330Win26–3–1Andy TownendPTS1028 Sep 201329Win25–3–1László FeketeTKO1 (6), 12 May 201328Loss24–3–1Scott QuiggTKO6 (12), 24 Nov 201227Draw24–2–1Scott QuiggTD3 (12), 16 Jun 201226Win24–2José SaezTKO1 (8), 4 Feb 201225Win23–2Ryuta MiyagiPTS1024 Sep 201124Win22–2Andrei IsaeuUD1216 Apr 201123Loss21–2Toshiaki NishiokaUD1224 Oct 201022Win21–1Victor TerrazasTKO9 (12), 23 Apr 201021Win20–1Simone MaludrottuUD1220 Nov 200920Win19–1Isaac NetteyUD122 May 200919Win18–1Kiko MartínezUD1227 Feb 200918Win17–1Fabrizio TrottaTKO5 (12), 18 Dec 200817Win16–1Arsen MartirosianUD125 Sep 200816Win15–1Salem BouaitaRTD7 (12), 2 May 200815Win14–1Kiko MartínezMD127 Mar 200814Win13–1Marc CallaghanRTD6 (10), 12 Oct 200713Win12–1Dai DaviesTKO5 (6), 13 Jul 200712Win11–1Gavin DeaconPTS613 Apr 200711Loss10–1Andy MorrisUD1229 Apr 200610Win10–0Jonathan WhitemanTKO2 (4), 28 Jan 20069Win9–0Riaz DurgahedPTS62 Sep 20058Win8–0Darren BroomhallTKO3 (6), 28 Jun 20057Win7–0David KiiluPTS68 Oct 20046Win6–0David BaileyPTS627 Sep 20045Win5–0Baz CareyPTS626 Apr 20044Win4–0Anthony HannaPTS69 Apr 20143Win3–0Neil ReadTKO1 (4), 14 Feb 20142Win2–0John Paul RyanPTS623 Nov 20031Win1–0Joel VineyTKO3 (4)20 Sep 2003
References
External links
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