Munroe ready to prove he’s not the 3rd best super bantamweight in the UK by whipping Quigg and Frampton

Image: Munroe ready to prove he's not the 3rd best super bantamweight in the UK by whipping Quigg and FramptonBy Scott Gilfoid: Former European Boxing Union (EBU) super bantamweight champion Rendall Munroe (24-2, 10 KO’s) is ready to beat a couple of young upstarts Commonwealth super bantamweight champion Carl Frampton 12-0, 8 KO’s) and British super bantamweight champion Scott Quigg (24-0, 17 KO’s) to prove who the best fighter really is at super bantamweight in the UK.

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Quigg stops Arthur, looks terrible; Munroe destroys Saez

By William Mackay: On Saturday night, British super bantamweight champion Scott Quigg (24-0, 17 KO’s) had to shockingly get up off the deck after getting knocked down by 32-year-old challenger Jamie Arthur (18-6, 4 KO’s) in the 4th round to come back later and stop him with a left hook to the body that turned Arthur round completely in their fight at the Reebok Stadium, Bolton, Lancashire, UK.

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Quigg-Arthur, Munroe-Saez on Saturday

Image: Quigg-Arthur, Munroe-Saez on SaturdayBy Scott Gilfoid: Unbeaten British super bantamweight champion Scott Quigg (23-0, 16 KO’s) defends his title on Saturday night against challenger Jamie Arthur (18-5, 4 KO’s) at the Reebok stadium, Bolton, Lanchashire, UK. Also on the card will be Rendall Munroe (23-2, 9 KO’s) facing Jose Saez (21-12-6, 11 KO’s) in an eight round stay busy fight.

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Munroe couldn’t handle the body shots and movement from Nishioka

Image: Munroe couldn't handle the body shots and movement from NishiokaBy Scott Gilfoid: British super bantamweight challenger Rendall Munroe (21-2, 9 KO’s) was totally dominated by World Boxing Council (WBC) super bantamweight champion Toshiaki Nishioka (37-4-3, 23 KO’s), losing a by a lopsided 12 round unanimous decision on Sunday night at the Kokugikan, Tokyo, Japan. Nishioka, 34, using movement, straight left hands and vicious body shots, won by the scores of 119-109, 119-109 and 119-109. Munroe just couldn’t handle the movement and ended up taking big time punishment from Nishioka.

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Munroe beaten convincingly by Toshiaki Nishioka

By Dallan o’Donnell: The boxing bin man Rendall Munroe’s quest for the WBC super bantamweight championship was undone in Tokyo earlier today. Munroe, from Leicester showed signs in the opening two rounds that he would be capable of mounting a real challenge for Nishioka’s title but these were the only two rounds that Munroe showed champion qualities. Nishioka had an obvious speed advantage over Munroe and was never really troubled by Munroe’s lacklustre attack. The fight almost ended in the fifth when Nishioka had Munroe rocking and about to go but in a display of resilience Munroe continued on.

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Rendall Munroe: Can the bin man bag the world title?

Image: Rendall Munroe: Can the bin man bag the world title?by Ronnie Jordan: The European Super Bantamweight champion Rendall Munroe travels to Japan on September 24th to take on Toshiaki Nishioka for the World Boxing council belt. The tough fighter from Leicester England burst onto the scene two years ago after capturing the European title with a surprise victory over the highly touted Kiko Martinez. Since then he’s been extremely busy defending the belt five times against tough opposition, as well as capturing the Commonwealth title along the way.

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Munroe beats Maludrottu

By Steven Wain: Ok before I start let me congratulate both fighters on an absolutely fantastic performance, right from the first bell all the way to the last there was amazing action for any boxing fan. Both boxers took and gave punishment and in my eyes both of them are winners.

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Munroe vs. Maludrottu – don’t expect a stoppage

By Steven Wain: On tomorrow’s (20th November 2009) Friday fight night bin man Rendall Munroe will put his EBU (European) super bantamweight title on the line; the fight will also be the final eliminator for the chance to fight for the WBC super bantamweight world title. Munroe will fight against Italian opponent Simone Maludrottu in a 12 round bout at Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre, Nottingham, United Kingdom.

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Boxing’s hardest working pros

munroe32234By Mark Fletcher: I have always had respect for any boxer, what with the training and dedication that he or she put into the sport but the ones stand out for me are those who when not in the gym hitting the bag are grafting either outdoors or in a factory to help make ends meet.

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