Rendall Munroe


Rendall Munroe 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,
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

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
34LossJosh WarringtonRTD7, 3:0019 Apr 2014Phones 4u Arena, Manchester, EnglandFor List of [Commonwealth Boxing Council champions#Featherweight|Commonwealth featherweight title]
33Win28–4–1Youssef al-HamidiPTS429 Mar 2014Winter Gardens, Blackpool, England
32Loss27–4–1Lee SelbyTKO6, 1:311 Feb 2014Cardiff International Arena, Cardiff, WalesFor British and vacant List of [European Boxing Union champions#Featherweight|European featherweight titles]
31Win27–3–1Pavels SenkovsPTS62 Nov 2013Ice Arena, Kingston upon Hull, England
30Win26–3–1Andy TownendPTS1028 Sep 2013Doncaster Dome, Doncaster, England
29Win25–3–1László FeketeTKO1, 1:4112 May 2013Club Republic, Leicester, England
28Loss24–3–1Scott QuiggTKO6, 2:3724 Nov 2012Manchester Arena, Manchester, EnglandFor vacant WBA interim super bantamweight title
27Draw24–2–1Scott QuiggTD3, 0:4316 Jun 2012Manchester Velodrome, Manchester, EnglandFor vacant WBA interim super bantamweight title;
Munroe cut from accidental headbutt
26Win24–2José SaezTKO1, 2:504 Feb 2012De Vere Whites Hotel, Bolton, England
25Win23–2Ryuta MiyagiPTS1024 Sep 2011Ponds Forge Arena, Sheffield, England
24Win22–2Andrei IsaeuUD1216 Apr 2011M.E.N. Arena, Manchester, EnglandWon vacant WBA International super bantamweight title
23Loss21–2Toshiaki NishiokaUD1224 Oct 2010Kokugikan, Tokyo, JapanFor WBC world champions#Super bantamweight|WBC super bantamweight title]
22Win21–1Victor TerrazasTKO9, 0:5723 Apr 2010Skydome, Coventry, England
21Win20–1Simone MaludrottuUD1220 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
19Win18–1Kiko MartínezUD1227 Feb 2009Metrodome, Barnsley, EnglandRetained European super bantamweight title
18Win17–1Fabrizio TrottaTKO5, 1:2718 Dec 2008Dublin City University, Dublin, IrelandRetained European super bantamweight title
17Win16–1Arsen MartirosianUD125 Sep 2008Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre, Nottingham, EnglandRetained European super bantamweight title
16Win15–1Salem BouaitaRTD7, 3:002 May 2008Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre, Nottingham, EnglandRetained European super bantamweight title
15Win14–1Kiko MartínezMD127 Mar 2008Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre, Nottingham, EnglandWon European super bantamweight title
14Win13–1Marc CallaghanRTD6, 3:0012 Oct 2007Leisure Centre, Peterlee, EnglandWon vacant English super bantamweight title
13Win12–1Dai DaviesTKO5, 1:0313 Jul 2007Metrodome, Barnsley, England
12Win11–1Gavin DeaconPTS613 Apr 2007Leisure Centre, Altrincham, England
11Loss10–1Andy MorrisUD1229 Apr 2006Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, ScotlandFor British featherweight title
10Win10–0Jonathan WhitemanTKO2, 2:5628 Jan 2006Nottingham Arena, Nottingham, England
9Win9–0Riaz DurgahedPTS62 Sep 2005Heritage Hotel, Derby, England
8Win8–0Darren BroomhallTKO3, 0:3828 Jun 2005Metrodome, Barnsley, England
7Win7–0David KiiluPTS68 Oct 2004Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, England
6Win6–0David BaileyPTS627 Sep 2004Winter Gardens, Cleethorpes, England
5Win5–0Baz CareyPTS626 Apr 2004Winter Gardens, Cleethorpes, England
4Win4–0Anthony HannaPTS69 Apr 2014Benn Hall, Rugby, England
3Win3–0Neil ReadTKO1, 1:2314 Feb 2014Harvey Hadden Leisure Center, Nottingham, England
2Win2–0John Paul RyanPTS623 Nov 2003Magna Centre, Rotherham, England
1Win1–0Joel VineyTKO3 20 Sep 2003Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre, Nottingham, England