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Last night the Harvey Hadden Sports Complex in Nottingham, England, promoter Frank Maloney hosted a fight night headlined by 'Boxing Binman' Rendall Munroe’s fifth defence of his European Super Bantamweight title.

Facing Italy's Simone ‘Boom Boom’ Maludrottu, this could be Munroe's toughest test, but winning this contest may propel him to a much deserved world title fight.

The atmosphere inside the venue was fantastic! Munroe always enjoys big crowd support and last night was no exception as a sea of fluorescent ‘bin-man-style’ tabards greeted him as he entered the ring. More...

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Yesterday at the Gateway Hotel in Nottingham, England, promoter Frank Maloney hosted the official weigh-in ahead of tonight's European super bantamweight title clash between reigning champion Rendall Munroe and former European bantam titlist and WBC world title challenger Simone Maludrottu.

Proceedings went smoothly and quickly. The two men quietly took turns weighing in and both posed for the obligatory ‘face-off’ photographs. As you would expect from these two boxers - there was no goading or verbal onslaught from either man.

Munroe looked in fantastic shape and was calm and relaxed throughout.

Weights were as follows:

European super bantamweight championship, 12 rounds
Rendall Munroe: 8 stone 10 pounds/122 lb
Simone Maludrottu: 8 stone 9 and a quarter pounds/121.25 lb More...

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Today at the Gateway Hotel in Nottingham, England, promoter Frank Maloney hosted a press conference ahead of Friday's fight night at the Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre, in which Leicester binman Rendall Munroe will defend his European super bantamweight title for the fifth time.

Munroe's opponent, former European bantamweight champion and WBC title challenger Simone ‘Boom Boom’ Maludrottu of Italy arrived in England yesterday and sat at today's press conference alongside his trainer.

Unable to speak English, Maludrottu answered questions via an interpreter, who sat between Maludrottu and his trainer.

A confident Munroe sat alongside his team of Jason and Mike Shinfield. Munroe's good friend and British super bantam champion Jason Booth was on hand to offer support as were Munroe's stablemates, light heavyweight Ovill McKenzie and light welter Scott Haywood, who also fight on Friday's bill. More...

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On Saturday, SaddoBoxing returned to Shinfield's Gym to check on the "Boxing Binman", Rendall Munroe. European super bantam champion Munroe faces Italian boxer Simone Maludrottu on Friday night (20th November) at the Harvey Hadden Sports Centre in Nottingham, England.

Saturday morning was a hive of activity at the gym. Munroe and some of his stable-mates were already working up a sweat power-skipping while others were out on a run.

Today, Ovill McKenzie, Scot Haywood, Scot Slater, Dale Miles and Steven Jevons were also in training for their upcoming fights on Friday night. Other boxers in the gym included Luke Gallear, Simon Fleck, Junior Thompson and Jatinder Johal. More...

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Yesterday, SaddoBoxing returned to Shinfield's Gym in Somercotes, Derbyshire, England to check on the progress of Rendall ‘2Tone’ Munroe as he prepares for the fifth defence of his European Super Bantamweight title against Simone Maludrottu on November 20.

It was a cold morning but I received a warm welcome and coffee from Jason Shinfield, who was already waiting at the gym.

Rendall soon arrived alongside Prizefighter Cruiserweight Champion Ovill McKenzie and girlfriend as well as light middleweight boxer Simon Fleck, who had also come to train.

Donning a few layers of clothing, Rendall began training. McKenzie – also made to wear a thick jacket – soon got in to the swing of training and it wasn’t long before he was grinning broadly! More...

Rendall Munroe has been told he faces the toughest night of his professional career when he faces Simone Maludrottu (30-2).

The Leicester binman (19-1) will be making the fifth defence of his European super bantamweight crown when he faces the tricky Italian mandatory challenger at Nottingham's Harvey Hadden Leisure Centre on Friday, November 20.

Promote Frank Maloney hopes the fight will be granted WBC eliminator status for the world crown worn by Japan's Toshiaki Nishioka. More...

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This past Friday afternoon, SaddoBoxing visited Shinfield's Gym in Somercotes, Derbyshire, to check in on European Super Bantamweight Champion Rendall Munroe.

The "Boxing Binman" will be making the fifth defence of his crown on November 20 in Nottingham, England when he faces Italy's former European Bantam Champion and world title challenger Simone ‘Boom Boom’ Maludrottu, who brings a record of 30 wins (11 by KO) and 2 losses to the contest.

With an impressive record of 19 wins (8 by KO) and just 1 loss, which occurred during a British Featherweight title challenge against Andy Morris in 2006, southpaw Munroe is surely heading for a world title clash. More...

Rendall Munroe will make the fifth defence of his European super bantamweight title against Simone Maludrottu at Nottingham's Harvey Hadden Sports Centre on Friday, November 20.

The banging binman has been handed home advantage after his promoter Frank Maloney won purse bids for the fight against his mandatory challenger. More...

The most anticipated domestic match-up of 2009, between Jamie Moore and Ryan Rhodes, will take place at Bolton Arena in Bolton. England.

Moore, (32-3), will be defending his European light middleweight when he faces his Sheffield rival on Friday October 23.

An application has also been made for WBC eliminator status which would add even more prestige to this match-up. More...

Rendall Munroe will have home advantage when he defends his European super bantamweight title against Simone Maludrottu later this year.

The Leicester binman's promoter Frank Maloney won the purse bids yesterday and plans to stage the contest in the Midlands in late November. More...

FTM stable stars Jamie Moore and Rendall Munroe are set to earn WBC title fights next year.

The pair were celebrating last night after the Mexico City based governing body gave them impressive world rankings in their latest ratings. More...

Frank Maloney will stage a sensational triple title card in Sunderland on Saturday May 2 with a special added attraction the homecoming of Olympic hero Tony Jeffries.

New European light-middleweight champion Jamie Moore makes the first defence of his title when he faces Ukraine's former amateur star Roman Dzuman, 23-6-1. More...

There was a good card at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, England last night that saw a big upset on the domestic heavyweight scene along with a Commonwealth title fight, an English title scrap and the professional debut of three Olympic boxers.

At the rather advanced age of 42 years, Bedford brawler Matt Skelton, 22-3 (19), had risen through the ranks to stand atop the heavyweight division in England and came into his Commonwealth title defense with Belfast's Martin Rogan, 12-0 (6), on the strength of a European title winning effort against Italy's Paolo Vidoz in December.

Rogan, no spring chicken himself at 37, came into his bout with Skelton as the far less experienced man and despite a good 2008 that saw him win the heavyweight "Prizefighter" tournament and narrowly outpoint Audley Harrison, was not expected to defeat Skelton.

But the Irishman proved to not only be able to take the punishment and bullying of Skelton but had the ability to give it back like no one else at domestic level has done so to date. More...

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Last night at the Metrodome in Barnsley, England Frank Maloney hosted a fight night billed as “Sublime Skill vs. Brute Force”, headlined by the clash between Rendall Munroe of Leicester, England and Kiko Martinez of Alicante, Spain.

"Boxing Binman" or "2Tone" Munroe would face Spaniard ‘La Sensation’ Martinez for the fourth defence of his European Super Bantamweight belt which he won from Martinez in March last year.

There was a great atmosphere at the Metrodome as a sea of fluorescent tabbards awaited the entrance of popular Munroe. The taller Leicester man looked in fantastic shape as he waited to hear the bell signalling the start of the fight.

Straight away, both boxers get to work, with Martinez starting fast and targeting the body of Munroe. Mid-way through the first round, Martinez already has a cut to the right eye and Munroe also has blood to the face.

The Spaniard scores with the left hook and Munroe tucks in tight as he goes for the body again. As he goes back to the corner, it’s clear that Munroe has a cut to the left brow and a nick on the head. More...

In the short hours leading up to tonight's big triple championship boxing bill at local venue The Metrodome, the town of Barnsley, England has been flooded with fans who have invaded "The Tarn" for the European super bantamweight title rematch between reigning champion Rendall Munroe and the man he beat for the title, Kiko "La Sensacion" Martinez. More...

Rendall Munroe has hailed his former amateur trainers who stopped him from walking away from boxing when he was a teenager. Leicester's boxing binman listened and is on the verge of a world title challenge provided he successfully defends his European super-bantamweight championship against old rival Kiko Martinez, 20-1, at Barnsley Metrodome on Friday. More...

Scott Haywood is making sure his challenge for Ajose Olusegun's Commonwealth light welterweight title is front page news.

The Derby dazzler has turned his hand at becoming a journalist by writing a big fight diary for his local evening newspaper where he gives readers a fantastic insight into his training regime. More...

European super bantam champion Rendall Munroe puts his top ten ranking in all four major boxing organizations at risk this Friday, February 27 when he meets mandatory challenger Kiko Martinez in a rematch at the Metrodome in Barnsley, England.

The pair clashed during an explosive showdown in March, 2008 with Munroe pulling off a shocking upset by narrowly outpointing the Spanish bomber via a hard fought majority decision, taking Martinez's European title in the process. More...

Light welterweight Scott Haywood has been one of the best kept secrets on the British boxing scene recently but the 27 year old is ready to change that on Friday, February 27 when he gets the opportunity to face world class operator Ajose Olusegun at the Metrodome in Barnsley, England.

Haywood won the vacant English title last summer after a furious firefight with previously undefeated Dean Harrison and with victory came an even bigger opportunity, a crack at the Commonwealth crown. More...

Rendall Munroe has promised to deliver a knockout performance when he defends his European super bantamweight title against old rival Kiko Martinez at Barnsley Metrodome on Friday, February 27.

Munroe, 17-1, caused one of the biggest ring upsets of 2008 last March when he outpointed the heavy handed Spaniard to claim the Euro crown.

And the Leicester binman has catapulted into the world rankings with three successful defences since his epic win over Martinez,20-1. More...