Frank Maloney Boxing: European Champion Munroe Honored In Nottingham

Rendall Munroe has scooped yet another prestigious prize following his amazing ring achievements this year.

The European Super Bantamweight Champion picked up the Brian Clough Breakthrough Award at Nottingham’s Royal Concert Hall.

Punching dustman Munroe beat England Under-21 footballer Joe Mattock and cricketer Josh Cobb to the prize in the annual BBC East Midlands awards.

“It’s great with all the hard work I’ve been putting in to finally achieve something,” said Munroe. “It is all down to determination and trying.”

Earlier this year, the Leicester southpaw was voted Midlands Boxer of the Year, and hopes his good run will continue where it matters most, in the ring later this month.

Munroe, 16-1, makes the third defence of his Euro crown against Italy’s Fabricio Trotta, 13-4-2, on at Dublin City University on December 18.

Munroe, 28, started the year in sensational fashion defeating world class Spaniard Kiko Martinez in March to claim the European title

In subsequent defences, the bin man has put Salem Bouaita and Arsen Martirosian out with the rubbish, and is moving towards world class.

Munroe’s cracking defence tops the bill, but Irish eyes will be on Olympic Bronze Medallist Darren Sutherland, who boxes a six round super middleweight contest on his professional debut at the university where he studied.

Martinez, 19-1, who knocked out Bernard Dunne in seconds, boxes a six rounder on the undercard.

Irish light-middleweight champion Jamie Moore, 30-3, contests a six rounder ahead of his crack at the vacant European light middleweight early next year.

London based Irishman Martin Power, 19-3, the former British bantamweight champion faces a tough test against Gary Davies, 7-2-1.

In a special attraction Craig Watson, 13-2, defends his Commonwealth welterweight title against Adnan Amar, 22-1, a protégé of Dubliner Brendan Ingle.

A third title bout on the bill sees Jason Booth, 30-5, risks his Commonwealth bantamweight crown against Sean Hughes, 15-7-1.

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