British RBR Euro and British Titles – Munroe / Napa


Ok guys, now that Calzaghe has put the swash back in my buckle, and with the dignity of Welsh boxing back, I think I can happily swing into this week's RBR, with a parrot on my shoulder and a cheeky “Garrrrr”.


Well, now that my nautical qppetite has been sated, we can get to business, which tonight sees Rendall Munroe make the first defence of his European title he claimed after beating Kiko Martinez , and Ian Napa looking to keep up his winning streak and defend his British bantamweight title.


First up we have the new, and surprising European champion Rendall Munroe (14-1, 6KOs) who did well to stay away from the anvil-fisted Spaniard Martinez in March, and box smartly to take the European belt, from a man who had catapulted into the world rankings demolishing Bernard Dunne. Munroe is a tidy boxer, and has enough zip in his shots to discourage those who would swarm lesser punchers, and seemed to be good at Super Bantamweight. His sole defeat came against Andy Morris a weight up, and Munroe will be a big favourite tonight.


His opponent, Salem Bouaita (19-12, 6KOs) must be counting his lucky stars that he is getting a chance to fight for the European title, having spent much of his career as a journeyman, but managed to win the EU bauble after his last defeat in March 06 against none other than Kiko Martinez. Apart from being a 33-year old Frenchman, Bouaita is a complete unknown to me, but we can expect a canny boxer who doesn't have a big punch, and some continental intro music.