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Rendall Munroe said of the mandatory fight: "It was tough. He came here for the payday really, he kept holding all the time. My coach told me to keep pushing forward, and that's what i did. I've shown I can box in different styles now too. I had to keep my head on the game and do what I do. In the last three rounds he didn't throw a punch."

Frank Maloney also criticised the European boxing authorities for giving Bouaita a shot, saying: "It's an absolute disgrace that he's an European mandatory challenger, he just kept holding, and the ref should have thrown him out of there for that. The authorities should have a look at their rankings if he's the number one challenger for the European Super Bantamweight title. Rendall's doing well and he can go on from here."