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Boxing: Rendall Munroe hungry to finish off the job he started so well

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Little has changed since the night of June 16 for either Rendall Munroe or Scott Quigg.

But if anything, the prospect of the pair squaring up tomorrow night with the interim WBA super-bantamweight title at stake, is even more enticing than it was five months ago.

The duo face each other again at a sold-out Manchester Arena after their summer meeting ended prematurely. On that occasion, Munroe's right eyebrow was split wide open following a clash of heads with British champion Quigg.

The contest had only just moved into the third round but was already warming up nicely, and was beginning to hint at why so many people reckoned it might have proved to be the domestic dust-up of the year.

Neither has boxed since that technical draw and there is absolutely no reason to believe that the pair will not continue where they left off.

At 24, Bury's Quigg is the up-and-coming prospect, highly-touted – and rightly so – for the style of his unbeaten progress so far in the professional ranks.

But in the opposite corner is Munroe, a 32-year-old with a ton of experience behind him, who has won almost everything that there is to win as a pro.

Missing from his CV is a world title. Munroe has so far had one crack at that, losing on points to Japan's Toshiaki Nishioka, in Tokyo, just over two years ago.

His desire and belief, though, have never wavered and, while many may suggest that youth gives Quigg the advantage, there is plenty more gas in the Leicester man's tank.

He had started well against Quigg in June, probably holding a slender lead at the end of the two completed rounds.

Anybody who has watched the former European and Commonwealth champion throughout his career would say that was an ominous sign for any opponent, as Munroe has the capacity to move through the gears and always appears to grow stronger as fights develop.

The perfect example of that was his WBC title eliminator with Mexico's Victor Terrazas, in Coventry, in April 2010. Munroe might have dropped the early rounds, but he poured on the pressure in the middle stages and ultimately overwhelmed his rival.

Strength alone will not be enough for Munroe to beat Quigg. He will have to box smartly, too, against a crisp-hitting rival who puts his combinations together sharply.

Quigg will also be hungry knowing that, for the winner, a crack at the world title almost certainly awaits in 2013.

That hunger, however, will be matched at the very least by Munroe. It is far from a case of entering into the last-chance saloon, but it is important for the city favourite that he grasps the chances that come his way at this phase of his career.

That is why he has done everything in his power during his training camp to ensure that he is in prime physical condition for tomorrow night's showdown when, hopefully, this most intriguing of domestic disputes can be settled fairly and squarely.

Boxing: Rendall Munroe hungry to finish off the job he started so well


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