Phil D. Jay
WBN Editor
WBC Super-Bantamweight Title challenger Rendall Munroe has been acclimatising to the Japanese time zone all this week in preparation for his bout with champion Toshiaki Nishioka on Sunday morning in Tokyo.
“The Boxing Bin-man” as he is lovingly known in his home country has enjoyed his time in Japan and is hoping for a happy ending to his 12 day stay by taking the title back to his native Britain.
Munroe 30, has just one close points defeat in 21 contests but is taking a huge step up against the champion, who has shared the ring with and beaten, some of the top super-bantamweights in the world.
Nishioka (36-4-3) has beaten Ivan Hernandez and Jhonny Gonzalez in the last two years, both by stoppage and will have every confidence in keeping hold of the title he won in January 2009.
With the Japanese being notorious for scoring bouts for the home fighter, it will be twice as tough for Munroe, who may have to stop the champion or make sure he is miles ahead on the scorecards in order to get the decision.
Nishioka v Munroe is live on Sky Sports this Sunday at 10am.
WBN Editor
Rendall Munroe focused on WBC Title
WBC Super-Bantamweight Title challenger Rendall Munroe has been acclimatising to the Japanese time zone all this week in preparation for his bout with champion Toshiaki Nishioka on Sunday morning in Tokyo.
“The Boxing Bin-man” as he is lovingly known in his home country has enjoyed his time in Japan and is hoping for a happy ending to his 12 day stay by taking the title back to his native Britain.
Nishioka (36-4-3) has beaten Ivan Hernandez and Jhonny Gonzalez in the last two years, both by stoppage and will have every confidence in keeping hold of the title he won in January 2009.
With the Japanese being notorious for scoring bouts for the home fighter, it will be twice as tough for Munroe, who may have to stop the champion or make sure he is miles ahead on the scorecards in order to get the decision.
Nishioka v Munroe is live on Sky Sports this Sunday at 10am.