Rendall Munroe confirms retirement from boxing

Rendall Munroe has confirmed he has retired from boxing.

The Leicester fighter had been considering quitting after losing his WBA interim super-bantamweight title fight against Scott Quigg last month.

Munroe, 32, told 91热爆 East Midlands Today: "I'm always positive and forward thinking and I've had a great career. I am 100% proud of what I have done.

"I was English, Commonwealth, European and WBA international champion and a world title contender."

Munroe, who won the European super-bantamweight title four years ago,

His defeat against Quigg on 24 November was only the third of his career, and the first time he had been stopped in 27 fights.