Marcello 'Cello' Renda (born 4 June 1985) is an English former

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who competed from 2004 to 2018. He competed in two editions of the middleweight

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tournament, reaching the finals in the 4th edition of the series in 2008 as well as the 35th and final edition in 2015.

Biography

Renda was born in Peterborough; he has four brothers and one sister. His favourite boxer is

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and his favourite football team is

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Professional career

Renda made his professional debut on 30 September 2004, where he defeated the previously unbeaten Mark Ellwood in a second-round

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. Two months later, Renda was himself knocked out by the debuting Joey Vegas in the third-round of his second fight. In September 2007, Renda defeated Steve Ede to win the British Masters

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title.

English Title

On 8 March 2008, Renda challenged the undefeated

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, who was a contestant in

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, for the vacant English middleweight title. Renda was stopped in the sixth round of the ten-round contest.

Prizefighter 4: The Middleweights

On 22 November 2008, Renda was given the opportunity to fight for the £25,000 winners' prize in the 4th Prizefighter tournament. He defeated Danny Thornton by second-round

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and Max Maxwell on points on his way to the final. In the final Renda faced tournament favourite Martin Murray who defeated him by a close points decision. In 2009 he was involved in a rare double knockdown against Paul Samuels.

Championships Held

* British Masters Middleweight title International Master light heavyweight title Southern Area super Middleweight title

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Renda, Cello 1985 births Living people English male boxers Sportspeople from Peterborough Middleweight boxers Prizefighter contestants 21st-century English sportsmen