Cello Renda

Marcello 'Cello' Renda (born 4 June 1985) is an English former professional boxer who competed from 2004 to 2018.[1] He competed in two editions of the middleweight Prizefighter series tournament, reaching the finals in the 4th edition of the series in 2008 as well as the 35th and final edition in 2015.[2]

Cello Renda
Statistics
Real nameMarcello Renda
Nickname(s)Dangerous
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
NationalityEnglish
Born (1985-06-04) 4 June 1985
Peterborough, England
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights44
Wins29
Wins by KO13
Losses13
Draws2

Biography

Renda was born in Peterborough; he has four brothers and one sister. His favourite boxer is Sugar Ray Leonard and his favourite football team is A.C. Milan.[3]

Professional career

Renda made his professional debut on 30 September 2004, where he defeated the previously unbeaten Mark Ellwood in a second-round technical knockout.[4]

Two months later, Renda was himself knocked out by the debuting Joey Vegas in the third-round of his second fight.[4] In September 2007, Renda defeated Steve Ede to win the British Masters middleweight title.[5]

English Title

On 8 March 2008, Renda challenged the undefeated Paul Smith, who was a contestant in The Contender 3, for the vacant English middleweight title. Renda was stopped in the sixth round of the ten-round contest.[4]

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 knockout 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.[6] In 2009 he was involved in a rare double knockdown against Paul Samuels.[7]

Championships Held
  • British Masters Middleweight title

International Master light heavyweight title Southern Area super Middleweight title

References
  1. Jay, Phil (2 September 2018). "The ever-exciting Cello Renda retires...and NOBODY WILL FORGET his most memorable moment". World Boxing News. Archived from the original on 7 June 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  2. "Recap Prizefighter plus Brian Rose's defeat". Sky Sports. 14 February 2015. Archived from the original on 7 June 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  3. "Cello Renda". www.theprizefighterseries.com. Retrieved 1 December 2008.
  4. Scott, Craig (9 May 2020). "Cello Renda: "There's always a way." - Boxing Social". boxing-social.com. Archived from the original on 15 May 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  5. "PressReader - the Peterborough Evening Telegraph: 2012-03-23 - Renda wants to top city bill with title shot". 23 March 2012. Archived from the original on 7 June 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2020 – via PressReader.
  6. "Murray pockets the prize". Sky Sports. 23 November 2008. Archived from the original on 7 June 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  7. Obi, Nedu (11 October 2011). "Boxing Double Knockdown of the Day: Paul Samuels Round 3 KO of Cello Renda". Bleacher Report. Archived from the original on 1 October 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
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