Will It Be Bernard Dunne V Rendall Munroe This Summer?

Speculation is rife concerning Bernard Dunne's next move after his heroic WBA title winning performance in March.
The names that have been put forward as possible defences for Dunne have ranged from his former sparring partner in the Wild Card Gym, Israel Vasquez, to the dangerman of the 122 lb division, WBO super bantamweight champion Jaun Manuel "Juanama" Lopez.
Other names in the mix are, WBA Super Champion, Celestino Caballero, who has expressed interest in fighting Dunne, the Thai Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym, who is Dunne's mandatory challenger, and EBU and Commonwealth champion, Rendall Munroe.
On closer inspection though it seems that Vasquez and Caballero are both keen on moving up to featherweight, and Juanama is now scheduled to fight Oliver Lontchi, so these fights are unlikely to happen in the near future.
So who does this leave? Dunne could go straight for his mandatory, Kratingdaenggym or he could take Frank Maloney up on his offer to fight Munroe in the so called "grudge match".
This to me is the least appetising prospect of the above names but with the big names looking elsewhere, this fight looks like it might come off this summer.

Some will tell you that the Leicester binman Munroe is a fight Dunne should take as he is after all the man who twice out pointed Dunne's conqueror, Kiko Martinez. What the same people tend to omit is that the big punching but limited Martinez was exposed as not much more than a crude brawler when he came up against a technically better opponent in Munroe. These two wins over Martinez say more about the lack of class the Spaniard possesses than anything else and just confirms my belief that had Dunne been more focused on that faithful night of August 25th, 2007, that he would have given Martinez a boxing lesson.
Apart from beating Martinez, Munroe's record looks pretty average when you consider that he is the EBU, and now commonwealth champion, after his lack lustre points win over Isaac Nettey. There is not one name or indeed one performance which stands out or which would lead you to believe that Munroe is anything above European level.
This is not to say that he is an easy challenge for Dunne, anyone who laces up the gloves must be considered as a threat, no matter who you are or how superior your boxing skills are.
So what does Munroe have that could pose problems for Dunne? Munroe uses his size to bully his opponents, often trapping them on the ropes where he goes to work with his trademark body shots, this is often enough to wear his guy down over the distance. He has decent footwork and hand speed but lacks variety and imagination in the ring.
His defence has not been the best in recent outings, he got caught in his last fight when a lack of concentration gave his opponent Nettey the opportunity to catch him with a good right hand which momentarily shook him up.
One thing Dunne has to be careful of in any fight from here on in is his opponent trying to take advantage of his own defensive flaws. After the Martinez blow out it is obvious that all future challengers will be looking for a similar outcome.
All things considered, if Dunne comes into this fight fully focused and on form, I can only see one winner, the gritty Dubliner just has too much in every department and I doubt he will be letting go of his hard earned WBA title in a hurry.