"We had a meeting with Andy Robinson before the South Africa game and helookedround and said 'everyone has had frustrations with selection and it's time for that frustration to come out', " said Corry.
With 34%, he was well short of the 50% needed to win the contest outright in the first round, but helooked certain to go through to the September run-off between the two best performers.
The ninth was a good round for Munroe as Nishioka looked as if he was beginning to tire, but the Japanese fighter proved as effective off the back foot, hurting his opponent with another body shot in the 10th, as helooked to close out the fight.