Reece Bellotti

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Reece Bellotti
Born (1990-12-07) 7 December 1990 (age 34)
Watford, Hertfordshire, England
Other namesBomber
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record [1]
Total fights25
Wins20
Wins by KO15
Losses5

Reece Bellotti is an English professional boxer. He has held the British super-featherweight title since February 2024 and the Commonwealth title since 2023. He previously held the Commonwealth featherweight title from 2017 to 2018. As an amateur, he won two ABA national championships, one at bantamweight in 2012 and the 2013 featherweight title. [2]

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Early life

Reece Bellotti was born on 7 December 1990 in Watford, Hertfordshire. His father, like himself, is an electrician working in lighting in the film-industry, while his mother is a manager at a pre-school. Bellotti started boxing at age 15 as a means to keep fit at the South Oxhey Boxing Club in Watford. He had his first amateur fight at the age of 17, and under the tutelage of amateur trainer Mick Courtney, Bellotti went on to win the ABA bantamweight championships in 2012, [3] and again at featherweight in 2013. [4] [5]

Professional career

Bellotti made his professional debut on 28 May 2015, at the York Hall in London, beating Joe Beeden by knockout (KO) in the first-round. [6] After winning his first nine fights, eight by stoppage, Bellotti's first title shot came against Jamie Speight on 1 July 2017, at the O2 Arena, London, on the undercard of the Frank Buglioni vs. Ricky Summers British light-heavyweight title fight. Bellotti defeated Speight by technical knockout (TKO) in the eighth-round to capture the WBC International Silver featherweight title. [7]

On 13 October 2017, he challenged Jason Cunningham for the Commonwealth featherweight title at the York Hall, London. The fight was the main event on a card televised on Sky Sports. In a back and forth contest, Bellotti dropped Cunningham in the fifth-round with a right hook to the head. Cunningham made it to his feet and saw out the remainder of the round, only to be stopped by a barrage of punches in the sixth, giving Bellotti the TKO win and Commonwealth featherweight title. [8] He would defend his Commonwealth title against Ben Jones on 2 February 2018, at the O2 Arena, London, again winning by sixth-round TKO, [9] only to lose the title in his second defence against Ryan Doyle on 6 June 2018, suffering his first professional defeat via TKO in the fifth-round. [10]

On 22 December 2018, Bellotti challenged British featherweight champion Ryan Walsh at The O2 Arena. Bellotti went the distance for the third time in his career, losing by split decision (SD), with one judge scoring the bout 116–113 in Bellotti's favour, while the other two scored it 116–112 to Walsh. [11]

Bellotti once again fought for the vacant WBC International Silver featherweight title on 11 October 2019, against Italian Francesco Grandelli at the PalaTrento in Trento, Italy. Bellotti lost the fight via SD over ten rounds. One judge had Bellotti winning with 96–95, while the other two scored the bout 96–95 and 96–94 for Grandelli. [12]

Bellotti became a two-time Commonwealth champion when he won the vacant title via eighth round stoppage against Aqib Fiaz at the Echo Arena in Liverpool on 21 October 2023. [13] [14]

On February 10, 2024 in London, Bellotti was scheduled to face Liam Dillon for the British super featherweight title. [15] He won the fight by unanimous decision. [16]

He retained his titles on 15 February 2025 at the Co-op Live Arena in Manchester, when challenger Michael Gomez Jr retired at the start of round 10. [17] [18] [19]

Professional boxing record

25 fights20 wins5 losses
By knockout152
By decision53
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
25Win20–5Michael Gomez JrRTD10 (12), 0:0115 Feb 2025Co-op Live Arena, Manchester, EnglandRetained Commonwealth and British super featherweight titles
24Win19–5Levi GilesUD126 Jul 2024Copper Box Arena, London, EnglandRetained Commonwealth and British super featherweight titles
23Win18–5 Liam Dillon UD1210 Feb 2024Indigo at The O2, Greenwich, EnglandRetained Commonwealth super featherweight title;
Won British super featherweight title
22Win17–5Aqib FiazRTD8 (12), 3:0021 Oct 2023Echo Arena, Liverpool, EnglandWon vacant Commonwealth super featherweight title
21Win16–5 Youssef Khoumari UD1010 Jun 2023Wembley Arena, London, England
20Win15–5Dean DodgeTKO7 (10), 0:4222 Apr 2022York Hall, London, England
19Loss14–5 Raymond Ford TKO3 (10), 0:3914 Aug 2021Matchroom Headquarters, Brentwood, England
18Loss14–4 Jordan Gill UD101 Aug 2020Matchroom Fight Camp, Brentwood, England
17Loss14–3 Francesco Grandelli SD1011 Oct 2019 PalaTrento, Trento, ItalyFor WBC International Silver featherweight title
16Win14–2Josue BendanaKO4 (6), 2:1321 Jun 2019York Hall, London, England
15Loss13–2 Ryan Walsh SD12 22 Dec 2018 The O2 Arena, London, EnglandFor British featherweight title
14Win13–1Brayan MairenaPTS627 Oct 2018Copper Box Arena, London, England
13Loss12–1 Ryan Doyle TKO5 (12), 1:026 Jun 2018York Hall, London, EnglandLost Commonwealth featherweight title
12Win12–0Ben JonesTKO6 (12), 0:193 Feb 2018The O2 Arena, London, EnglandRetained Commonwealth featherweight title
11Win11–0 Jason Cunningham TKO6 (12), 0:4013 Oct 2017York Hall, London, EnglandWon Commonwealth featherweight title
10Win10–0Jamie SpeightTKO8 (10), 0:581 July 2017The O2 Arena, London, EnglandWon vacant WBC International Silver featherweight title
9Win9–0Dai DavisKO3 (10), 2:5217 Mar 2017York Hall, London, England
8Win8–0Ian BaileyRTD7 (10), 3:0026 Nov 2016 Wembley Arena, London, England
7Win7–0Rafael CastilloTKO3 (8), 2:1429 Sep 2016York Hall, London, England
6Win6–0Julio BuitragoRTD6 (8), 3:002 Apr 2016 Echo Arena, Liverpool, England
5Win5–0Elvis GuillenTKO7 (8), 2:4130 Jan 2016 Copper Box Arena, London, England
4Win4–0Feycal MessaoudeneTKO3 (6), 1:5910 Oct 2015York Hall, London, England
3Win3–0Adel HadjouisPTS6 12 Sep 2015 The O2 Arena, London, England
2Win2–0Aron SzilagyiTKO2 (4), 1:184 Jul 2015York Hall, London, England
1Win1–0Joe BeedenKO1 (4), 0:5028 May 2015 York Hall, London, England

References

  1. ↑ "Boxing record for Reece Bellotti". BoxRec .
  2. ↑ "Roll of Honour". England Boxing. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "ABA Bantamweight Champions - BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  4. ↑ "ABA Featherweight Champions - BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  5. ↑ Flexen, Danny (16 April 2018). "Who is Reece Bellotti? | British Boxing News". britishboxingnews.co.uk. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  6. ↑ "BoxRec: Reece Bellotti vs. Joe Beeden". boxrec.com. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  7. ↑ Gray, Harry (1 July 2017). "Bellotti claims maiden title with dominant display". Watford Observer. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  8. ↑ Khagram, Neel (13 October 2017). "NXTGEN: Reece Bellotti crowned Commonwealth champion after stopping Jason Cunningham". Sky Sports. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  9. ↑ "BoxRec: Reece Bellotti vs. Ben Jones". boxrec.com. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  10. ↑ "BoxRec: Reece Bellotti vs. Ryan Doyle". boxrec.com. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  11. ↑ Horan, Matt (23 December 2018). "Whyte vs Chisora 2: Ryan Walsh dominates Reece Bellotti to defend British title". Sky Sports. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  12. ↑ "Tommy McCarthy Shocks Fabio Turchi With Split Nod Verdict". BoxingScene.com. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  13. ↑ "South Oxhey boxer Bellotti beats Fiaz to win Commonwealth title". Watford Observer. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  14. ↑ "Reece Bellotti Drops Aqib Fiaz, Stops Him After 8th Round On Catterall-Linares Undercard". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  15. ↑ Iskenderov, Parviz (8 February 2024). "Reece Bellotti looks to claim British title against Liam Dillon". FIGHTMAG.
  16. ↑ Iskenderov, Parviz (10 February 2024). "Reece Bellotti bests Liam Dillon to claim British title in London". FIGHTMAG.
  17. ↑ "Reece Bellotti retains titles after Michael Gomez Jr domination". Boxing News Online. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  18. ↑ "Catterall-Barboza: Bellotti Bullies Gomez Jr, McCormack Masterful As Dickens Stings Barrett". The Ring. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  19. ↑ "Reece Bellotti stops Michael Gomez Jnr to end drawn-out rivalry". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
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