Reece Bellotti
Reece Bellotti | |
|---|---|
| Born | Watford, Hertfordshire, England |
| Other names | Bomber |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Featherweight |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record[1] | |
| Total fights | 23 |
| Wins | 18 |
| Wins by KO | 14 |
| Losses | 5 |
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]
Early life[edit]
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[edit]
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]
On February 10, 2024 in London, Bellotti was scheduled to face Liam Dillon for the British super featherweight title.[13] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[14]
Professional boxing record[edit]
| 22 fights | 17 wins | 5 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 14 | 2 |
| By decision | 3 | 3 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Win | 16–5 | Youssef Khoumari | UD | 10 | 10 Jun 2023 | Wembley Arena, London, England | |
| 20 | Win | 15–5 | Dean Dodge | TKO | 7 (10), 0:42 | 22 Apr 2022 | York Hall, London, England | |
| 19 | Loss | 14–5 | Raymond Ford | TKO | 3 (10), 0:39 | 14 Aug 2021 | Matchroom Headquarters, Brentwood, England | |
| 18 | Loss | 14–4 | Jordan Gill | UD | 10 | 1 Aug 2020 | Matchroom Fight Camp, Brentwood, England | |
| 17 | Loss | 14–3 | Francesco Grandelli | SD | 10 | 11 Oct 2019 | PalaTrento, Trento, Italy | For WBC International Silver featherweight title |
| 16 | Win | 14–2 | Josue Bendana | KO | 4 (6), 2:13 | 21 Jun 2019 | York Hall, London, England | |
| 15 | Loss | 13–2 | Ryan Walsh | SD | 12 | 22 Dec 2018 | The O2 Arena, London, England | For British featherweight title |
| 14 | Win | 13–1 | Brayan Mairena | PTS | 6 | 27 Oct 2018 | Copper Box Arena, London, England | |
| 13 | Loss | 12–1 | Ryan Doyle | TKO | 5 (12), 1:02 | 6 Jun 2018 | York Hall, London, England | Lost Commonwealth featherweight title |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Ben Jones | TKO | 6 (12), 0:19 | 3 Feb 2018 | The O2 Arena, London, England | Retained Commonwealth featherweight title |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Jason Cunningham | TKO | 6 (12), 0:40 | 13 Oct 2017 | York Hall, London, England | Won Commonwealth featherweight title |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Jamie Speight | TKO | 8 (10), 0:58 | 1 July 2017 | The O2 Arena, London, England | Won vacant WBC International Silver featherweight title |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Dai Davis | KO | 3 (10), 2:52 | 17 Mar 2017 | York Hall, London, England | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Ian Bailey | RTD | 7 (10), 3:00 | 26 Nov 2016 | Wembley Arena, London, England | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Rafael Castillo | TKO | 3 (8), 2:14 | 29 Sep 2016 | York Hall, London, England | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Julio Buitrago | RTD | 6 (8), 3:00 | 2 Apr 2016 | Echo Arena, Liverpool, England | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Elvis Guillen | TKO | 7 (8), 2:41 | 30 Jan 2016 | Copper Box Arena, London, England | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Feycal Messaoudene | TKO | 3 (6), 1:59 | 10 Oct 2015 | York Hall, London, England | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Adel Hadjouis | PTS | 6 | 12 Sep 2015 | The O2 Arena, London, England | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Aron Szilagyi | TKO | 2 (4), 1:18 | 4 Jul 2015 | York Hall, London, England | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Joe Beeden | KO | 1 (4), 0:50 | 28 May 2015 | York Hall, London, England |
References[edit]
- ^ "Boxing record for Reece Bellotti". BoxRec.
- ^ "Roll of Honour". England Boxing. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "ABA Bantamweight Champions - BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ "ABA Featherweight Champions - BoxRec". boxrec.com. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ Flexen, Danny (16 April 2018). "Who is Reece Bellotti? | British Boxing News". britishboxingnews.co.uk. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ "BoxRec: Reece Bellotti vs. Joe Beeden". boxrec.com. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- ^ Gray, Harry (1 July 2017). "Bellotti claims maiden title with dominant display". Watford Observer. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- ^ Khagram, Neel (13 October 2017). "NXTGEN: Reece Bellotti crowned Commonwealth champion after stopping Jason Cunningham". Sky Sports. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ "BoxRec: Reece Bellotti vs. Ben Jones". boxrec.com. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ "BoxRec: Reece Bellotti vs. Ryan Doyle". boxrec.com. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ Horan, Matt (23 December 2018). "Whyte vs Chisora 2: Ryan Walsh dominates Reece Bellotti to defend British title". Sky Sports. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ "Tommy McCarthy Shocks Fabio Turchi With Split Nod Verdict". BoxingScene.com. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- ^ Iskenderov, Parviz (8 February 2024). "Reece Bellotti looks to claim British title against Liam Dillon". FIGHTMAG.
- ^ Iskenderov, Parviz (10 February 2024). "Reece Bellotti bests Liam Dillon to claim British title in London". FIGHTMAG.