Ryan Garner vs Reece Bellotti full fight details
Ryan Garner vs Reece Bellotti headline the BIC in Bournemouth this Saturday night, July 26, on the packed Queensberry Promotions show, titled ‘Pier Pressure’.
There’s three major titles up for grabs in a winner takes all contest, which will have all eyes on the event as one of the only televised boxing shows of the weekend in the UK.
How to Watch
TV Channel: DAZN
Time: 17:40 BST
Ringwalks: 22:00 BST
Fight Preview
European super-featherweight champion Ryan “The Piranha” Garner (17-0, 13 KOs) puts his blue belt on the line against in-form British and Commonwealth titleholder Reece “Bomber” Bellotti (20-5, 15 KOs).
After five devastating defeats, many believed that the career of the Bomber was all but over, but the inspirational hero has since put together six wins on the spin, to become British and Commonwealth champion against opponents with a combined record of 84-4-3.
Garner has also turned his career around following a BBBofC suspension and inactivity that saw him miss an entire year in 2019. He has now won four championships contests in a row, beating the likes of Liam Dillon and Archie Sharp to reach WBC #7.
Quotes
Ryan Garner: “Obviously every British boxer wants to win the British title and he has got the Commonwealth as well, while I’ve got the European. I want to make history, I don’t believe anyone from Southampton has ever won the British, Commonwealth and European titles at the same time. I am under no illusions, this is the biggest fight of my career, amateur or pro, and I know Reece is a very, very good fighter.
“He has got all my respect and, yeah, there will be fireworks on fight night. His record as a puncher speaks for itself. He’s had nearly as many knockouts as I have had fights. So he is a big puncher and I know that, but I know that if the Ryan Garner who I know is capable turns up, I know that I can come away with the win, but it will be the hardest fight of my career.
“It is just going to be an exciting fight and I am looking forward to it and putting on a good show. I just think what I am capable of is more than enough to win, but it will be a tough fight.”
Reece Bellotti: “This moment is massive and it is definitely the biggest in my career too. Unfortunately for viewers, there is not going to be a huge amount of beef between me and Garner because we respect each other and where we are in our careers.
“I expect the hardest fight of my career. I am in good form, I feel good and moving up in weight has massively helped me. I am just looking forward to the fight.
“For me, Ryan is definitely up there. I know people will look at Ray Ford because he was a world champion, but there is no reason why I can’t win a world title and also Ryan. Every time I get in there I view it as the hardest by far and Ryan is up there for me.
“I don’t really use power anymore as a factor for me because I learned the hard way before doing that when I got beat. I just relied on it and thought it was the only thing I needed. There is a lot more to the game and I have learned that now. I am not just a one-trick pony now and that will pay dividends on the night.”
Betting Odds
4/9 Garner
5/2 Bellotti
18/1 Draw
Prediction
Tim Rickson, BBN Editor: “I will expect Garner to go on the front foot while Bellotti tries to box behind his jab and find openings on the back foot. Garner likes to throw big hooks up close, but opening up like that will see him get tagged often by the intelligent ‘Bomber’, so I can envisage a real back and forth affair.
“I believe it will be a very close contest, which is why the odds for a draw at the bookies are unusually low. for me, I just think that Garner will have the higher energy, output and bigger, scoring punches to win this fight, probably on points, but a late knockout could also be possible.”
Full Fight Card
Ryan Garner vs Reece Bellotti
12×3 European, British, Commonwealth super-featherweight titles
Aloys Youmbi vs Ellis Zorro
10×3 Cruiserweight
Carl Fail vs Amir Abubaker
10×3 Super-welterweight
Mason Payne vs Octavian Gratii
6×3 Super-welterweight
Taylor Bevan vs TBA
6×3 Super-middleweight
Tony Curtis vs TBA
6×3 Super-flyweight
Iman Zahmatkesh vs TBA
6×3 Heavyweight
John Isaacs vs Christian Lopez Flores
4×3 Welterweight
Frankie Wood vs Cesar Ignacio Paredes
4×3 Super-featherweight
Hassan Ishaq vs Brandon Gallardo Vargas
4×3 Super-bantamweight
Fight fans can also watch Nathan Heaney vs Grant Dennis on YouTube on Saturday, July 26