Reece Bellotti: record, next fight and profile →
Reece Bellotti had to wait longer than expected to get Michael Gomez Jnr in the ring, but he rid himself of his frustration by stopping him in nine rounds at the Co-op Live Arena
Reece Bellotti is preparing to make Michael Gomez Jnr pay for the dramatic cancellation of their previous fight date
Reece Bellotti has questioned the legitimacy of his opponent Michael Gomez Jnr's late withdrawal from their fight on Saturday evening
The British and Commonwealth super-featherweight title fight between Reece Bellotti and Michael Gomez Jnr has been cancelled just hours before it was scheduled to start
There have been many false starts in the career of Michael Gomez Jnr. Time and time again throughout the course of his 10-year career the super featherweight has threatened to break through only to fall out of love with the sport and drift away. Importantly, though, Gomez Jnr always came back.
The standout news from the latest British Boxing Board of Control championship circular was the confirmation that a deal has been reached for Fabio Wardley, 17-0-1 (16 KOs), to defend his British heavyweight title against Frazer Clarke, 8-0-1 (6 KOs) in a rematch.
Kevin Maree has quietly built one of the most successful stables in British boxing and the busy manager seems to have an involvement in almost every major show.
Reece Bellotti’s career resurgence has been described as an Indian Summer although his long-time trainer, Jim McDonnell, believes that there could even be more to come for the British and Commonwealth super featherweight champion.
In the night's chief support at London’s Copper Box Arena, Reece Bellotti withstood a late flurry to retain his British and Commonwealth super-featherweight titles with a UD12 (118-110 x 2, 117-110) win over Levi Giles.
Reece Bellotti could not break Liam Dillon’s will but was able to snatch his “0.” A persistent attack by the 33-year-old gatekeeper was enough to conquer his younger, unbeaten foe over twelve rounds. Scores were 117-111, 117-112 and 116-112 for Bellotti in their British junior lightweight title fight Saturday on DAZN from Indigo at The O2 in London.