Ryan Garner vs Reece Bellotti – Results & Post-Fight Report

Ryan Garner added the British and Commonwealth super featherweight titles to his European and WBC International belts at the Bournemouth International Centre, as he took a final-round stoppage win against Reece Bellotti.

Garner (18-0, KO9) took the vacant European title in his last outing by winning all twelve rounds against Salvador Jiminez in Bournemouth, while Bellotti (20-6, KO15) was last out in February, forcing Michael Gomez Jr to retire after ten rounds of battle to defend his belts.

Garner began well in an opening round that saw him use his hand speed, and he also had the edge in the exchanges in round two. Garner was just a step ahead, and as competitive as Bellotti was, he simply couldn’t close the gap and it was losing him rounds. Bellotti did trouble Garner briefly in the sixth from a left hand but he shrugged it off and continued to assert his dominance, with his speed of hand and left hands in particular giving him plenty of success.

With Bellotti needing a knockout in the final round, it would be Garner to do just that, as he unloaded with a volley of punches that pushed Bellotti back, and the referee decided to intervene to put the cap on an impressive display from the man from Southampton.

Rising cruiserweight talent Aloys Youmby (11-1, KO9) claimed the vacant WBC International title, as he outpointed Ellis Zorro (18-3, KO7) over ten rounds.

Scores of 98-93, 97-93 and 96-94 ensured Youmby took home the title.

The other ten-rounder came at super welterweight, and Carl Fail (11-0, KO4) became the new Midlands Area champion, as he wore down Amir Abubaker (9-1, KO6) for an eighth round stoppage win.

Also at super welterweight, Mason Payne (5-0, KO2) was a fourth-round stoppage winner against Octavian Gratii (8-89-4, KO4) in their meeting set for six.

In other six-rounders, Taylor Bevan (5-0, KO5) maintained his perfect record, as he halted Zdenko Bule (15-16, KO3) in three rounds at super middleweight, and heavyweight prospect Iman Zahmatkesh (5-0, KO4) needed under a round to see off the winless Ryan Labourn (0-33-2). Tony Curtis Jr (11-1, KO3) banked six rounds, as he came through 59-55 in his super flyweight contest with Charles Tondo (16-10-3, KO7).

In four round affairs, super featherweight prospect Frankie Wood (2-0, KO0) won every round against Peru’s Cesar Ignacio Paredes (18-22-1, KO5).

Hassan Ishaq (1-0, KO1) made his professional debut, and the super bantamweight took a third-round stoppage win against Brandon Gallardo Vargas (3-8-1, KO1).