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Ryan Garner

"The Piranha"

Consistency is the buzzword Ryan Garner is abiding by these days as the one-time teen talent who has morphed into a mature version of himself closes in on realising his potential and entering into title contention.

Keeping busy in the ring, staying in the gym, sticking to the diet of an athlete and seeking improvement on a daily basis is the regime strictly adhered to by the now 25-year-old.

The 2023 Piranha is applying himself to his craft like never before and his application finally matching up to his obvious talent is a heady mix that should see him progress upstream into the deeper, more dangerous waters before too long.

“I am just happy to be staying busy now,” stated the Southampton native – who defeated the 9-1 Pedro Manuel Gomes in Birmingham in November 2021 and followed up with an impressive points victory over Christian Lopez Flores in July 2022.

“It is all looking good and I am been raring to go again. I have been the lightest I have ever been throughout and making weight has been easy because I have stayed on it. Everything is just working out really well and I am buzzing to keep busy from now on.

“In the gym I am feeling so strong at the moment and I am firing on all cylinders and I am looking forward to it to the next one.”

Ryan recently hooked up with his promoter Frank Warren in London to map out future plans and tie up contract details, for what is a third agreement between the fighter and promoter.

“We obviously had a good chat and it is all positive, they have got everything lined up for me and the next one could potentially be for a title.

“It is not far away now, I have signed a new contract with Frank and everything is looking good for me. In the other years I have just been coming through really. Now, with this new contract, it is a step up right from the get-go. These next two to three years are going to be the most crucial of my career.

“I want to get in the rankings and get some sort of title to show for what I have done.

“In my performances, you will see that everything is there and in place now, physically and mentally I feel much better. Everything is better and you will see the best of me. This will be the complete package!”

Reece Bellotti

"Bomber"

Reece ‘Bomber’ Bellotti is the British and Commonwealth super featherweight champion, who is enjoying a career resurgence at the age of 34.

The Watford man began his pro journey in a blaze of glory with a first round stoppage at York Hall and it wasn’t long before he was being touted as the biggest punching featherweight in the business.

In only one of his opening 12 fights was the final bell heard. In fight No.10 he won the vacant WBC International Silver title with an eighth round halting of the vastly experienced Jamie Speight, before successfully defending, again via stoppage, against Jason Cunningham and Ben Jones.

Bellotti then came unstuck against the unsung but very dangerous Manchester man Ryan Doyle in his third defence, but one fight later he was pushed forward into a British title challenge against the long-standing champion Ryan Walsh, where he was edged out on a split decision.

Despite the setbacks, Bellotti continued to push up the levels, but suffered a sequence of defeats against high-profile opposition in Francesco Grandelli, Jordan Gill and Ray Ford.

Cue a rebuild from the foundations. A more mature, calculating version of Bellotti won the Southern Area title at super featherweight against Dean Dodge before defeating Youssef Khoumari in a British title eliminator.

He went on to upset home prospect Aqib Fiaz to become Commonwealth champion again ahead of his British title success against Liam Dillon at the beginning of 2024 and subsequent defences against Levi Giles and Michael Gomez Jr.

Bellotti next takes on the European and WBC International champion Ryan Garner in Bournemouth on July 26 in what is sure to be a firecracker of a fight.