Saturday 26th July
Ryan Garner vs Reece Bellotti
Looking forward to this one as it should be a decent domestic dust up , Garner (17 Fights - 17 Wins (8 KOs) beat the (then) unbeaten Spaniard Salvador Jiminez last time to claim the vacant EBU European Super Featherweight Title by unanimous decision , that was a decent win and he puts that on the line when he meets Reece Bellotti (25 Fights - 20 Wins (15 KOs) - 5 Losses) whose been on a bit of a roll since losing to Ray Ford back in August of 2021 .. beat Dean Dodge and Youssef Khoumari before meeting the unbeaten Aqib Fiaz for the vacant Commonwealth Super Featherweight Title , stopped him in the eighth round and then faced the decent Liam Dillon who he beat by UD , retaining the Commonwealth Title and adding the British Super Featherweight Title , since then hes defended the belts twice , firstly against Levi Giles (UD) in July of last year and then against Michael Gomez Jr (RTD 10th round) .. so both in good form coming into this and as i say i reckon this one should be a good bout. Garner also holds the WBC International Super Featherweight Title which he won back in 2023 and has defended successfully three times but im not sure whether that ones up for grabs or not , i dont think so. Garner is a high output come forward type fighter and tends to start fast , and will probably be on the front foot and throwing from the first bell (looking at previous fights) , so Bellotti is gonna have to be prepared to start fast whether he wants to or not to , Bellotti has a decentish jab but his best work tends to come when hes in close and goes to the body alot , and he does fight well in a clinch. Neither of them minds a war so should be entertaining , at the moment Garner seems to be favourite but i would of thought given his experience Bellotti might well start the fave , but its close i'd say .. 50/50 fight for me , but im edging towards the underdog in Bellotti i think he has the tools and the experience to take this one , although in all honesty i can see a Garner win as well , think it will be tight but going for Bellotti .. just !
Reece Bellotti To Win
Xander Zayaz vs Jorge Garcia Perez
This ones for the vacant WBO World Super Welterweight Title and it doesnt look a bad bout in all honesty .. Jorge Garcia Perez (37 Fights - 33 Wins (26 KOs) - 4 Losses) was last seen beating the unbeaten and decent Charles Conwell by split decision back in April of this year , i had Conwell down to beat him in all honesty but he looked flat and uninterested to my eye so i dunno what to take from that win tbh , been on quite a winning streak , since losing to Etoundi Michel William back in January 2023 hes won eight on the bounce so will definatley fancy his chances here especially with that lto win over the decent Conwell behind him .. Zayaz (21 Fights - 21 Wins (13 KOs)) is yet to taste defeat and looks as though hes getting better and better , handed Slawa Spomer his first loss last time by a ninth round TKO , that was an impressive win and before that he'd taken care of the likes of Damian Sosa , Patrick Teixeira , Roberto Valenzuela Jr .. so been in with some decent sorts and come away victorious and unscathed. I think Zayaz is gonna come away with the win , he has the techncial ability and prowess along with decent power and good use of combinations. Think Perez will give it a good go but i think Zayaz will be the one to come out ahead.
Xander Zayaz To Win
Bruce Carrington vs Mateus Heita
'Shu Shu' Carrington (15 Fights - 15 Wins (9 KOs)) back in action but gotta be honest and say i know nothing about his opponent , Mateus Heita (14 Fights - 14 Wins (9 KOs) , aside from the facts that hes unbeaten , from Namibia and hasnt fought outside his home nation before. Difficult one to weight up when you know bugger all about one of the fighters but i have to saide with Carrington here , though Heita is unbeaten i dont think hes come across someone as decent as Carrington before and though he has a few stoppages on his record the quality of the opponents hes faced thus far probably aint up too much , could be wrong of course , but im gonna go with the known quantities of Carrington here.
Bruce Carrington To Win
Bakhodir Jalolov vs Gianmarco Cardillo
Its a shame that Jalolov (15 Fights - 15 Wins (14 KOs)) hasnt concentrated fully on his pro career rather than kinda flip flopping between the Amateurs and the pros .. Had his first pro fight back in 2018 and has only managed 15 fights in that time .. its a shame as hes now 31 and id like to see him give the pro's his undivided attention to see how good he actually is and how far he can go .. The 6'7" Uzbek won his second Olympic gold medal in Paris 2024 to add to the one he won in Tokyo in 2020 .. and he really has had a glittering amateur career winning medals and accolades galore , he announced his retirement from the amateurs after his last Olympic win so hopefully the pro's are now his sole focus. Hasnt faced anyone of note as yet in the professional ranks , has some decent names on his amateur resume though , and id say that Cardillo (15 Fights - 12 Wins (2 KOs) - 1 Loss - 2 Draws) probably falls into that category in all fairness , dont think he'll have the power to stop Jalolov or the skill to outbox him so i can only see a Jalolov win in this one.
Bakhadir Jalolov To Win
Aloys Junior vs Ellis Zorro
Well this ones a replacement fight for the scheduled Royston Barney Smith vs Danny Quartermain bout that was cancelled due to Barney-Smith withdrawing , and in all honesty its not a bad fight tbh. Junior (11 Fights - 10 Wins (9 KOs) - 1 Loss) lost his first pro fight against the still unbeaten Michal Soczynski of Poland but hasnt looked back since then winning all ten of his fights , nine of them by way of stoppage. He was last seen stopping David Jamieson in the third round of the Taylor vs Essuman undercard back in May of this year , whilst Zorro (20 Fights - 18 Wins (7 KOs) - 2 Losses) beat Viktar Chvarkou on points in April earlier this year in a 6 rounder that was basically a gimme fight really , which is fair enough considering he'd lost his previous two fights by knockout , firstly against Jai Opetaia in Riyadh at the end of 2013 who stopped him in the first round (for The Ring Crusierweight Belt) and then against Cheavon Clarke who put him down in the eighth round (for the vacant British Crusierweight Title) .. Had no chance against Opetaia lets be honest but he did well for a few rounds against Clarke , outboxing him for the most part until he got caught. Zorro is a decent boxer and does rely on his skills to get the better of his opponents whereas Junior has fair skills but can bang , and has an aggressive style. I see Zorro having success early doors but i think Junior starts to wear him down and will end up stopping him , probably in the mid to late rounds. This is a step up for Junior but its one i think he'll handle.
Aloys Junior To Win
Clarissa Shields vs Lani Daniels
This ones for the undisputed Heavyweight title but im having a hard time seeing past Shields in this to be honest. Shields (16 Fights - 16 Wins (3 KOs)) has yet to taste defeat and i cant see her getting a taste of it in this one , Daniels (15 Fights - 11 Wins (1 KO) - 2 Losses - 2 Draws) is a decent enough boxer but in all honesty she doesnt possess the skills or the power to beat someone like Shields as far as im concerned. Another thing is that Daniels hasnt yet faced anyone of Shields calibre or anyone remotely near that kind of level and whilst im sure she'll give it her best shot i think shes gonna fall short.
Clarissa Shields To Win
Emiliano Vargas vs Alexander Espinoza
The exciting and unbeaten Emiliano Vargas (14 Fights - 14 Wins (12 KOs)) hasnt left it to the judges in his last five fights , his last two bouts have both ended in round 2 and im not expecting this one to go the distance either if im being honest , Espinoza (24 Fights - 20 Wins (9 KOs) - 3 Losses - 1 Draw) has won his last two fights against very mediocre opposition (putting it mildly) and before that had lost two , hes not a bad boxer in all fairness but i think hes gonna have to improve dramatically to take this one against a decent prospect whose aggressive and can bang.
Emiliano Vargas To Win
