Barney-Smith vs Bellotti

Who won Barney-Smith vs Bellotti?

Royston Barney-Smith beat Reece Bellotti by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, August 1st, 2026, at 3Arena, Dublin.

The scorecards were announced as 98-92, 100-90, 99-91 in favor of winner Royston Barney-Smith.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Pierce O’Leary losing to Mark Chamberlain. Also on the undercard Gary Cully beat Lee Reeves, and Steven Cairns defeated Senan Kelly.

Barney-Smith vs Bellotti stats

Royston Barney-Smith stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 16 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Reece Bellotti made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, with 15 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Bellotti had a large advantage in power over Smith, boasting a 75% knockout percentage compared to Smith's 50%.

Royston Barney-Smith was the younger man by 13 years, at 22 years old.

Royston Barney-Smith fought out of the southpaw stance, while Reece Bellotti was an orthodox fighter.

Smith was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 11 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2022, 6 years and 9 months later than Bellotti, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 116 fewer professional rounds, totaling 83 compared to Bellotti's 199.

Royston Barney-Smith went into the fight ranked number 9 by the WBO, and 12 by the IBF at super featherweight.

Barney-Smith vs Bellotti form

Reece Bellotti had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Josh Padley on October 11, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Ryan Garner on July 26, 2025, by technical knockout in the 12th round in their BBBOC British Super Featherweight and CBC Commonwealth Super Featherweight championship fight at Bournemouth International Centre, Bournemouth.

Going into that contest, he had won against Michael Gomez Jnr on February 15, 2025, by retirement in the 10th round in their BBBOC British Super Featherweight and CBC Commonwealth Super Featherweight championship fight at Co-op Live Arena, Manchester.

Before that, he had beaten Levi Giles on July 6, 2024, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Super Featherweight and CBC Commonwealth Super Featherweight championship fight at Copper Box Arena, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Hackney Wick.

He had defeated Liam Dillon on February 10, 2024, by unanimous decision in their BBBOC British Super Featherweight and CBC Commonwealth Super Featherweight championship fight at Indigo at The O2, Greenwich.

Activity check

Smith's last 2 fights had come over a period of 9 months and 7 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6 rounds on average.

Bellotti's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 56 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.2 rounds on average.

What time did Barney-Smith vs Bellotti start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM UTC at 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 9:00 PM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Barney-Smith vs Bellotti?

Barney-Smith vs Bellotti was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Barney-Smith vs Bellotti?

Royston Barney-Smith was a 1/6 (-590) favorite going into the contest, while Reece Bellotti made his way into the ring at 4/1 (+400) with oddsmakers.