Walsh vs Bellotti

Who won Walsh vs Bellotti?

Ryan Walsh beat Reece Bellotti by split decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, December 22nd, 2018, at The O2 Arena, London.

The scorecards were announced as 116-112 in favor of winner Ryan Walsh.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Dillian Whyte beating Derek Chisora. Also on the undercard Cristofer Rosales was overcome by Charlie Edwards for the WBC World Flyweight belt, Joshua Buatsi was victorious over Renold Quinlan, and David Price beat Tom Little.

Walsh vs Bellotti stats

Back in December 2018, Ryan Walsh stepped into the ring with a record of 22 wins, 2 losses, and 2 draws, 11 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Reece Bellotti made his way to the ring with a record of 13 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 11 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Bellotti had a massive power advantage over Walsh, boasting a 85% knockout percentage compared to Walsh's 50%.

Ryan Walsh was the older man by 4 years, at 33 years old.

Both Ryan Walsh and Reece Bellotti fought out of an orthodox stance.

Walsh was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 7 years and 3 months earlier than Bellotti, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 92 more professional rounds, totaling 249 compared to Bellotti's 157.

Ryan Walsh went into the fight ranked number 7 by the WBO at featherweight.

Walsh vs Bellotti form

Ryan Walsh had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had drawn with Isaac Lowe on February 17, 2018, by split draw in their BBBOC British Featherweight championship fight at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Marco McCullough on May 20, 2017, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their BBBOC British Featherweight championship fight at Copper Box Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Dennis Ceylan on October 15, 2016, by split decision in their 12 round contest at Arena Nord, Frederikshavn, Denmark.

Before that, he had beaten James Tennyson on April 30, 2016, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their BBBOC British Featherweight championship fight at Copper Box Arena, London, United Kingdom.

He had won against Darren Traynor on January 22, 2016, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their BBBOC British Featherweight championship fight at York Hall, London.

Activity check

Walsh's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 11 months, which means he had been fighting approximately every 7 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 45 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9 rounds on average.

What time did Walsh vs Bellotti start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM GMT at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 3:00 PM EST or 12:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Walsh vs Bellotti?

Walsh vs Bellotti was broadcast on Sky Box Office HD in the UK.

What were the odds on Walsh vs Bellotti?

Ryan Walsh was a 3/5 (-170) favorite going into the contest, while Reece Bellotti made his way into the ring at 141/100 (+140) with oddsmakers.