Sunday Mirror

Bellotti on the charge ELECTRICIA­N SET FOR TITLE GLORY

- BY TOM HOPKINSON

SPARKS fly whenever Reece Bellotti is working on movie sets for Tom Cruise or Daniel Craig.

But even more so when the electricia­n-cum-featherwei­ght is doing his job in the ring.

The 26-year-old’s outing against Jamie Speight at London’s O2 Arena on Saturday will be for the vacant WBC ‘Internatio­nal’ title.

And he is hoping for a shot at the British crown before the end of this year.

In between fights, Bellotti earns a crust as an electricia­n on TV and film shoots.

He said: “I’ve worked on quite a few different films.

“I did a few night shoots in London on the latest Bond film, Spectre.

“Tom Cruise is the most famous star I’ve worked on set for in his recent film, The Mummy. I didn’t really speak too much to him, he was very profession­al, just wanted to get the job done.

“Daniel Radcliffe is the actor I’ve had the most interactio­n with.

“He’s probably the most polite of the ones I’ve met, he’d say hello and go around being nice to all the sparks.”

Bellotti, who trains alongside James DeGale under Jim McDonnell, has won all nine of his profession­al fights and would love to emulate his stable-mate by claiming a world crown.

He added: “Every fighter has world-title aspiration­s.

“I’m in camp with James and he’s a world champion, everyone looks up to him.

First up is Speight, and Bellotti said: “He’ll present my biggest challenge yet, he’s a two-weight Southern Area champion, he’s a good fighter, he’s seasoned.”

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