Source: Liverpool_Echo
GREG O'KEEFFE: Tony Bellew and Everton FC are match made in Finch Farm
IF TIm Cahill's' corner-flag pummelling at the City of Manchester stadium looked a little sharper than usual on Wednesday night there is good reason.[LNB]The Aussie has watched one of British boxing's brightest prospects going through his paces at Everton's training ground this year.[LNB]Tony 'The Bomber' Bellew has been training at the Blues' Finch Farm base since January, after Everton's conditioning coach Dave Billows agreed to work with him in the run-up to his title fight at the waterfront ECHO Arena earlier this month.[LNB]Dave, the man responsible for keeping Everton's players in top physical condition, was given special permission to train the unbeaten Wavertree fighter by David Moyes who has followed his burgeoning career with interest.[LNB]The set-up has obviously inspired 27-year-old Bellew, a passionate Evertonian, who boxes in royal blue shorts with the Everton crest emblazoned on them, and enters the ring to Z-Cars.[LNB]He won what is likely to be the first of many titles, becoming Commonwealth light-heavyweight champion on the undercard of the Paul Smith - Tony Dodson fight.[LNB]He wasted no time doing it either, looking in devastating shape as he blew away previously unbeaten Ghanaian Atoli Moore.[LNB]The so-called 'Deadly Spear' was no match for 6ft 3in Bellew, who is undefeated in 12 fights, and the referee stopped it in the first round.[LNB]Bellew said: 'It's been an amazing few months for me, finishing with getting my hands on that belt. Thanks to Dave I was able to make the weight of 12 stone six pounds and I haven't been that light in a long time.[LNB]'I was popping into Finch Farm now and then around November last year but then I started training exclusively with Dave early January.'
