Dalton Smith (boxer)

For the Canadian ice hockey player, see Dalton Smith.

Dalton Smith
Personal information
Nickname
Thunder
Born (1997-02-08) 8 February 1997
Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Height5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (177 cm)
WeightLight welterweight
Boxing career
Reach69+1⁄2 in (177 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights19
Wins19
Win by KO14
Medal record
Men's Amateur boxing
Representing  England
Commonwealth Youth Games
2015 Apia Lightweight
European Youth Championships
2014 Zagreb Lightweight
ABA Championships
2018 London Light-welterweight

Dalton Smith (born 8 February 1997) is a British professional boxer. He has held the World Boxing Council (WBC) super-lightweight title since January 2026. Previously, he held the European super-lightweight title in 2025, the British title between 2022 and 2024, and the Commonwealth title in 2023. As an amateur, he won a silver medal at the 2014 European Youth Championships and bronze at the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games, both in the lightweight division, and won the 2018 ABA Championships at light-welterweight.

Amateur career

As an amateur Smith won multiple national titles at the junior and senior level,[1] including the 2018 ABA Championships at light-welterweight.[2] At the international level he won a silver medal at the 2014 European Youth Championships and bronze at the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games, both in the lightweight division.[1] He also competed at the 2013 World Junior Championships, reaching the quarter-finals;[3] the 2014 World Youth Championships, losing in the round of 8;[4] and the 2016,[5] 2017[6] and 2018 World Series of Boxing as part of the British Lionhearts.[7]

Professional career

After deciding to forgo the 2020 Olympics – due to rule changes regarding weight categories, along with several injuries suffered throughout his amateur career – Smith signed a promotional contract with Eddie Hearn's Matchroom Boxing in May 2019,[8] making his professional debut two months later on 10 May, scoring a four-round points decision (PTS) victory over Luka Leskovic at the Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham.[9]

In his next fight he defeated Ibrar Riyaz with a second-round stoppage via corner retirement (RTD) on 21 July as part of the undercard for Dillian Whyte vs. Oscar Rivas.[10] Smith became only the fourth man to stop Riyaz,[11] a career journeyman who at the time had a record of 6–165–4.[12] Three months later he travelled to Italy, defeating Marko Radenovic via third-round technical knockout (TKO)[13] before ending the year with a third-round TKO win against Michael Carrero in November.[14]

On 7 March 2020 at the Manchester Arena, Smith fought Benson Nyilawila, winning by fourth-round TKO in a bout that was streamed live on Facebook.[15]

On 6 August 2022, Smith defeated Sam O'maison via 6th round TKO to win the British super lightweight championship.[16]

On 1 July 2023, Smith knocked out Sam Maxwell in round 7 and won the Commonwealth super lightweight championship.[17] Smith vacated the title one month later.

On 23 March 2024 in Sheffield, England, Smith was scheduled to face Jose Zepeda.[18][19] He won the fight by knockout in the fifth round with body shot, winning the vacant WBC Silver super lightweight title.[20]

Smith was originally scheduled to face Jon Fernandez for the vacant European super lightweight title in Sheffield, England on 28 September 2024, However, the bout was cancelled on September 6 due to unclear reasons.[21]

On 25 January 2025 in Nottingham, England, Smith defeated Walid Ouizza by knockout in the first round to defend his WBC Silver super lightweight title and win the vacant EBU European super lightweight title.[22][23][24]

Smith faced Mathieu Germain at Canon Medical Arena in Sheffield on 19 April 2025.[25][26] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[27][28][29]

He challenged WBC super-lightweight champion, Subriel Matías, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, USA, on 10 January 2026.[30][31] Smith won by technical knockout in the fifth round.[32][33]

Professional boxing record

19 fights 19 wins 0 losses
By knockout 14 0
By decision 5 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
19 Win 19–0 Subriel Matías TKO 5 (12), 2:24 10 Jan 2026 Barclays Center, New York City, New York, U.S. Won WBC light-welterweight title
18 Win 18–0 Mathieu Germain UD 12 19 Apr 2025 Canon Medical Arena, Sheffield, England Retained WBC Silver light-welterweight title
17 Win 17–0 Walid Ouizza TKO 1 (12), 3:00 25 Jan 2025 Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham, England Retained WBC Silver light-welterweight title;
Won vacant European light-welterweight title
16 Win 16–0 Jose Zepeda KO 5 (12), 1:25 23 Mar 2024 Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England Won vacant WBC Silver light-welterweight title
15 Win 15–0 Sam Maxwell TKO 7 (12), 1:34 1 Jul 2023 Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England Retained British light-welterweight title;
Won Commonwealth light-welterweight title
14 Win 14–0 Billy Allington UD 12 18 Feb 2023 Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham, England Retained British light-welterweight title
13 Win 13–0 Kaisee Benjamin UD 12 12 Nov 2022 Manchester Arena, Manchester, England Retained British light-welterweight title
12 Win 12–0 Sam O'maison TKO 6 (12), 2:55 6 Aug 2022 Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England Won vacant British light-welterweight title
11 Win 11–0 Mauro Perouene RTD 6 (10), 3:00 4 Jun 2022 Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, Wales Retained WBC International Silver light-welterweight title
10 Win 10–0 Ray Moylette TKO 10 (10), 0:49 26 Mar 2022 First Direct Arena, Leeds, England Won vacant WBC International Silver light-welterweight title
9 Win 9–0 Brian Pelaez UD 10 10 Sep 2021 Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt, Austria Won vacant WBA Inter-Continental light-welterweight title
8 Win 8–0 Lee Appleyard TKO 6 (10), 2:44 15 May 2021 AO Arena, Manchester, England Won vacant English light-welterweight title
7 Win 7–0 Ishmael Ellis RTD 3 (10), 3:00 13 Feb 2021 The SSE Arena, London, England
6 Win 6–0 Nathan Bennett KO 5 (8), 2:57 1 Aug 2020 Matchroom Headquarters, Brentwood, England
5 Win 5–0 Benson Nyilawila TKO 4 (6), 0:18 7 Mar 2020 Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
4 Win 4–0 Michael Carrero TKO 3 (6), 2:47 2 Nov 2019 Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
3 Win 3–0 Marko Radenovic TKO 3 (6) 11 Oct 2019 PalaTrento, Trento, Italy
2 Win 2–0 Ibrar Riyaz RTD 2 (4), 3:00 20 Jul 2019 The O2 Arena, London, England
1 Win 1–0 Luka Leskovic PTS 4 10 May 2019 Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham, England

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Westerdale, Bob (7 May 2019). "Video: Sheffield's Dalton Smith brings his outstanding amateur boxing career into the professional ranks". www.thestar.co.uk. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Male NACs-Elites-ABAs Archives". England Boxing. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  3. ^ "9.World Junior Championships - Kiev, Ukraine - September 8-15 2013". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  4. ^ "4.AIBA Youth World Championships - Sofia, Bulgaria - April 14-24 2014". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  5. ^ "A momentous night of boxing sees the superb Cuba Domadores beat brave British Lionhearts to lift the WSB trophy for a second time". World Series Boxing. 4 June 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Clemente Russo seals dramatic comeback as Italia Thunder beat British Lionhearts 3-2 in Rome". World Series Boxing. 9 February 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  7. ^ "Astana Arlans Kazakhstan defeat British Lionhearts 3-2 in Sheffield to carve out slender semifinal advantage". World Series Boxing. 18 May 2018. Archived from the original on 25 June 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  8. ^ "Dalton Smith: Hand wraps and weight cuts influence professional switch". BBC Sport. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  9. ^ "Dalton Smith Added To Okolie-Massey Card in Manchester". BoxingScene. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  10. ^ Peck, Joshua (21 July 2019). "Boxing results RECAP: Dillian Whyte survives knockdown, Chisora and Price also win | Boxing | Sport | Express.co.uk". www.express.co.uk. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  11. ^ David, Charlesworth (10 May 2020). "It's hard for us fighters at the minute, says rising star Dalton Smith". belfasttelegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  12. ^ "BoxRec: Dalton Smith vs. Ibrar Riyaz". boxrec.com. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  13. ^ Holden, Liam (13 October 2019). "Wins for Shakiel Thompson, Reece Mould and Dalton Smith". www.thestar.co.uk. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  14. ^ Foster, Elliot (2 November 2019). "Ashfaq Outpoints Ham In Manchester, Wins Fringe WBA Bauble". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  15. ^ "Scott Quigg vs Jono Carroll - Undercard Results from Manchester". World Boxing News. 7 March 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  16. ^ "Dalton Smith Drops, Blasts Out Sam O'maison in Six Rounds". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  17. ^ "Dalton Smith Wipes Out Sam Maxwell With Vicious One-Punch KO in Seventh". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  18. ^ Iskenderov, Parviz (23 January 2024). "Dalton Smith vs Jose Zepeda set for March in Sheffield, England". FIGHTMAG.
  19. ^ Stumberg, Patrick (23 January 2024). "Dalton Smith vs Jose Zepeda, Richardson Hitchins vs Gustavo Lemos, Jordan Gill vs Zelfa Barrett announced". Bad Left Hook.
  20. ^ Iskenderov, Parviz (24 March 2024). "Dalton Smith KO's Jose Zepeda in fifth round with body shot". FIGHTMAG.
  21. ^ Iskenderov, Parviz (15 July 2024). "Dalton Smith faces Jon Fernandez in Sheffield, England in September". FIGHTMAG.
  22. ^ Iskenderov, Parviz (26 January 2025). "Photos: Dalton Smith drops & stops Walid Ouizza in first round". FIGHTMAG.
  23. ^ "Dalton Smith eyes winner of Alberto Puello-Sandor Martin". www.boxingscene.com.
  24. ^ "Dalton Smith Annihilates Walid Ouizza In The First Round". 3Kings Boxing WorldWide®. 25 January 2025.
  25. ^ Iskenderov, Parviz (8 March 2025). "Dalton Smith faces Mathieu Germain in Sheffield, England in April". FIGHTMAG.
  26. ^ "Matchroom Announce Two Gigantic Shows For Blockbuster Stars". Combat Sports UK. 7 March 2025.
  27. ^ "Dalton Smith Dominates Mathieu Germain Over 12 Rounds - World Title Shot Next". boxingnewsonline.net. 19 April 2025.
  28. ^ Iskenderov, Parviz (20 April 2025). "Photos: Dalton Smith drops Mathieu Germain three times en route to decision victory". FIGHTMAG.
  29. ^ Collins, Michael (19 April 2025). "Dalton Smith's Size And Power Overwhelm Mathieu Germain In Predictable Fashion - Boxing Results - Latest Boxing News Today". www.boxing247.com.
  30. ^ "Subriel Matias-Dalton Smith Lands At Brooklyn's Barclays Center". The Ring. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  31. ^ "Dalton Smith to take big Sheffield following to America". The Star. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  32. ^ "Briton Smith stuns Matias to become world champion". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  33. ^ "Dalton Smith stuns Subriel Matias by KO to lift WBC junior welterweight title". The Ring. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
Sporting positions
Amateur boxing titles
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Thomas Hodgson 		ABA light-welterweight champion
2018 		Next:
Sam Noakes
Regional boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Kay Prospere 		English light-welterweight champion
15 May 2021 – 2021
Vacated 		Vacant
Title next held by
Billy Allington
Vacant
Title last held by
Lewis Ritson 		WBA Intercontinental
light-welterweight champion
10 September 2021 – 2022
Vacated 		Vacant
Title next held by
Steve Spark
Vacant
Title last held by
Ivan Kozlovsky 		WBC International
light-welterweight champion
26 March 2022 – 2022
Vacated 		Vacant
Title next held by
Henry Turner
Vacant
Title last held by
Sam Maxwell 		British light-welterweight champion
6 August 2022 – 2024
Vacated 		Vacant
Title next held by
Jack Rafferty
Preceded by
Sam Maxwell
 Commonwealth
light-welterweight champion
1 July 2023 – 2023
Vacated
Vacant
Title last held by
Richardson Hitchins 		WBC Silver
light-welterweight champion
23 March 2024 – 11 January 2026
Won world title 		Vacant
Vacant
Title last held by
Adam Azim 		European light-welterweight champion
25 January 2025 – 2025
Vacated 		Vacant
Title next held by
Pierce O'Leary
World boxing titles
Preceded by WBC light-welterweight champion
10 January 2026 – present 		Incumbent
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