Dalton Smith (boxer)

For the Canadian ice hockey player, see Dalton Smith.

Dalton Smith
Born (1997-02-08) 8 February 1997 (age 27)
Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Other namesThunder
Statistics
Weight(s)Light-welterweight
Height5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (177 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record[1]
Total fights16
Wins16
Wins by KO12
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  England
Commonwealth Youth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Apia Lightweight
European Youth Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Zagreb Lightweight
ABA Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 London Light-welterweight

Dalton Smith (born 8 February 1997) is an English professional boxer. He held the British super-lightweight 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

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As an amateur Smith won multiple national titles at the junior and senior level,[2] including the 2018 ABA Championships at light-welterweight.[3] 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.[2] He also competed at the 2013 World Junior Championships, reaching the quarter-finals;[4] the 2014 World Youth Championships, losing in the round of 8;[5] and the 2016,[6] 2017[7] and 2018 World Series of Boxing as part of the British Lionhearts.[8]

Professional career

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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,[9] 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.[10]

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.[11] Smith became only the fourth man to stop Riyaz,[12] a career journeyman who at the time had a record of 6–165–4.[13] Three months later he travelled to Italy, defeating Marko Radenovic via third-round technical knockout (TKO)[14] before ending the year with a third-round TKO win against Michael Carrero in November.[15]

His first fight of 2020 came against Benson Nyilawila in March, winning by fourth-round TKO in a bout that was streamed live on Facebook.[16]

On March 23, 2024 in Sheffield, England, Smith was scheduled to face Jose Zepeda.[17][18] He won the fight by knockout in the fifth round with body shot.[19]

Smith is scheduled to face Jon Fernandez for the vacant European super lightweight title in Sheffield, England on September 28, 2024.[20]

Professional boxing record

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16 fights 16 wins 0 losses
By knockout 12 0
By decision 4 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
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

References

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  1. ^ "Boxing record for Dalton Smith". BoxRec.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Male NACs-Elites-ABAs Archives". England Boxing. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  4. ^ "9.World Junior Championships - Kiev, Ukraine - September 8-15 2013". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  5. ^ "4.AIBA Youth World Championships - Sofia, Bulgaria - April 14-24 2014". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "Astana Arlans Kazakhstan defeat British Lionhearts 3-2 in Sheffield to carve out slender semifinal advantage". World Series Boxing. 18 May 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  9. ^ "Dalton Smith: Hand wraps and weight cuts influence professional switch". BBC Sport. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  10. ^ "Dalton Smith Added To Okolie-Massey Card in Manchester". BoxingScene. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ "BoxRec: Dalton Smith vs. Ibrar Riyaz". boxrec.com. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  14. ^ Holden, Liam (13 October 2019). "Wins for Shakiel Thompson, Reece Mould and Dalton Smith". www.thestar.co.uk. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  15. ^ Foster, Elliot (2 November 2019). "Ashfaq Outpoints Ham In Manchester, Wins Fringe WBA Bauble". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  16. ^ "Scott Quigg vs Jono Carroll - Undercard Results from Manchester". World Boxing News. 7 March 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  17. ^ Iskenderov, Parviz (23 January 2024). "Dalton Smith vs Jose Zepeda set for March in Sheffield, England". FIGHTMAG.
  18. ^ Stumberg, Patrick (23 January 2024). "Dalton Smith vs Jose Zepeda, Richardson Hitchins vs Gustavo Lemos, Jordan Gill vs Zelfa Barrett announced". Bad Left Hook.
  19. ^ Iskenderov, Parviz (24 March 2024). "Dalton Smith KO's Jose Zepeda in fifth round with body shot". FIGHTMAG.
  20. ^ Iskenderov, Parviz (15 July 2024). "Dalton Smith faces Jon Fernandez in Sheffield, England in September". FIGHTMAG.
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