Dalton Smith (boxer)
Dalton Smith (born 8 February 1997) is an English professional boxer. He has held the British super-lightweight title since 2022 and previously the Commonwealth super-lightweight 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.
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| Born | 8 February 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other names | Thunder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weight(s) | Light-welterweight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (177 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boxing record[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Amateur career edit
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 edit
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]
Professional boxing record edit
| 16 fights | 16 wins | 0 losses |
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| By knockout | 12 | 0 |
| By decision | 4 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 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 edit
- ^ "Boxing record for Dalton Smith". BoxRec.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Male NACs-Elites-ABAs Archives". England Boxing. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ^ "9.World Junior Championships - Kiev, Ukraine - September 8-15 2013". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ^ "4.AIBA Youth World Championships - Sofia, Bulgaria - April 14-24 2014". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Dalton Smith: Hand wraps and weight cuts influence professional switch". BBC Sport. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ^ "Dalton Smith Added To Okolie-Massey Card in Manchester". BoxingScene. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "BoxRec: Dalton Smith vs. Ibrar Riyaz". boxrec.com. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ^ Holden, Liam (13 October 2019). "Wins for Shakiel Thompson, Reece Mould and Dalton Smith". www.thestar.co.uk. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ^ Foster, Elliot (2 November 2019). "Ashfaq Outpoints Ham In Manchester, Wins Fringe WBA Bauble". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ^ "Scott Quigg vs Jono Carroll - Undercard Results from Manchester". World Boxing News. 7 March 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
- ^ Iskenderov, Parviz (23 January 2024). "Dalton Smith vs Jose Zepeda set for March in Sheffield, England". FIGHTMAG.
- ^ Stumberg, Patrick (23 January 2024). "Dalton Smith vs Jose Zepeda, Richardson Hitchins vs Gustavo Lemos, Jordan Gill vs Zelfa Barrett announced". Bad Left Hook.
- ^ Iskenderov, Parviz (24 March 2024). "Dalton Smith KO's Jose Zepeda in fifth round with body shot". FIGHTMAG.