Dalton Smith (boxer)

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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)
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record [1]
Total fights17
Wins17
Wins by KO13
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Commonwealth Youth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Apia Lightweight
European Youth Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Zagreb Lightweight
ABA Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 London Light-welterweight

Dalton Smith (born 8 February 1997) is an English professional boxer. 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.

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Amateur career

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

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 August 6, 2022, Smith got a 6th round TKO win over Sam O'maison to win The British Super Lightweight Championship, and Smith still has the title today.

On July 1, 2023, Smith Ko’d Sam Maxwell in Round 7 and Won The Commonwealth Super Lightweight Championship, But Smith Vacated The Title One month later.

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, Winning The Vacant WBC Silver Super Lightweight Title. [19]

Smith was originally scheduled to face Jon Fernandez for the vacant European super lightweight title in Sheffield, England on September 28, 2024, However, The Bout was Cancelled on September 6 due to unclear reasons. [20]

On January 25, 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. [21] [22] [23]

Professional boxing record

17 fights17 wins0 losses
By knockout130
By decision40
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
17Win17–0Walid OuizzaTKO1 (12), 3:0025 Jan 2025Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham, EnglandWon the vacant European light-welterweight title and retained the WBC Silver light-welterweight title
16Win16–0 Jose Zepeda KO5 (12), 1:2523 Mar 2024Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, EnglandWon vacant WBC Silver light-welterweight title
15Win15–0 Sam Maxwell TKO7 (12), 1:341 Jul 2023 Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, EnglandRetained British light-welterweight title;
Won Commonwealth light-welterweight title
14Win14–0Billy AllingtonUD12 18 Feb 2023 Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham, EnglandRetained British light-welterweight title
13Win13–0Kaisee BenjaminUD1212 Nov 2022Manchester Arena, Manchester, EnglandRetained British light-welterweight title
12Win12–0Sam O'maisonTKO6 (12), 2:556 Aug 2022 Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, EnglandWon vacant British light-welterweight title
11Win11–0Mauro PeroueneRTD6 (10), 3:004 Jun 2022Motorpoint Arena, Cardiff, WalesRetained WBC International Silver light-welterweight title
10Win10–0Ray MoyletteTKO10 (10), 0:4926 Mar 2022 First Direct Arena, Leeds, EnglandWon vacant WBC International Silver light-welterweight title
9Win9–0Brian PelaezUD1010 Sep 2021 Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt, AustriaWon vacant WBA Inter-Continental light-welterweight title
8Win8–0Lee AppleyardTKO6 (10), 2:4415 May 2021 AO Arena, Manchester, EnglandWon vacant English light-welterweight title
7Win7–0Ishmael EllisRTD3 (10), 3:0013 Feb 2021 The SSE Arena, London, England
6Win6–0Nathan BennettKO5 (8), 2:571 Aug 2020Matchroom Headquarters, Brentwood, England
5Win5–0Benson NyilawilaTKO4 (6), 0:187 Mar 2020Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
4Win4–0Michael CarreroTKO3 (6), 2:472 Nov 2019 Manchester Arena, Manchester, England
3Win3–0Marko RadenovicTKO3 (6)11 Oct 2019 PalaTrento, Trento, Italy
2Win2–0Ibrar RiyazRTD2 (4), 3:00 20 Jul 2019 The O2 Arena, London, England
1Win1–0Luka LeskovicPTS410 May 2019 Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham, England

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