Dalton Smith (boxer)

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

Dalton Smith
Statistics
Nickname(s)Thunder
Weight(s)Light-welterweight
Height5 ft 9 12 in (177 cm)
NationalityEnglish
Born (1997-02-08) 8 February 1997
Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record[1]
Total fights6
Wins6
Wins by KO5
Losses0

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]

Professional boxing record

Professional record summary
6 fights 6 wins 0 losses
By knockout 5 0
By decision 1 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
6 Win 6–0 Nathan Bennett KO 5 (8), 2:56 1 Aug 2020 Matchroom Fight Camp, 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

  1. "Boxing record for Dalton Smith". BoxRec.
  2. 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.
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