Dalton Smith (born 8 February 1997) is an English

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. He has held the

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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

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, both in the

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division, and won the 2018

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at light-welterweight.

Amateur career

As an amateur Smith won multiple national titles at the junior and senior level, including the 2018 ABA Championships at light-welterweight. At the international level he won a silver medal at the 2014 European Youth Championships and bronze at the

, both in the

division. He also competed at the 2013 World Junior Championships, reaching the quarter-finals; the 2014 World Youth Championships, losing in the round of 8; and the

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and 2018

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as part of the

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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

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in May 2019, 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

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. In his next fight he defeated Ibrar Riyaz with a second-round stoppage via

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(RTD) on 21 July as part of the undercard for Dillian Whyte vs. Oscar Rivas. Smith became only the fourth man to stop Riyaz, a career

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who at the time had a record of 6–165–4. Three months later he travelled to Italy, defeating Marko Radenovic via third-round

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(TKO) before ending the year with a third-round TKO win against Michael Carrero in November. His first fight of 2020 came against Benson Nyilawila in March, winning by fourth-round TKO in a bout that was

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live on

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. On March 23, 2024 in Sheffield, England, Smith was scheduled to face

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. He won the fight by knockout in the fifth round with body shot.

Professional boxing record

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Dalton Living people 1997 births English male boxers Boxers from Sheffield Light-welterweight boxers