Dalton Smith looks to win in style in his first fight in America.
As Dalton Smith heads into a WBC 140 lb title fight against Subriel Matias this weekend in Brooklyn, Smith tells Sky Sports that he believes he can outgun the Puerto Rican slugger, aiming for a stoppage win if he can manage it — although securing the win will be his top priority, above all.
“My aim is to be WBC world champion,” Smith, who has 13 stoppages on his unbeaten 18-fight record, told Sky Sports. “I believe I can make a statement and stop Matias, but whatever happens, I’m going there to win and make sure my hand’s raised at the end,” Smith said.
Smith (18-0, 13 KOs), a Sheffield native, has remained undefeated throughout his run that has mostly been on the British circuit over the years, but will be stepping up in class and fighting away from home for the first time in years in this particular outing. He’s most recently coming off of a unanimous decision win over Mathieu Germain in April 2025.
Matias (23-2, 22 KOs) once had a fearsome reputation as an overwhelming offensive force. He was bested by Liam Paro in 2024 before coming back to win three straight fights, but has since come under scrutiny for flunking a pre-fight drug test for ostarine back in November. While many might have expected that to scuttle this fight, the WBC ultimately determined the positive test to be due to a contaminated supplements and have put Matias on a one year probationary period where he’ll be subjected to ongoing drug tests at his own expense.
That, however, is probably a small price to pay in order to keep his title and payday intact, and he’ll defend the belt against Smith this Saturday night.
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