Dalton Smith salutes his hometown crowd after March 23 knockout win over Jose Zepeda in Sheffield, England. Picture credit score: Mark Robinson, Matchroom Boxing
Dalton Smith must wait a number of extra weeks for his subsequent ring look.
Nevertheless, the present will apparently go on with out its headlining act.
The Ring has discovered that Sheffield’s Smith was compelled to postpone his deliberate Sept. 28 DAZN headliner versus Spain’s Jon Fernandez. A reported, although undisclosed, damage is the trigger for the delay.
Smith-Fernandez was because of happen at Utilita Area in Smith’s hometown of Sheffield, England. The Ring was knowledgeable that plans are in place to maneuver ahead with the cardboard, although seemingly at a brand new location. It isn’t clear at this goes to publication whether or not a brand new headliner will likely be sought or if an undercard bout will advance to the highest slot.
The steadiness of the present consists of the rescheduled Rhiannon Dixon-Terri Harper WBO light-weight title struggle. Harper (14-2-2, 6 knockouts)—a former 130-pound and 154-pound titlist—hails from close by Denaby Important and was because of struggle on the venue for the third straight time. A brand new location wouldn’t make such a essential occasion as related.
Cheshire’s Dixon (10-0, 1 KO) will try the primary protection of her title. She received the belt in a ten-round determination over Argentina’s Karen Carabajal (22-2, 3 KOs) on April 13 at AO Area in Manchester.
Heavyweight prospect Johnny Fisher (12-0, 11 KOs) was additionally lately added to the undercard. The favored boxer from Romford, London will face Andrii Rudenko (36-7, 22 KOs) in a scheduled ten-round contest. Fisher loved his first essential occasion in a July 6 first-round knockout of Alen Babic (12-2, 11 KOs) at Copper Field Area.
The “Bosh” heavyweight is the extra seemingly candidate to advance to the headlining act.
Smith (16-0, 12 KOs) was because of problem for the vacant European 140-pound title. A lot was made about his beforehand ordered conflict versus Adam Azim (11-0, 8 KOs), whose group blatantly steered him away from the matchup.
The struggle versus Fernandez (26-3, 22 KOs) is a pure subsequent step within the profession of Smith, a fast-rising expertise. Smith is coming off a fifth-round knockout of former title challenger Jose Zepeda on March 23. He equally impressed in a seventh-round stoppage of Sam Maxwell final July 1. Each bouts occurred at Utilita Area.
Expectations are for Smith-Fernandez to be rescheduled later this fall.
