The WBC light welterweight champion, Subriel Matias, has let his followers know that his fight against Dalton Smith is still scheduled for January 10, 2026. Matias (23-2, 22 KOs) says the banned substance he tested positive for, Ostarine, was below the limit. He says it was pollution.
Matias vs. Smith (18-0, 13 KOs) is still on for DAZN at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Subriel says the Ostarine level in his test was 0.085, which was below the punishable limit.
If Matias had been stripped of his WBC 140-lb title, #2 Alberto Puello would likely have been the one to fight the Matchroom-promoted Dalton for the vacant belt. For Smith, he would have less to worry about. Puello is not a big puncher and will not attack non-stop like the heavy-handed Subriel will.
“Listen to me clearly, listen to me clearly! I have never baptized in my life, never,” said Subriel Matias social mediawhich makes it clear that he never took any banned substance. “I’ve never put anything in my body, never, I’ve never cheated on anyone, never.
“Everything I achieved was with sweat, with pure sweat,” said Matias. They found 0.085… 0.085 nanograms. It’s not even one tenth of what they sanction you for. The limit is 0.1, and they found 0.085. That’s pollution, that’s not doping.
“I’m clean, I’m clean. I’ve never baptized in my life. I’ve never put anything in my body. Everything was sweat, pure sweat. I swear on my mother, I swear on my children, I swear on everything I love the most: I’m clean. I’ve never baptized, never in my life. This is contamination.
“The fight goes on, the fight goes on. I’m clean, I’m clean,” Subriel said.
Last updated on 26/11/2025
