#1 ranking WBC Dalton Smith and Mathieu Germain both successfully weighed in weighing for their 12-round headlist this Saturday, April 19, with the beginning of the event at 14:00 et / 11 am pt / 19:00 BST (British Standard Time) ,, Live on dazn At the Park Community Arena, Sheffield, England.
The winner of the Smith against Germain match is next for WBC Light Welterweight Champion Alberto Puello. Smith, 28, was mandatory for Puello’s WBC belt last February. Promoter Eddie Hearn wants Dalton to get his shot against Puello in the fall.
Weigh-in-results
– Dalton Smith: 139.5
– Mathieu Germain: 139.2
Smith (17-0, 12 cost) will defend his WBC Silver Light Welterweight title against #14 IBF Germain (26-2-1, 11 COs). Promoter Eddie Hearn got Dalton in the number 1 position on the WBC’s rankings without fighting one of the murderers in the 140 pound division.
This is the strange part. The best name on Smith’s CV’s six-year-old CV is 35-year-old Jose Zepeda, who lost two of his previous three fights when he fought him last March.
What the WBC should have done was to have a title from the title of 140 pounds between Dalton Smith and Gary Antuanne RussellRather than raising Dalton in that position without having to risk his skin. Russell would have had him weeds, and we would have had a quality man at the door to challenge Puello for his WBC band. That was what should have happened.
“It’s a big fight for me. Like I said. I reach the pinnacle of box. This is a big fight for me tomorrow. I prepared well and I’m excited, ‘said Dalton Smith Dazn After fighting in Sheffield in Sheffield this Saturday night for his fight against Mathieu Germain.
Germain’s chances?
How does Smith say that this battle is the ‘peak of boxing’ when Germain is an additional contender, which has been beaten twice by Yves Ulyysse JR and Uriel Perez?
“I just said he’s in trouble,” Smith said as he asked what he told Germain during their face-off today. “He thinks I overlooked this battle and looked further. Believe me, I’m not. I put everything in this camp and invested a lot in this camp. ‘
Germain is probably “in trouble” Saturday night against Dalton, but it doesn’t say much. This guy is well chosen, and it is probably not worth even on a preliminary map for a Dazn event. Hearn should have chosen a better opponent for Dalton to oppose, rather than Germain.
Better Options for Dalton
– Sandor Martin: #1 Arranged
– Isaac Cruz: #3
– Jack Catterall: #4
– Liam Paro: #6
– Jermaine Ortiz
– Elvis Rodriguez
“I can see that he is not confident. It is nervous energy. I hope he brings the energy tomorrow. He knows he can’t cast me out, and he knows he can’t do me, ‘Dalton said when asked what he expected from Mathieu on Saturday. “He doesn’t hit as hard as I do and is not as fast.
“The only thing he can do is try to chase in. There is not much you can do. So, after a few rounds after finding my rhythm, he will know that he is in a hard fight. I appreciate them all who come out, and tomorrow night it will be even harder. ‘ A big performance of me and a big win, “Smith says of what his prediction for tomorrow night is in Sheffield.
Last updated on 04/18/2025
