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Subriel Matias vs. Dalton Smith – Massive Fight Preview and Predictions
On Saturday in Up-to-date York, Subriel Matias will defend his WBC super lightweight title against Dalton Smith for the first time.
The Matias vs. Smith fight will take place at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn and will be available on pay-per-view PPV.com.
Matias’ promotional company, Fresh Productions, outbid Smith’s promoter, Matchroom, to acquire the promotional rights, offering $1.9 million.
Matias (23-2, 22 KO) reigns as world champion for the second time, having previously held the IBF super lightweight title.
The Puerto Rican lost the belt in June 2024 via unanimous decision against Liam Paro.
In July, the 33-year-old took the WBC title from Alberto Puello by majority vote.
His clash with Smith (18-0, 13 KO) was overshadowed by controversy after Matias tested positive for Ostarine on November 9.
The Up-to-date York State Athletic Commission allowed the two-time world champion to fight, which assessed the level of Ostarine in his body “below the applicable threshold”.
Smith is undefeated in 18 professional fights and first came to prominence on the world stage when he knocked out former title challenger Jose Zepeda with a body shot in March 2024 to win the WBC silver title.
The 28-year-old has fought twice in 2025, stopping Walid Ouizza in a round last January and then knocking out Mathieu Germain in April.
Santiago clashes with Cedeno
Alfredo Santiago is on the verge of winning his second world title when he meets undefeated Hendri Cedeno in an all-Dominican clash.
Santiago (17-2, 8 KO) was defeated by Devin Haney for the WBC lightweight belt in 2019, and two fights later he was stopped by Ricardo Nunez.
However, the 31-year-old has looked stronger since moving up in weight, winning four times on skips and winning the WBO NABO belt in the process.
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Cedeno (16-0, 12 KO) is undefeated in 16 fights, having won the WBO Intercontinental belt from Idalberto Umara in April.
The winner of this fight is in line to fight for the WBO champion, Teofimo Lopez who will face Shakur Stevenson on January 31.
Good fight with Campa
Nestor Bravo hopes to get back to winning ways when he faces Pedro Campa in a crossroads super lightweight bout.
Bravo (23-1, 16 KO) suffered his first professional defeat in March, losing a split decision to Xolisani Ndongeni.
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Campa (37-4-1, 25 KO) recovered from a first-round loss to the aforementioned Santiago, stopping Arturo Herrera Mario in two rounds in August.
Undercard remaining
In an intriguing clash of former world title contenders, Jonathan Rodriguez (25-2-1, 17 KO) should overtake Jeyvier Cintron (13-1, 6 KO) in the bantamweight division.
Former bantamweight world champion Emmanuel Rodriguez (22-3, 13 KO) is back and may need the distance to defeat Fernando Diaz (16-6-1, 6 KO).
Rising featherweight contender Keith Colon (8-0, 8 KO) can extend his perfect record to nine straight wins by stopping Alberto Guevara (28-8, 13 KO).
Lightweight heavyweight prospect Arjan Iseni (4-0, 4 KO) can also maintain his excellent start in the paid rankings after a victory over Mario Bedolla Orozco (4-4, 3 KO).
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Dillian Whyte is eager to fight Joseph Parker again.
In 2018, Whyte and Parker played 12 invigorating rounds, with both hitting the canvas.
Whyte won his dramatic heavyweight fight by unanimous decision at the O2 Arena.
‘The Body Snatcher’ is now planning a rematch with the Recent Zealander, who is looking to clear his name after testing positive for cocaine following his October defeat to Fabio Wardley.
“There are a lot of good fights and Joseph Parker is one of them,” the 38-year-old said Ring Magazine.
“I would love to fight Joseph Parker, I think it’s a really good fight.
“He has to come back, he has to be cleared or whatever. I don’t know the situation.
“So in the meantime I have to stay busy and fight my way back, so let’s see.
“I feel like I still have a little bit to give, so let’s see what we can do to finish the season on a high.
“I’m training now and I want to come back in May or June.
“Now it’s just a matter of training and seeing what comes out on this kind of date.”
The former world title challenger from Brixton has not fought since a crushing first-round knockout defeat to rising contender Moses Itauma last August in Riyad.
Former world champion Parker won six times on spin before being stopped in the 11th round against Wardley, losing the WBO interim title and a shot at unified champion Oleksandr Usyk.
The 34-year-old says he is going through this process after failing the test and hopes it will be resolved soon.
“Let’s hope so [I’m back] soon,” Parker said Professional boxing fans.
“I’m just going through the process and practicing patience.
“We just have to be patient and learn from what they say happened.
“I know what happened and I handed over everything, so let’s see.”
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Tony Yoka has broken his silence on Lawrence Okolie’s failed test that canceled their scheduled heavyweight fight.
On Saturday in Paris, Yoka was scheduled to face Okolie in a fierce heavyweight fight.
But on Tuesday, the Briton failed a VADA test, reportedly for GHRP 2 and its metabolite M8, a synthetic substance that stimulates the body to release human growth hormone.
Promoter Frank Warren tried to find a slow replacement, but later canceled the entire show.
Yoka (33) admits that he was bitterly disappointed with the situation.
“I was disappointed because I wanted to fight,” said the 33-year-old talkSPORT.
“Of course I was ready.
“It’s not like it happened a few months before, it was three, four days before the fight.
“It was a great opportunity.
“It would have put me in a really good position, so it really worried me.
“What was more disappointing to me was that they just canceled the entire show, but I understand it’s a business.”
The Frenchman says he won’t wait too long and has been told he will either fight on the card Fabio Wardley vs. Daniel Dubois May 9 in Manchester or on the bill Dave Allen vs Filip Hrgovic on May 16 in Doncaster.
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Okolie, the WBC’s number one contender for Oleksandr Usyk’s title, promised in a statement to clear his name.
“Before anyone starts imagining the worst, after last year’s bicep injury, I suffered an elbow injury on the same shoulder during this camp.
“I underwent treatment and now we are here.
“I hope common sense will prevail.
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“I will of course cooperate fully with all relevant authorities and I am confident that any investigation will clear my name.
“I will not be making any further comments at this time.
“Thank you for all your support and see you soon.”
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David Benavidez is already looking to the future ahead of next week’s showdown with Zurdo Ramirez.
Benavidez challenges Zurdo for his unified WBO and WBA cruiserweight world titles next Saturday at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, live on DAZN pay-per-view.
“The Mexican Monster” is moving up from lightweight heavyweight, where he holds the WBC crown, in a bid to become a three-division world champion.
An undisputed 175-pound title fight with Dmitry Bivol has so far eluded the undefeated 29-year-old, but he insists he will return to the weight class after the Ramirez fight in an attempt to lure Bivol to fight him.
“My plan wasn’t just to abandon the lightweight heavyweight division,” Benavidez said Ariel Helwani show.
“My plan was this [to] come up, win two titles, come back and make this fight with me and Bivol even bigger.
“My dream is to become unified champion.
“It would be wise for me to go back downstairs.”
Bivol, the holder of the remaining IBF, WBA and WBO belts, will defend his IBF title against mandatory challenger Michael Eifert on May 30 in Russia.
The 35-year-old won the undisputed crown, among others revenge victory over Artur Beterbiev in his last appearance last February.
The Russian gave up the WBC belt, which Benavidez currently holds, in pursuit of a third meeting with Beterbiev, which ultimately did not take place.
Benavidez, who stopped Anthony Yarde in Riyad in November, is also hoping to fight former undisputed lightweight heavyweight champion Beterbiev, who hasn’t fought since his only professional loss to Bivol.
“After this fight [against Bivol] when I win the titles,” he added.
“I’m going to fight Beterbiev.
“I’m probably most excited about Beterbiev.
“These are two monsters heading on a collision course.
“Beterbiev was a bogeyman for a long, long, long time.
“Being the monster I am, I have to go in there and get rid of the bogeyman.”
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