Smith injury raises Sandoval title defense to main event

Source: Matchroom

27/04/2026

Smith injury raises Sandoval title defense to main event

Dalton Smith has been ruled out of his scheduled WBC junior welterweight title defense against Alberto Puello following an injury sustained during camp. The event on Saturday, June 6th at Sheffield, England's’s Utilita Arena – live worldwide on DAZN – will go ahead, however, headlined by a WBC / WBA World flyweight unification defense by champion Ricardo Sandoval (pictured) against Galal Yafai.  Tickets are on sale now. Refunds, if required, are available via the original point of purchase.
 
Elsewhere on the stacked undercard, Josh Padley defends his EBU European 130-pound title against domestic rival, Aqib Fiaz... Undefeated teenage heavyweight Leo Atang fights in his native Yorkshire, with fellow unbeatens Adam Maca and Connor Mitchell are scheduled for separate bouts... Coventry middleweight Aaron Bowen takes on Troy Coleman... plus Ibraheem Sulaimaan battles Ibrahim Nadim for the English 130-pound title.