Story byAdam GuillenSun, January 11, 2026 at 5:09 AM UTC·2 min readDalton Smith put a bow on an impressive outing against Subriel Matias last night (Sat., Jan 10, 2026) in Brooklyn, New York, stopping the now-former champion in the fifth round to become the new WBC super lightweight champion. From the jump, both men got after it and delivered a fast, back-and-forth pace, though it was obvious that Smith had the distinct speed advantage and was quicker to the punch in most of the exchanges. Matias, as usual, started off slow and ate a lot of big shots early. That said, he eventually found his groove as the fight went on and started to find his own openings. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementIn the end, Smith was simply too precise, too quick and just too much for Matias to overcome, and he put the finishing touches by landing three huge right hands that dropped the Puerto Rican fighter to the canvas.