On January 10, 2026, Dalton Smith defeated Subriel Matias by TKO in the 5th round in a 12-round WBC super lightweight world title bout at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, USA. Smith boxed with composure and precision, hurting Matias with sharp counters before scoring a knockdown in the fifth round and forcing the referee to stop the contest at 2:24, becoming the new WBC super lightweight world champion.