Dalton Smith defends his WBC super lightweight title against Alberto Puello tonight, Saturday, October 24, 2026, at Utilita Arena in Sheffield. DAZN’s main-card broadcast begins at 7pm BST / 2pm ET / 11am PT, with Smith making his first title defence in his home city.
Main-event ring walks are expected at 10:15pm BST / 5:15pm ET / 2:15pm PT live on DAZN. The timing depends on how long the supporting fights last.
How to Watch Smith vs Puello
DAZN streams the main card live, starting with Shannon Ryan’s title fight against Emma Dolan. Leo Atang then faces Jonathan Vergara before Giorgio Visioli meets Maxi Hughes in chief support.
All broadcast and ring-walk times fall on Saturday. Viewers in Britain can watch the main event that evening, while US fans get an afternoon championship fight.
Smith Makes His First Defence
Smith seized the WBC belt by stopping Subriel Matias in the fifth round in New York in January. He now faces mandatory challenger Puello after an injury postponed their originally planned May meeting.
The champion wants to build on that win.
“The night in New York is a memory that will last forever but it is old news now. There is a lot more I would like to go and achieve in boxing,” Smith said.
Puello lost the WBC title to Matias in July 2025, then stopped Miguel Angel Bolano in the fourth round this July. The Dominican challenger returns to championship action against the man who dethroned Matias.
“I say that I am a level above him because I believe that I have faced a level of opponents who are above him during my career,” Puello said.
Main Card: Running Order, Records and Weights
Shannon Ryan (11-1, 2 KOs) vs Emma Dolan (9-1, 1 KO)
British, Commonwealth and IBF Intercontinental super flyweight titles, 10 two-minute rounds. Ryan weighed 114.5 lbs (51.9 kg); Dolan registered 114.9 lbs (52.1 kg).
Leo Atang (8-0, 7 KOs) vs Jonathan Vergara
Heavyweight, six three-minute rounds. Atang came in at 235.2 lbs (106.7 kg), while Vergara weighed 243.4 lbs (110.4 kg).
Giorgio Visioli (11-0, 6 KOs) vs Maxi Hughes (29-9-2, 6 KOs)
Vacant WBC International Silver lightweight title, 10 three-minute rounds. Both fighters registered 134.9 lbs (61.2 kg).
Dalton Smith (19-0, 14 KOs) vs Alberto Puello (25-1, 11 KOs)
WBC super lightweight title, 12 three-minute rounds. Smith and Puello both hit 139.6 lbs (63.3 kg), inside the division’s 140-pound limit.
Smith Welcomes the Challenge
Smith has studied Puello for more than a year and watched his fight with Matias from ringside. He heads into his Sheffield defence convinced the challenger will draw his best performance.
“The best fighters bring the best out of me. That’s why on Saturday night you are going to get the best version of Dalton Smith,” he said.
Nothing says sporting narrative like someone calling a past triumph a memory and immediately treating it as the launchpad for greater achievements. The circle is complete: Matias lost the belt, Puello got knocked out then returned, and now history will be definitively rewritten under Sheffield lights tonight.
How reassuring that both fighters made weight down to the last decimal and now will settle eternal hierarchies after a year of study and contemplation. Nothing screams sport like careful preparation followed by theatrical pronouncements that this night will produce the definitive version of either man.
So Dalton watched Puello and Matias from ringside and now promises the best version of himself because good opponents bring out the best. I find it comforting that self-improvement in boxing arrives on a promotional schedule and is deliverable by Saturday night, neatly wrapped in bravado.
I admire how the undercard reads like a perfectly balanced appetizer to the main course, with precise weights and records displayed as though they guarantee drama. It is inspiring that, between two three-minute rounds and a 10-round title, narrative arcs are apparently resolved by a weigh-in sheet.
Oh great, another hometown title defence that promises to be decisive because a fight happened months ago and that apparently settles everything. I am thrilled by the riveting logistics too, like ring walks depending on how long supporting fights last, such edge of the seat planning.
Wonderful to hear the main event will begin precisely when the undercard feels like it, as if scheduling unpredictability is itself a selling point. I can hardly contain my enthusiasm for time estimates that evaporate the moment a bell rings and someone lands a jab.