WORLD light-welterweight champion Dalton Smith would be open to a 2027 bout with Adam Azim, but has scoffed at suggestions his British rival will face old nemesis Subriel Matias.Smith will defend his WBC belt for the first time on Saturday at Sheffield’s Utilita Arena against Alberto Puello.While Smith is totally focused on Puello, Azim remains the elephant in the room given a long-running feud between the pair and there is a belief an eagerly anticipated bout in the 140lbs division can happen, with Smith admitting that taking on Azim “would be a great fight.”

WORLD light-welterweight champion Dalton Smith would be open to a 2027 bout with Adam Azim, but has scoffed at suggestions his British rival will face old nemesis Subriel Matias.

Smith will defend his WBC belt for the first time on Saturday at Sheffield’s Utilita Arena against Alberto Puello.

While Smith is totally focused on Puello, Azim remains the elephant in the room given a long-running feud between the pair and there is a belief an eagerly anticipated bout in the 140lbs division can happen, with Smith admitting that taking on Azim “would be a great fight.”

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