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World champion Dalton Smith's homecoming against Alberto Puello cancelled due to injury
Benavidez vs. Zurdo: Watch on DAZN PPV - Saturday
Dalton Smith will not be defending his WBC super lightweight title on June 6 against Alberto Puello after suffering an injury.
The fight, which was set to take place in Smith's home city of Sheffield, would have been a night to remember with 'Thunder' fighting for the first time since defying the odds and beating Subriel Matias to become world champion in January.
Before pursuing the unifications, Smith had to face Puello next with the latter being the mandatory challenger for his WBC world title belt.
It is currently unknown when or if this fight will be rearranged.
Sandoval vs. Yafai will be new June 6 main event
The Matchroom fight card, which will be broadcast live on DAZN, will still go ahead with WBC and WBA world flyweight champion Ricardo Sandoval taking on Olympic gold medalist Galal Yafai in the headline bout at the Utilita Arena.
For Yafai, this will be his first fight since his controversial loss to Francisco Rodriguez Jr. in Birmingham last year.
This contest was later declared a no-contest after Rodriguez Jr. tested positive for the banned substance heptaminol on the day of the fight.
Sandoval's meeting with Yafai will be the first time he defends his WBC and WBA belts after beating Japan's Kenshiro Teraji last July despite being knocked down in the fifth round.
Benavidez vs. Zurdo on DAZN PPV
Watch David Benavidez versus Gilberto 'Zurdo' Ramirez on DAZN PPV this Saturday, May 2. Buy as a one-off PPV or get it included with the DAZN Ultimate Tier subscription, which also includes the Wardley vs. Dubois (May 9), Usyk vs. Verhoeven (May 23), Fury vs. Hall (June 13) and Zayas vs. Ennis (June 27) PPVs without any extra one-off costs.
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