
Clinton Woods full of praise for Sheffield world champion Dalton Smith
“He just won the WBC [title] in America; there aren’t many English kids that do that," said Woods.
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“He just won the WBC [title] in America; there aren’t many English kids that do that," said Woods.

Elliot Worsell looks back on some world title-winning efforts from fighters from Sheffield. Can Dalton Smith emulate the likes of Naseem Hamed, Kell Brook, Clinton Woods and Johnny Nelson?

When former semi-pro footballer and trainee chef turned entrepreneur and boxing promoter Dennis Hobson takes his seat at the Ponds Forge Arena in his native Sheffield later tonight for the second show of his terrestrial deal with FreeSports he will hope to witness a second, big step in his aim to provide a regular free-to-air platform that offers keenly matched fights, a smattering of titles, and a chance for fighters to break through to the big leagues.

Clinton Woods has been retired since 2009. The popular Sheffield fighter found a lot of success in his career, winning the British, Commonwealth, EBU and IBF world titles during his pro run. He closed his career with a record of 42-5-1, 25KOs.

Former world champion Clinton Woods has admitted he 'hated' working as a trainer after deciding to sever his ties with professional boxing. Woods held the IBF light-heavyweight title for over three years before retiring in 2009, but he failed to find the same excitement on fight nights as a trainer and grew disenchanted with the long hours.