DALTON SMITH NAMED INAUGURAL HOLDER OF THE NEW WBC RICKY HATON LEGACY BELT AS STEEL CITY KING PAYS HOMAGE TO HIS "HERO"

Dalton 'Thunder' Smith was named the inaugural recipient of the WBC Ricky Hatton Legacy Belt at the Evening4Ricky event held at the AO Arena in Manchester. The WBC World Super Lightweight Champion earned the accolade following his world title victory earlier this year, when he stopped Subriel Matias at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. The belt, specially commissioned by the World Boxing Council, will be awarded annually to a British fighter who embodies the fighting spirit and warrior mentality of the late Ricky Hatton.