As for how he compares with fellow junior welterweight titleholders Teofimo Lopez (WBO and lineal), Richardson Hitchins (IBF) and Gary Antuanne Russell (WBA), Algieri said Smith is fourth, but “showed his mettle,” and may be able to land a unification with Hitchins should he retain versus his next foe, with potential names included Oscar Duarte and Jamaine Ortiz.
Dalton Smith wears the belt, and now what?
