Carlos Adames | |
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| Born | 7 May 1994 Comendador, Dominican Republic |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
| Reach | 73 in (185 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox [lower-alpha 1] |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 24 |
| Wins | 23 |
| Wins by KO | 18 |
| Losses | 1 |
Carlos Adames (born 7 May 1994) is a Dominican professional boxer. He has held the World Boxing Council (WBC) middleweight title since May 2024. He previously challenged for the World Boxing Organization (WBO) interim light middleweight title in 2019.
Adames represented the Dominican Republic in the World Series of Boxing between 2014 and 2015, accumulating a 4–2 record. [1]
Adames made his professional debut in July 2015, defeating Jeff Souffrant by unanimous decision after four rounds.
Adames won the vacant WBA Fedecaribe welterweight title in his seventh bout, beating Kelly Figueroa.
He won another vacant title in his next fight, defeating Patrick Lopez with a fourth-round technical knockout for the WBA Fedelatin title. [2]
In July 2017, he defeated welterweight contender Carlos Molina by unanimous decision (110–98, 110–98, 109–99) after eleven rounds. Adames put on a dominant performance, dropping Molina in round two and outclassing him through the rest of the fight. However, the fight ended a ten-fight knockout streak for Adames. [3]
On November, Adames was scheduled to face Frank Rojas in a welterweight bout as part of the 96th WBA Convention in Medellín, but the bout was called off after he failed to make weight.[ citation needed ]
On 30 November 2019, Adames faced Patrick Teixeira for the vacant WBO interim super welterweight title. Teixeira was ranked #2 by the WBO and #12 by both the WBC and the WBA. Teixeira beat Adames by unanimous decision. The scorecards were announced as 111–116, 113–114, 113–114 in favor of Teixeira. [4]
On 5 December 2021, Adames fought Sergiy Derevyanchenko. Derevyanchenko was ranked #4 by The Ring, #3 by the WBC and #14 by the WBA at middleweight. Adames beat Derevyanchenko by majority decision, with the scorecards reading 95-95, 93–97, 94–96 in his favor. [5]
On the 8th of October, 2022, at the Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California, U.S., Adames went up against Uruguayan boxer Juan Macias "Juanito" Montiel for the WBC (Interim) Middleweight title. [6] Adames would go on to win that secondary title by knocking out Montiel in the 3rd round of their scheduled 12-round bout.
Adames made the first defense of his WBC (Interim) Middleweight title against Philadelphia's own Julian "J-Rock" Williams on the 24th of June, 2023, at the Minneapolis Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. He would go on to stop Williams in the 9th round of their scheduled 12-round bout.
On May 7, 2024, just mere hours after reigning middleweight champion Jermall Charlo was stripped of the title due to a DWI arrest, the World Boxing Council (WBC) elevated Adames from interim champion to full-fledged champion of the middleweight division. [7]
Adames is scheduled to defend his WBC middleweight title against Terrell Gausha at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on June 15, 2024. [8]
| 24 fights | 23 wins | 1 loss |
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| By knockout | 18 | 0 |
| By decision | 5 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Win | 23–1 | Julian Williams | TKO | 9 (12), 2:45 | Jun 24, 2023 | Minneapolis Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. | Retained interim WBC middleweight title |
| 23 | Win | 22–1 | Juan Macias Montiel | KO | 3 (12), 2:37 | Oct 8, 2022 | Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California, U.S. | Won WBC interim middleweight title |
| 22 | Win | 21–1 | Sergiy Derevyanchenko | MD | 10 | 5 Dec 2021 | Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 21 | Win | 20–1 | Alexis Salazar | TKO | 3 (10), 2:59 | 26 Jun 2021 | State Farm Arena, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | |
| 20 | Win | 19–1 | Byan Medina | TKO | 6 (10), 0:17 | 12 Mar 2021 | Hotel Catalonia Malecon Center, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
| 19 | Loss | 18–1 | Patrick Teixeira | UD | 12 | 30 Nov 2019 | Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | For WBO interim light middleweight title |
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | Patrick Day | UD | 10 | 28 Jun 2019 | Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, California, U.S. | Retained NABF and NABO light middleweight titles |
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Frank Galarza | TKO | 4 (10), 1:07 | 20 Apr 2019 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | Retained WBC-NABF light middleweight title; Won vacant WBO-NABO light middleweight title |
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Juan Ruiz | KO | 3 (8), 1:57 | 18 Jan 2019 | Turning Stone Resort Casino, Verona, New York, U.S. | |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Joshua Conley | TKO | 2 (10), 2:17 | 13 Oct 2018 | CHI Health Center, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. | Won vacant WBC-NABF light middleweight title |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Alejandro Barrera | UD | 10 | 12 May 2018 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Adrian Jose Perez Aparicio | RTD | 6 (10), 3:00 | 18 Nov 2017 | Hotel Jaragua, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Carlos Molina | UD | 11 | 26 Jul 2017 | Hotel Jaragua, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Retained WBA Fedelatin welterweight title |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Jean Carlos Prada | TKO | 2 (10), 2:10 | 24 Feb 2017 | Maunaloa Casino, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | John Renteria | KO | 1 (11), 2:04 | 16 Dec 2016 | Maunaloa Casino, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Retained WBA Fedelatin welterweight title |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Iván Álvarez | RTD | 4 (11), 3:00 | 16 Sep 2016 | Hotel Jaragua, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Retained WBA Fedelatin welterweight title |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Patrick López | TKO | 4 (11), 2:59 | 15 Apr 2016 | Hotel Jaragua, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Won vacant WBA Fedelatin welterweight title |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Kelly Figueroa | RTD | 4 (9), 3:00 | 6 Feb 2016 | Hotel Jaragua, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Won vacant WBA Fedecaribe welterweight title |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Devis Caceres | TKO | 2 (6), 2:51 | 19 Nov 2015 | Hotel Jaragua, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | José Vidal Soto | TKO | 1 (6), 1:24 | 22 Oct 2015 | Casa de los Clubes, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Rudy Lozano | TKO | 1 (6), 2:38 | 7 Oct 2015 | B.B. King's Blues Club, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Rasheed Lawal | KO | 1 (4), 1:52 | 19 Sep 2015 | Resorts World, New York City, New York, U.S. | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Juan Carlos Santos | TKO | 2 (4), 2:02 | 15 Aug 2015 | Multiuso Leo Tavarez, Higüey, Dominican Republic | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Jeff Souffrant | UD | 4 | 24 Jul 2015 | Masonic Temple, New York City, New York, U.S. |
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