Carlos Adames (born 7 May 1994) is a Dominican

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. He is currently the WBC

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champion, having held the belt since October 2022. He previously challenged for the WBO interim

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title in 2019. At regional level he held the WBC- NABF and WBO- NABO light middleweight titles between 2018 and 2019. As of November 2022, he is ranked as the 7th best active middleweight by

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. Adames represented the Dominican Republic in the

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between 2014 and 2015, accumulating a 4–2 record.

Professional career

Adames vs. Souffrant

Adames made his professional debut in July 2015, defeating Jeff Souffrant by

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after four rounds.

Adames vs. Figueroa

Adames won the vacant WBA Fedecaribe

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title in his seventh bout, beating Kelly Figueroa.

Adames vs. Lopez

He won another vacant title in his next fight, defeating Patrick Lopez with a fourth-round

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for the WBA Fedelatin title.

Adames vs. Molina

In July 2017, he defeated welterweight contender Carlos Molina by

(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. On November, Adames was scheduled to face Frank Rojas in a welterweight bout as part of the 96th WBA Convention in

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, but the bout was called off after he failed to make weight.

Adames vs. Teixeira

On 30 November, 2019, Adames faced

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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.

Adames vs. Derevyanchenko

On 5 December, 2021, Adames fought

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. 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.

Professional boxing record

References

External links

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Carlos Adames - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings
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