Carlos Adames (; born 7 May 1994) is a Dominican-French professional boxer. He has held the World Boxing Council (WBC) middleweight title since 2024.
Professional career Adames represented the Dominican Republic in the World Series of Boxing between 2014 and 2015, accumulating a 4–2 record.
Adames vs. Souffrant Adames made his professional debut in July 2015, defeating Jeff Souffrant by unanimous decision after four rounds.
Adames vs. Figueroa Adames won the vacant WBA Fedecaribe welterweight 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 technical knockout for the WBA Fedelatin title.
Adames vs. Molina 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.
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.
Adames vs. Teixeira 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.
Adames vs. Derevyanchenko 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.
Adames vs. Montiel On 8 October 2022, at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California, Adames defeated Juan Macias Montiel by third-round knockout to win the vacant WBC interim middleweight title.
Adames vs. Williams Adames made the first defense of his WBC interim middleweight title against Julian Williams on June 24, 2023, at the Minneapolis Armory in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. He won by technical knockout in the ninth round.
WBC middleweight champion 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.
Adames vs. Gausha Adames was scheduled to defend his WBC middleweight title against Terrell Gausha at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on June 15, 2024. He won the fight by unanimous decision.
Adames vs. Sheeraz Adames defended his title against unbeaten Hamzah Sheeraz at The Venue Riyadh Season in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 22 February 2025. The fight ended in a split draw with one ringside judge scoring it 118–110 in his favour, another seeing it 115–114 for his opponent, while the third had it a 114–114 draw.
Adames vs. Williams Adames was scheduled to defend his WBC middleweight title against Austin Williams at Caribe Royale in Orlando, Florida, on March 21, 2026. He won by unanimous decision.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes27WinAustin WilliamsUD1221 Mar 202626DrawHamzah SheerazSD1222 Feb 202525Win24–1Terrell GaushaUD1215 Jun 202424Win23–1Julian WilliamsTKO9 (12), 24 Jun 202323Win22–1Juan Macias MontielKO3 (12), 8 Oct 202222Win21–1Sergiy DerevyanchenkoMD105 Dec 202121Win20–1Alexis SalazarTKO3 (10), 26 Jun 202120Win19–1Byan MedinaTKO6 (10), 12 Mar 202119Loss18–1Patrick TeixeiraUD1230 Nov 201918Win18–0Patrick DayUD1028 Jun 201917Win17–0Frank GalarzaTKO4 (10), 20 Apr 201916Win16–0Juan RuizKO3 (8), 18 Jan 201915Win15–0Joshua ConleyTKO2 (10), 13 Oct 201814Win14–0Alejandro BarreraUD1012 May 201813Win13–0Adrian Jose Perez AparicioRTD6 (10), 18 Nov 201712Win12–0Carlos MolinaUD1126 Jul 201711Win11–0Jean Carlos PradaTKO2 (10), 24 Feb 201710Win10–0John RenteriaKO1 (11), 16 Dec 20169Win9–0Iván ÁlvarezRTD4 (11), 16 Sep 20168Win8–0Patrick LópezTKO4 (11), 15 Apr 20167Win7–0Kelly Figueroa4 (9), 6 Feb 20166Win6–0Devis CaceresTKO2 (6), 19 Nov 20155Win5–0José Vidal SotoTKO1 (6), 22 Oct 20154Win4–0Rudy LozanoTKO1 (6), 7 Oct 20153Win3–0Rasheed Lawal1 (4), 19 Sep 20152Win2–0Juan Carlos Santos2 (4), 15 Aug 20151Win1–0Jeff Souffrant424 Jul 2015
See also List of world middleweight boxing champions
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References
External links
Carlos Adames - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live