Carlos Adames

Carlos Adames (.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}Spanish pronunciation: [ˈkaɾlos ˈaðames]; born 7 May 1994) is a Dominican-French professional boxer. He has held the World Boxing Council (WBC) middleweight title since 2024.

Adames represented the Dominican Republic in the World Series of Boxing between 2014 and 2015, accumulating a 4–2 record.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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 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 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 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.

• List of world middleweight boxing champions

• Boxing record for Carlos Adames from BoxRec (registration required)

• Carlos Adames - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings at Box.Live