Carlos Adames wins easily against Gerome Warburton

Carlos Adames (26-1-1, 18 KOs) did not have much difficulty in defeating Gerome Warburton (18-3-2, 2 KOs), doing so by unanimous decision.

Scores were 100-90, 99-91, and 98-92. Although Adames is the reigning WBC middleweight world champion, his title was not on the line. The two fought at a catchweight of 165 lbs.

The bout headlines a Zuffa Boxing card at The Venue in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Fight fans in the United States and Canada could catch the action live on Paramount+. Those in the United Kingdom and Ireland were able to do so with Sky Sports.

Carlos Adames wins easy unanimous decision against Gerome Warburton

Carlos Adames vs. Gerome Warburton fight recap

Warburton was content with being on the back foot for the majority of the fight. The offence coming from him was limited as he would just constantly move around the ring. Adames pressed forward and was clearly the more aggressive of the two, although Warburton’s reluctance to engage made him a difficult target to hit.

Adames won round after round by simply throwing punches. The Brit had little interest in doing anything offensively. Adames, who normally does not press forward blindly, struggled to pin Warburton down and as a result could not land many combinations. He was mostly landing one or two punches at a time.

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Adames went to the body and those shots had an impact on his opponent. Warburton had some success with straight shots and hooks in round eight, but the output was too little, too late. Adames continued to press forward and land what he could until the final bell. The fight was a frustrating watch for those who tuned in and one that few will want to rewatch.

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Undercard results

Jason Moloney (30-4, 20 KOs) won a unanimous decision against Andrés Teran (19-3, 14 KOs). Scores for their 10-round bantamweight fight were 99-91, 98-92, and 97-93.

Bruno Surace (27-1-2, 5 KOs) won a unanimous decision against Kamil Bednarek (17-1, 10 KOs). Scores for their 10-round super middleweight encounter were 98-92, 97-93, and 96-94.

Rayan Awaji (1-0, 1 KO) won via third round technical knockout against Sudais Lubega (0-5, 0 KOs). The official time of stoppage for this four-round welterweight bout was 2:15. Awaji was ruled knocked down in the second despite being pushed. He was later legitimately dropped by a left and right hook upstairs. Referee Mikael Hook stepping in to end proceedings in round three with Lubega still standing.

Jakhongir Zokirov (3-0, 3 KOs) won via first round corner retirement against Brandon Colantonio (8-3, 1 KO, 1 NC). The official time of stoppage for this six-round heavyweight contest was 3:00. Colantonio was knocked down by a left hook to the body followed by a left to the head. He was dropped a second time by a barrage of punches. Zokirov was deducted a point for punching his opponent while down.

Alexander Castro (16-2, 12 KOs) won a majority decision against Radzhab Butaev (16-3, 12 KOs, 1 NC) in a 10-round middleweight fight. Although one judge had it 95-95, the other two saw it 97-93 and 96-94.

Abdullaziz Alotebi (1-0, 0 KOs) won a unanimous decision against Ezra Ssali (5-2-1, 3 KOs). Scores for their featherweight clash were 40-35 across the board. Ssali was knocked down in the first by right hook to the body.

Dariial Kuchmenov (11-0, 8 KOs) won a split decision against Iván Ortiz (13-1-2, 9 KOs) in an eight-round lightweight encounter. Although one judge had it 76-75 for Ortiz, the other two saw it 77-74 and 76-75 for Kuchmenov. Ortiz was knocked down in round one by a left hook upstairs.

On a portion of the undercard that was broadcast on the Zuffa Boxing YouTube channel, Rakhmatullo Boymatov (2-0, 2 KOs) won via first round knockout against Moro Kanla (10-2, 9 KOs). The official time of stoppage for this eight-round light heavyweight bout was 1:29. Kanla was first knocked down by an overhand right. He was dropped again by a left and right hook to the hand and could not beat the count of referee Andrei Cheveliov.

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