Carlos Adames

Adames vs. Souffrant

Adames made his professional debut in July 2015, defeating Jeff Souffrant by unanimous decision after four rounds.^{[citation needed]}

Adames vs. Figueroa

Adames won the vacant WBA Fedecaribe welterweight title in his seventh bout, beating Kelly Figueroa.^{[citation needed]}

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.^[4]

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.^[5]

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]}

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.^[6]

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.^[7]

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.^[8][9]

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.^[10][11]

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.^[12]