Carlos Adames defeated Gerome Warburton by unanimous decision after ten rounds in Riyadh, leaving the Welshman behind him with a stark assessment of a defensive fight.
The WBC middleweight world champion handled Warburton in a non-title bout at a catchweight of 165lbs, where the unheralded challenger from the United Kingdom treated the distance as an achievement. Adames began slowly with restrained offensive output, but Warburton did even less as the fight progressed through quiet opening rounds.
- Warburton enhanced his stock domestically by absorbing heavy punishment to see the final bell in a high-profile international showcase.
Adames brought in more pressure after three quiet rounds, forcing Warburton towards the ropes while the Briton grew busier with his jab. In the fifth round, Adames sank a right into the body, cracked a backhand to the head, and cranked up the pressure as punches occasionally strayed to the beltline.
He attacked in the final round but left his charge too late, taking the decision 100-90, 99-91, and 98-92 on the judges’ scorecards.
“I think he was just in the ring to survive, he wasn’t really here to win the fight,” Adames said, according to Sky Sports. “I think he could have done more, but I think he was just surviving.”
“Who wants to fight Carlos Adames?” he declared to Sky Sports. “Anybody, 160-168lbs, anybody can get it,” Adames said.
| Winner | Opponent | Division | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Adames | Gerome Warburton | Catchweight (165lbs) | Unanimous Decision (100-90, 99-91, 98-92) |
| Jason Moloney | Andres Teran | Bantamweight | Unanimous Decision (99-91, 98-92, 97-93) |
| Rakhmatullo Boymatov | Moro Inusah Kanla | Undisclosed | First Round Knockout |
| Bruno Surace | Kamil Bednarek | Super-middleweight | Unanimous Decision |
Elsewhere on the card, former world champion Jason Moloney took a clear unanimous decision win over Mexico’s Andres Teran in their bantamweight ten-rounder, as reported by Sky Sports. Teran worked to close down Moloney after coming off a stoppage win over Floyd Diaz, but the Australian dashed in a left hook and plunged his right over the top.
Moloney’s corner instructed him to ease off the power in the middle rounds, but his jab continued to find the target before he sealed the cards 99-91, 98-92, and 97-93.
Rakhmatullo Boymatov floored Moro Inusah Kanla twice on the way to a first-round knockout win, though he also appeared to hit the canvas heavily himself. In the super-middleweight division, French contender Bruno Surace beat Polish southpaw Kamil Bednarek on a unanimous decision.
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