Carlos Adames


Carlos Adames is a Dominican-French professional boxer. He has held the World Boxing Council 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 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 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.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
26DrawHamzah SheerazSD12Feb 22, 2025The Venue Riyadh Season, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaRetained WBC middleweight title
25Win24–1Terrell GaushaUD12Jun 15, 2024MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.Retained WBC middleweight title
24Win23–1Julian WilliamsTKO9, 2:45Jun 24, 2023Minneapolis Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.Retained WBC interim middleweight title
23Win22–1Juan Macias MontielKO3, 2:37Oct 8, 2022Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California, U.S.Won WBC interim middleweight title
22Win21–1Sergiy DerevyanchenkoMD105 Dec 2021Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
21Win20–1Alexis SalazarTKO3, 2:5926 Jun 2021State Farm Arena, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
20Win19–1Byan MedinaTKO6, 0:1712 Mar 2021Hotel Catalonia Malecon Center, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
19Loss18–1Patrick TeixeiraUD1230 Nov 2019Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.For vacant WBO interim light middleweight title
18Win18–0Patrick DayUD1028 Jun 2019Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, California, U.S.Retained NABF and NABO light middleweight titles
17Win17–0Frank GalarzaTKO4, 1:0720 Apr 2019Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.Retained WBC-NABF light middleweight title;
Won vacant WBO-NABO light middleweight title
16Win16–0Juan RuizKO3, 1:5718 Jan 2019Turning Stone Resort Casino, Verona, New York, U.S.
15Win15–0Joshua ConleyTKO2, 2:1713 Oct 2018CHI Health Center, Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.Won vacant WBC-NABF light middleweight title
14Win14–0Alejandro BarreraUD1012 May 2018Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
13Win13–0Adrian Jose Perez AparicioRTD6, 3:0018 Nov 2017Hotel Jaragua, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
12Win12–0Carlos MolinaUD1126 Jul 2017Hotel Jaragua, Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicRetained WBA Fedelatin welterweight title
11Win11–0Jean Carlos PradaTKO2, 2:1024 Feb 2017Maunaloa Casino, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
10Win10–0John RenteriaKO1, 2:0416 Dec 2016Maunaloa Casino, Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicRetained WBA Fedelatin welterweight title
9Win9–0Iván ÁlvarezRTD4, 3:0016 Sep 2016Hotel Jaragua, Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicRetained WBA Fedelatin welterweight title
8Win8–0Patrick LópezTKO4, 2:5915 Apr 2016Hotel Jaragua, Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicWon vacant WBA Fedelatin welterweight title
7Win7–0Kelly Figueroa4, 3:006 Feb 2016Hotel Jaragua, Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicWon vacant WBA Fedecaribe welterweight title
6Win6–0Devis CaceresTKO2, 2:5119 Nov 2015Hotel Jaragua, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
5Win5–0José Vidal SotoTKO1, 1:2422 Oct 2015Casa de los Clubes, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
4Win4–0Rudy LozanoTKO1, 2:387 Oct 2015B.B. King's Blues Club, New York City, New York, U.S.
3Win3–0Rasheed Lawal1, 1:5219 Sep 2015Resorts World, New York City, New York, U.S.
2Win2–0Juan Carlos Santos2, 2:0215 Aug 2015Multiuso Leo Tavarez, Higüey, Dominican Republic
1Win1–0Jeff Souffrant424 Jul 2015Masonic Temple, New York City, New York, U.S.