Adames vs Barrera

Who won Adames vs Barrera?

Carlos Adames beat Alejandro Barrera by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, May 12th, 2018, at Madison Square Garden, New York.

The scorecards were announced as 97-93, 96-94, 98-92 in favor of winner Carlos Adames.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 154 pounds (11 stone or 69.8 kg).

Adames vs Barrera stats

Back in May 2018, Carlos Adames stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 13 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Alejandro Barrera made his way to the ring with a record of 29 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, with 18 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Adames had a large advantage in power over Barrera, boasting a 85% knockout percentage compared to Barrera's 62%.

Carlos Adames was the younger man by 8 years, at 24 years old.

Adames had a height advantage of 1 inch over Barrera. Despite this, Barrera had a 5-inch reach advantage.

Carlos Adames fought out of the orthodox stance, while Alejandro Barrera was a southpaw.

Adames was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 20 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 7 years and 10 months later than Barrera, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 78 fewer professional rounds, totaling 127 compared to Barrera's 205.

Carlos Adames went into the fight ranked number 7 by the WBA, 6 by the WBC, 9 by the WBO, and 9 by the IBF at super welterweight.

Activity check

Adames' last 2 fights had come over a period of 9 months and 16 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Adames vs Barrera?

Sorry, we couldn’t find any historical odds for Adames vs Barrera.