Adames vs Salazar

Who won Adames vs Salazar?

Carlos Adames beat Alexis Salazar by technical knockout in the 3rd round on Saturday, June 26th, 2021, at State Farm Arena, Atlanta.

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).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Mario Barrios losing to Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis for the WBA World Super Lightweight championship. Also on the undercard Erickson Lubin beat Jeison Rosario, and Batyr Akhmedov defeated Argenis Mendez.

Adames vs Salazar stats

Back in June 2021, Carlos Adames stepped into the ring with a record of 19 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Alexis Salazar made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 9 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Adames had a massive power advantage over Salazar, boasting a 79% knockout percentage compared to Salazar's 39%.

Carlos Adames was the older man by 1 year, at 27 years old.

Salazar had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Carlos Adames and Alexis Salazar fought out of an orthodox stance.

Adames was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 2 years and 6 months later than Salazar, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 44 fewer professional rounds, totaling 127 compared to Salazar's 171.

Carlos Adames went into the fight ranked number 13 by the WBC at super welterweight.

Adames vs Salazar form

Adames had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Patrick Teixeira on November 30, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBO Interim World Junior Middleweight championship fight at Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Patrick Day on June 28, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Pechanga Resort & Casino, California.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Frank Galarza on April 20, 2019, by technical knockout in the 4th round at Madison Square Garden, New York.

Before that, he had won against Juan Ruiz on January 18, 2019, by knockout in the 3rd round at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, New York.

He had beaten Joshua Conley on October 13, 2018, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at CHI Health Center, Nebraska.

Activity check

Adames' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 13 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.2 rounds on average.

What time did Adames vs Salazar start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at State Farm Arena, Atlanta, United States, which was around 2:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Adames vs Salazar?

Adames vs Salazar was broadcast on Showtime PPV in the US.

What were the odds on Adames vs Salazar?

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