Adames vs Sheeraz

Who won Adames vs Sheeraz?

Carlos Adames drew with Hamzah Sheeraz by split decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, February 22nd, 2025, at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh.

The scorecards were announced as 115-114, 118-110, 114-114, meaning it was a split decision.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 160 pounds (11.4 stone or 72.6 kg).

This contest was for the WBC middleweight championship of the world.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Artur Beterbiev losing to Dmitry Bivol for the IBF World Light Heavyweight, WBA Super World Light Heavyweight, WBC World Light heavyweight and WBO World Light heavyweight championship. Also on the undercard Joseph Parker beat Martin Bakole for the WBO Interim World Heavyweight belt, Vergil Ortiz Jr defeated Israil Madrimov, Zhilei Zhang was defeated by Agit Kabayel for the WBC Interim World Heavyweight championship, Joshua Buatsi lost to Callum Smith, and Shakur Stevenson defeated Josh Padley for the WBC World Lightweight championship.

Adames vs Sheeraz stats

Carlos Adames stepped into the ring with a record of 24 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws, 18 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Hamzah Sheeraz made his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 21 wins and 0 draws, with 17 of those by knockout.

The stats suggested Sheeraz had a slight advantage in power over Adames, with a 81% knockout percentage compared to Adames' 75%.

Carlos Adames was the older man by 5 years, at 30 years old.

Sheeraz had a height advantage of 4 inches over Adames. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Carlos Adames and Hamzah Sheeraz fought out of an orthodox stance.

Adames was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 2 years and 1 month earlier than Sheeraz, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 41 more professional rounds, totaling 139 compared to Sheeraz's 98.

Hamzah Sheeraz was ranked number 1 by the WBC in the 160lb division.

Adames vs Sheeraz form

Adames had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Terrell Gausha on June 15, 2024, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Middleweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had beaten Julian Williams on June 24, 2023, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their WBC Interim World Middleweight championship fight at Armory, Minneapolis.

Going into that contest, he had won against Juan Macias Montiel on October 8, 2022, by knockout in the 3rd round in their WBO Interim World Middleweight championship fight at Home Depot Center, Carson.

Before that, he had beaten Sergiy Derevyanchenko on December 5, 2021, by majority decision in their 10 round contest at Staples Center, California.

He had defeated Alexis Salazar on June 26, 2021, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at State Farm Arena, Georgia.

Hamzah Sheeraz remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 5 of his last opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Tyler Denny on September 21, 2024, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Wembley Stadium, Wembley, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams on June 1, 2024, by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBC World Middleweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Liam Williams on February 10, 2024, by technical knockout in the 1st round in their CBC Commonwealth Middleweight championship fight at Copper Box Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had beaten Dmytro Mytrofanov on August 26, 2023, by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Stadion Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland.

He had won against River Wilson Bent on November 26, 2022, by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their CBC Commonwealth Middleweight championship fight at O2 Arena, Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Hamzah Sheeraz had been fighting more than Carlos Adames.

Going into this contest, Carlos Adames had last fought 8 months and 7 days ago, while Hamzah Sheeraz's last outing had been 5 months and 1 day ago.

Adames' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 27 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

Sheeraz's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

What time did Adames vs Sheeraz start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 8:00 PM UTC at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which was 3:00 PM EST or 12:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 8:00 PM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Adames vs Sheeraz?

Adames vs Sheeraz was broadcast on DAZN PPV in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Adames vs Sheeraz?

Carlos Adames was a 2/1 (+200) underdog going into the contest, while Hamzah Sheeraz made his way into the ring at 9/25 (-290) with oddsmakers.