Adames vs Williams

Who won Adames vs Williams?

Carlos Adames beat Julian Williams by technical knockout in the 9th round on Saturday, June 24th, 2023, at Armory, Minneapolis.

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.

Adames was making his 3rd defense of the WBC World Middleweight Championship. He was promoted from a secondary belt in May 2024. He has held this belt for a total of 352 days (11 months and 17 days).

Also on the undercard Erickson Lubin was victorious over Luis Arias, Fernando Martinez beat Jade Bornea for the IBF World Junior Bantamweight belt, Caleb Truax was overcome by Burley Brooks, and Wilner Soto was defeated by Jerwin Ancajas.

Adames vs Williams stats

Back in June 2023, Carlos Adames stepped into the ring with a record of 22 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

Julian Williams made his way to the ring with a record of 28 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw.

Carlos Adames was the younger man by 5 years, at 29 years old.

Adames had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Both Carlos Adames and Julian Williams fought out of an orthodox stance.

Adames was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 5 years and 2 months later than Williams, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 78 fewer professional rounds, totaling 139 compared to Williams' 217.

Julian Williams was ranked number 13 by the WBC in the 160lb division.

Adames vs Williams form

Adames had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten 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, United States.

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

Going into that contest, he had won against Alexis Salazar on June 26, 2021, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at State Farm Arena, Georgia.

Before that, he had been beaten by Patrick Teixeira on November 30, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBO Interim World Junior Middleweight championship fight at Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Nevada.

He had beaten Patrick Day on June 28, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Pechanga Resort & Casino, California.

Julian Williams had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Vladimir Hernandez on October 9, 2021, by split decision in their 10 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Nevada, United States.

Prior to that, he had lost to Jeison Rosario on January 18, 2020, by technical knockout in the 5th round in their WBA Super World Super Welterweight and IBF World Junior Middleweight championship fight at Liacouras Center, Pennsylvania.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Jarrett Hurd on May 11, 2019, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Middleweight and WBA Super World Super Welterweight championship fight at Washington, District of Columbia.

Before that, he had won against Nathaniel Gallimore on April 7, 2018, by majority decision in their 12 round contest at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Nevada.

He had defeated Ishe Smith on November 18, 2017, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Nevada, Afghanistan.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Carlos Adames had last fought 8 months and 16 days ago, while Julian Williams' last outing had been 1 year, 8 months and 15 days ago.

Adames' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 27 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 9 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 38 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.6 rounds on average.

Williams' last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 7 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 49 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.8 rounds on average.

What time did Adames vs Williams start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 11:00 PM EST / 8:00 PM PST at Armory, Minneapolis, United States, which was around 4:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Adames vs Williams?

Adames vs Williams was broadcast on ShowTime in the US.

What were the odds on Adames vs Williams?

Carlos Adames was a 17/100 (-590) favorite going into the contest, while Julian Williams made his way into the ring at 4/1 (+400) with oddsmakers.