Adams vs Villarreal

Who won Adams vs Villarreal?

Brandon Adams beat Ismael Villarreal by knockout in the 3rd round on Friday, April 19th, 2024, at Overtime Elite 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 Kurt Scoby's and Dakota Linger's clash.

Adams vs Villarreal stats

Back in April 2024, Brandon Adams stepped into the ring with a record of 23 wins, 3 losses, and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Ismael Villarreal made his way to the ring with a record of 13 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 9 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Villarreal had a slight advantage in power over Adams, with a 69% knockout percentage compared to Adams' 65%.

Brandon Adams was the older man by 8 years, at 35 years old.

Adams had a height advantage of 1 inch over Villarreal.

Both Brandon Adams and Ismael Villarreal fought out of an orthodox stance.

Adams was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 6 years and 11 months earlier than Villarreal, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 66 more professional rounds, totaling 135 compared to Villarreal's 69.

Adams vs Villarreal form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Serhii Bohachuk on March 4, 2021, by technical knockout in the 8th round at Municipal Boxing Gym Felix Pagan Pintor, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico.

Prior to that, he had won against Sanny Duversonne on December 3, 2020, by knockout in the 2nd round at Wild Card Boxing, California, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Jermall Charlo on June 29, 2019, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Middleweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Shane Mosley Jr on November 9, 2018, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Forum, California.

He had defeated Eric Walker on May 22, 2018, by majority decision in their 5 round contest at LADC Studios, California.

Activity check

Adams' last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 10 months and 28 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 1 year, 2 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.4 rounds on average.

Villarreal's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 2 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

What time did Adams vs Villarreal start?

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

Who broadcast Adams vs Villarreal?

Adams vs Villarreal was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Adams vs Villarreal?

Brandon Adams was a 1/1 (+100) underdog going into the contest, while Ismael Villarreal made his way into the ring at 4/5 (-130) with oddsmakers.