Adams vs Villarreal

Who won Adams vs Villarreal?

Brandon Adams beat Ismael Villarreal by knockout in the 3rd round on Friday 19th April 2024 at Overtime Elite Arena in 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

Brandon Adams stepped into the ring with a record of 23 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

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

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

Brandon Adams was the older man by 8 years, at 34 years old.

Adams had a height advantage of 1 inch over Villarreal.

Both Brandon Adams & 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 56 more professional rounds, 125 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 4th March 2021 by technical knockout in the 8th round at Municipal Boxing Gym Felix Pagan Pintor, Guaynabo, Puerto Rico.

Previous to that, he had won against Sanny Duversonne on 3rd December 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 29th June 2019 by unanimous decision in their WBC World Middleweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

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

He had defeated Eric Walker on 22nd May 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, meaning he had been fighting on average 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 the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by DAZN Global.

What were the odds on Adams vs Villarreal?

Brandon Adams was a 11/10 (+110) underdog going into the contest, while Ismael Villarreal made his way into the ring at 8/11 (-140) with oddsmakers.