Carlos Adames (born 7 May 1994) is a Dominican

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. He has held the

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(WBC)

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title since 2024.

Professional career

Adames represented the Dominican Republic in the

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between 2014 and 2015, accumulating a 4–2 record.

Adames vs. Souffrant

Adames made his professional debut in July 2015, defeating Jeff Souffrant by

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after four rounds.

Adames vs. Figueroa

Adames won the vacant WBA Fedecaribe

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title in his seventh bout, beating Kelly Figueroa.

Adames vs. Lopez

He won another vacant title in his next fight, defeating Patrick Lopez with a fourth-round

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for the WBA Fedelatin title.

Adames vs. Molina

In July 2017, he defeated welterweight contender Carlos Molina by

(110–98, 110–98, 109–99) after eleven rounds. Adames put on a dominant performance, dropping Molina in round two and outclassing him through the rest of the fight. However, the fight ended a ten-fight knockout streak for Adames. On November, Adames was scheduled to face Frank Rojas in a welterweight bout as part of the 96th WBA Convention in

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, but the bout was called off after he failed to make weight.

Adames vs. Teixeira

On 30 November 2019, Adames faced

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for the vacant WBO interim super welterweight title. Teixeira was ranked #2 by the WBO and #12 by both the WBC and the WBA. Teixeira beat Adames by unanimous decision. The scorecards were announced as 111–116, 113–114, 113–114 in favor of Teixeira.

Adames vs. Derevyanchenko

On 5 December 2021, Adames fought

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. Derevyanchenko was ranked #4 by The Ring, #3 by the WBC and #14 by the WBA at middleweight. Adames beat Derevyanchenko by majority decision, with the scorecards reading 95-95, 93–97, 94–96 in his favor.

Adames vs Montiel

On 8 October, 2022, at the , Adames went up against Uruguayan boxer Juan Macias "Juanito" Montiel for the WBC (Interim) Middleweight title. Adames would go on to win that secondary title by knocking out Montiel in the 3rd round of their scheduled 12-round bout.

Adames vs Williams

Adames made the first defense of his WBC (Interim) Middleweight title against Philadelphia's own Julian "J-Rock" Williams on the 24th of June, 2023, at the He would go on to stop Williams in the 9th round of their scheduled 12-round bout.

Championship Status Elevation

On May 7, 2024, just mere hours after reigning middleweight champion

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was stripped of the title due to a DWI arrest, the World Boxing Council (WBC) elevated Adames from interim champion to full-fledged champion of the middleweight division.

Adames vs. Gausha

Adames was scheduled to defend his WBC middleweight title against

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in Las Vegas on June 15, 2024. Adames won the fight by unanimous decision.

Adames vs. Sheeraz

Adames defended his title against unbeaten

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at The Venue Riyadh Season in

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, Saudi Arabia, on 22 February 2025. The fight ended in a split draw with one ringside judge scoring it 118–110 in his favour, another seeing it 115–114 for his opponent, while the third had it a 114–114 draw.

Professional boxing record

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