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Add FightsATW on GoogleWhat is next for Carlos Adames?
Adames (26-1-1, 18 KOs) defeated Gerome Warburton via a 10-round unanimous decision in Adames’ Zuffa Boxing debut.
The fight can best be described as coming and going. Adames currently holds the WBC middleweight title and defeated Austin “Ammo” Williams earlier this year. In this bout, he fought at a catchweight of 165 lbs, creating some ambiguity about which division he will campaign in the future. Will he be middleweight or super middleweight? Only time will tell. Still, Adames won the rounds and secured a victory; however, there wasn’t much notable about it other than that he went the distance.
Here is what could be next for Adames.
Denzel Bentley
Bentley recently defeated Shane Mosley Jr. Bentley is a former champion; Adames holds a middleweight title. In theory, it is an adjacent unification bout, but given how lackluster Adames looked, it proved more competitive than might be expected.
Aaron McKenna
IBF middleweight champion McKenna will fight Jevgenijs Aleksejevs on December 4. It is never a good idea to overlook the opposition, but McKenna feels like a special fighter. “If” he were to win, a fight with Adames could bring life back to the middleweight division.
Callum Walsh
Sink-or-swim, baby! Walsh has long been a coveted prospect. He opened the first Zuffa card of the year. Opinions have been mixed, but it may be time to see where he stands. Why not roll the dice against Adames now?
Edgar Berlanga
If Adames were to move up to super middleweight, would this fight make sense? Both fighters sit at a career crossroads. Adames was knocking on the door of big fights a few years ago (and still could be), and Berlanga has never won a belt. It is the type of fight that should merit interest and move the needle.
Bek Nurmaganbet
Nurmaganbet just got a highlight-reel KO. He hasn’t been tested in a step-up bout. I wouldn’t mind this matchup between two interesting fighters if Adames were to make the leap to super middleweight.
Editor’s Note: At the recent WBC Convention, the following statement was reported by Boxing Scene: “If he wins, Champion Adames shall fight next against WBC Mandatory Challenger Meiirim Nursultanov. The winner of the Adames vs. Nursultanov bout shall then fight WBC Interim World Champion Jesús Ramos Jr.” Although orders don’t always result in fights, it’s worth noting.
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