Carlos Adames says he’s ready to challenge middleweight champions
Via Vince D’Writer: In the Sebastian Fundora-Carlos Ocampo Showtime Boxing tag co-main event, interim WBC middleweight champion Carlos Adames defeated middleweight rival Juan Macias Montiel at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California.
The fans present at the field showed the boxers merciless as they started booing midway through the first round due to lack of activity. Both fighters used the round as a sensory process, but despite the fact that he made very little in the opening round, Adames won the round due to Montiel failing to land a single punch. .
In the second round, Adames set the tempo by repeatedly using his shot. Once the distance was established, Dominican boxer Adames unleashed a variety of attacks, taking multiple hits from upstairs and downstairs. Adames’ right hook started to land precisely and easily won the second inning.
The start of the third inning was a repeat of the second as Adames used his shot and then he went inside and landed some effective combinations. Adames used a large right hook to knock Montiel off balance, and he then continued with an eight-punch combination that forced the referee to intervene and stop the contest.
After the match, the Dominican tennis player expressed satisfaction with his boxing performance. “I know once I connect that right hand side, I know it’s over. He didn’t have much and then I went in to kill. He was done at that point,” Adames said in his post-match interview.
Juan Macias Montiel (23-6-2, 23 KOs) entered the October 8 matchup as the man attempted to return to the title picture. In June 2021, he had a chance to face Jermall Charlo, but he was let down by a unanimous decision. His knockout loss on Saturday night was the second time he has been stopped in the gap. First appeared as a welterweight in 2017 when Jaime Munguia knocked out Montiel in the second round.
Since losing to Patrick Teixeira in 2019, Carlos Adames (22-1, 17 KOs) is on a four-match winning streak and he’s positioned himself as a top contender for WBC champion Jermall Charlo, but he Get ready to fight with other champions. “I think I’m number one, and let’s hope the big names of the tournament have the courage to face me now.”
28-year-old Adames and coach Bob Santos both agree he’s ready to take his boxing career to the next level. He made a big statement Saturday night, and he’s in a position to take on Jermall Charlo, but Carlos Adames is also poised to enter the ring with WBA, IBF middleweight champion Gennadiy Golovkin or champ Gennadiy Golovkin. WBO middleweight opponent Janibek Alimkhanuly.
