Carlos Adames
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Name: Carlos Adames
Birth Name: Carlos Adames Adames
Hometown: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Birthplace: Elias Pina, Dominican Republic
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 180cm
Reach: 185cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record
Trainers: Roberto Garcia (former), Ismael Salas
Promoter: Top Rank (former)
Amateur Highlights
- 2012 Pan American Youth Championships Gold medalist in Porto Viejo, Ecuador (64kg):
- Defeated Jonathan Soares (Brazil) 22-21
- Defeated Francisco Vargas (Puerto Rico) 15-12
- 2012 World Youth Championships quarter-finalist in Yerevan, Armenia (64kg):
- Defeated Yoghorta Kedadouche (Algeria) 21-10
- Defeated Yannick Dehez (France) 16-11
- Defeated Nattaphon Phromtai (Thailand) 17-7
- Lost to Lester Martinez (Guatemala) 15-22
- 2013 Pan American Championships Bronze medalist in Santiago, Chile (64kg):
- Defeated Yves Ulysse Jr (Canada) 3-0
- Defeated Eduardo Sanchez (Costa Rica) 3-0
- Lost to Everton Lopes (Brazil) 0-3
- 2013 World Amateur Championships participant in Almaty, Kazakhstan (64kg):
- Defeated Chester Sibonela Ndzimandze (Swaziland) TKO 1
- Defeated Joey Alday Jr. (United States) 3-0
- Lost to Merey Akshalov (Kazakhstan) 0-3
- 2014 Central American & Caribbean Games participant in Veracruz, Mexico (64kg):
- Lost to Raul Curiel (Mexico) 0-3
Regional & Minor Titles
- WBA Fedecaribe welterweight title
- North American Boxing Federation super welterweight title
- North American Boxing Organization super welterweight title
- interim WBC World middleweight title
Notes
- Suspended by AIBA for two years (2015-2017) for testing positive for PED:s (Diuretics and Masking Agents).
- Adames became official WBC Middleweight World Champion on May 7, 2024, when the World Boxing Council (WBC) elevated him from interim champion to full champion. This move came after the WBC stripped Jermall Charlo of the title due to inactivity and a DWI incident.
| Preceded by: Jermall Charlo Stripped |
WBC Middleweight Champion Elevated 2024 May 07 – present |
Succeeded by: _ |