Austin
Williams

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Carlos
Adames

Williams is in his second fight as a full-fledged 160 pounder. Williams is a former unifying 154 pound champion. Williams takes his fourth career defeat. Williams was badly hurt in round four. Williams has blood under his right eye. Williams was hurt in round nine.

Carlos Adames weighed in at 159 and 12 lbs. Bob Santos is Adames' trainer and feels strongly that Adames is one of the most talented fighters he's worked with. Adames changed trainers and is now working with Bob Santos. Carlos Adames is on a four-fight win streak. Carlos Adames won a majority decision over Sergey Derbianenko in December 2021. Carlos Adames had a third round KO of MS Montiel in October. Carlos Adames has a record of 22 wins and one loss with 17 wins by knockout. This is his first main event on Showtime. This is his first fight in Minnesota. He calls himself the most feared man in the division. He sparred a lot with Terrence Crawford back in 2017. Adames has won four in a row, including three as a full-fledged middleweight.

The referee is Mark Nelson. The judges are John Mariano from Minnesota, Nathan Palmer from Indiana, and Raundo Perez from Nevada. Mark Nelson has 31 years of pro experience and this is his 941st pro bout. The bout is for the interim WBC (Всемирный боксёрский совет) middleweight world championship. The bout took place at the Armory in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The fight was stopped at 2 minutes 45 seconds in round nine. The fight was described as fairly close.