Carlos Adames beats Gerome Warburton by unanimous decision at Zuffa Boxing 13 in Riyadh
Welshman Warburton lost 100-90, 99-91 and 98-92 on the scorecards in a non-title fight at a 165lb catchweight.
Carlos Adames beat Gerome Warburton by unanimous decision in the 10-round main event of Zuffa Boxing 13 at The Venue in Riyadh on Saturday. The judges scored it 100-90, 99-91 and 98-92 for Adames.
Adames was the WBC middleweight champion going in, but the fight was a non-title bout at a 165lb catchweight. His best work came to the body, and he landed it whenever he caught up with Warburton, a southpaw from Wales who spent much of the fight on the back foot.
Warburton came in off back-to-back wins over Nathan Heaney. He stayed on his feet to the final bell.
Our preview of Adames v Warburton has the build-up, and we also covered Alexander Castro's majority decision win over Radzhab Butaev earlier on the card.
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