WBC middleweight champion Carlos Adames is a class above Gerome Warburton, winning a wide unanimous decision in their 10-round non-title bout in Riyadh; Watch Aaron McKenna vs Jevgenijs Aleksejevs on Friday December 4 live on Sky Sports
\nWBC middleweight world champion Carlos Adames handed Gerome Warburton a 10-round drubbing as the Welshman remained resolutely defensive. They were boxing over 10 rounds in a non-title bout at a catchweight of 165lbs, but for the unheralded Warburton it was a step up into a whole new class. The Briton seemed almost surprised that he managed to go deep into the fight and celebrated going the distance at the end of their fight in Riyadh. Adames began tamely himself, restrained in his offensive output but Warburton did even less.<\/p>\n
The Welsh southpaw backpedalled as Adames trudged forward and looked to land single shots. After three quiet rounds, Adames brought in more pressure, forcing Warburton towards the ropes. The Briton grew busier with his jab but Adames was hunting him down. In the fifth round, Adames sank his right into body, cracked the backhand to head and started to crank up pressure.<\/p>\n
Punches strayed to the beltline but Adames was the aggressor throughout as he worked Warburton over. He attacked in the final round but had left his charge too late and took a unanimous decision win, 100-90, 99-91 and 98-92 on the scorecards. “I think he was just in the ring to survive, he wasn’t really here to win the fight,” Adames said. “I think he could have done more, but I think he was just surviving.<\/p>\n
“Who wants to fight Carlos Adames?” he declared. “Anybody, 160-168lbs, anybody can get it.”
\nFormer world champion Jason Moloney took a clear unanimous decision win over Mexico’s Andres Teran in their bantamweight 10 rounder. Teran, coming off a good stoppage win over previously unbeaten prospect Floyd Diaz, worked to close down Moloney. But the Australian dashed in a left hook and plunged his right over the top, bounding in and out.<\/p>\n
Teran traded solid punches with him and Moloney felt a wide right, swung in to counter one of his attacks, though he regrouped. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player
\nBreathing heavily at the halfway point, Moloney still darted in with a right uppercut and worked a left hook into Teran’s body. But the Mexican took the hits well. Moloney’s corner instructed him to ease off the power in his punches but his jab still pinged in.<\/p>\n
He slammed in a right hook and moved out. In the ninth round, Moloney banged a flush cross into Teran’s jaw. He set up a strong left hook too. Jabbing, Moloney shifted in and out on his feet and planted another backhand shot over the Mexican’s left arm.<\/p>\n
Teran was left swinging wildly for his opponent. Moloney controlled the last round and won 99-91, 98-92 and 97-93 on the scorecards. French super-middleweight contender Bruno Surace beat Polish southpaw Kamil Bednarek on a unanimous decision. Watch Aaron McKenna vs Jevgenijs Aleksejevs on Friday December 4 live on Sky Sports.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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