WBC World Middleweight title on the line tomorrow night, live worldwide on DAZN
Eddie Hearn
“The WBC Middleweight World championship - it doesn’t get much bigger than this. People are talking about belts at the moment, understand one thing: the WBC belt, the green and gold belt, the belt that we’ve seen every legend of the sport wear around their waist, well Carlos Adames owns it and I know what it means to him, and ?Ammo is going to go for glory on Saturday night to become the WBC World champion - an accomplishment and a legacy that can never be taken away.”
Carlos Adames
“We were 100 per cent prepared to fight in New York, but my body wouldn’t respond to me at that time. We had a good weight cut and things were going well, but I wasn’t able to continue, I was suffering with cramps and vomiting, so I was not able to fight. We were not disrespecting our opponent and there was no panic setting in, my body simply wouldn’t respond. But we are here showing face and we are ready to fight.
“There’s only going to be one boxer in there on Saturday night, and that’s Carlos Adames. It’s going to be a war between two gladiators, but he won’t be able to do 12 rounds with me.”
Austin Williams
“It’s going to be a real fight. He says he’s this great fighter, he has all this confidence, but you pulled out being sick. How many stories have we heard of real fighters fighting through anything? Injuries, illness, all that. The fact now that he’s so tough, it means nothing to me. People are going to see, simple as that.
“Any fighter that pulls out the day before a fight is soft - I said it and I mean it. There’s no thinking, we’re going to fight him, nothing matters about other fights or anything, I’m fighting you. He can try to get confidence from other fights but this is happening, I’m about to hurt you. I was ready to fight him in January and it’s exactly the same now. Just make sure you have the energy to walk to the ring on Saturday night.”
FIGHT NIGHT RUNNING ORDER
Doors open 4.30pm, first bell 5.05pm (all times local)
Non-televised prelim bouts
4 x 3 mins Bantamweight contest
JUNIOR ALCANTARA (118lbs) Higuey, Dominican Republic vs. ISRAEL CAMACHO (116.8lbs) Tamaulipas, Mexico
Followed by
6 x 3 mins Super-Bantamweight contest
JORDAN OROZCO (120.2lbs) Miami, Florida vs. DANIEL OLEA (120lbs) Guerrero, Mexico
Followed by
6 x 3 mins Super-Featherweight contest
ROBERTO RAUL RIVERA (130.4lbs) Dade City, Florida vs. BELMAR PRECIADO (130.2lbs) Ibague, Colombia
Followed by
6 x 3 mins Featherweight contest
CARLOS DE LEON (128.6lbs) San Juan, Puerto Rico vs. DAMIAN ALCALA (127.8lbs) Chula Vista, Mexico
Followed by
6 x 3 mins Light Middleweight contest
ANTRAVEOUS INGRAM (153lbs) Kissimmee, Florida vs. CHRISTOPHER THOMPSON (158lbs) Kansas City, Missouri
LIVE ON DAZN FROM 8PM
8 x 3 mins Heavyweight contest
TEREMOANA TEREMOANA (265.8lbs) Queensland, Australia vs. CURTIS HARPER (270.2lbs) Jacksonville, Florida
Followed by
10 x 3 mins WBA Continental Americas Lightweight title
JAYCOB GOMEZ (134.2lbs) Caguas, Puerto Rico vs. COREY MARKSMAN (134lbs) Sanford, Florida
Followed by
8 x 3 mins Light Middleweight contest
OMARI JONES (151.6lbs) Orlando, Florida vs. CHRISTIAN GOMEZ (151.6lbs) Guadalajara, Mexico
Followed by
12 x 3 mins WBC World Middleweight title
CARLOS ADAMES (158.6lbs) Elias Pina, Dominican Republic vs. AUSTIN WILLIAMS (159.6lbs) Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
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