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Gerome Warburton to face Carlos Adames in non-title bout in Riyadh
Welsh boxer Gerome Warburton will face Carlos Adames in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 14 November.
Adames is the WBC middleweight champion, but the bout will take place at super-middleweight and will not be for his title.
Warburton, 31, is from Colwyn Bay in north Wales, while Adames is 32 and has been beaten once.
The fight follows Warburton’s two recent wins over English boxer Nathan Heaney, the latest on 26 September.
It will make Warburton the first boxer from north Wales to face a world champion, according to the report.
Warburton says a win could put him on the road to a WBC title fight, though no next fight has been confirmed.
Gerome Warburton will face WBC middleweight champion Carlos Adames in a non-title bout in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 14 November.
The fight will be held at super-middleweight and will headline Zuffa Boxing’s first show in Saudi Arabia.
Warburton, a 31-year-old from Colwyn Bay, says the bout is a chance to show he belongs at the top level.
Adames, 32, has been beaten once, while Warburton is the WBA continental middleweight champion.
Warburton beat Nathan Heaney on 26 September to retain that title before taking the fight with Adames.
- Who
- Welsh boxer Gerome Warburton and Carlos Adames, the WBC middleweight champion.
- What
- They will meet in a non-title bout at super-middleweight.
- When
- Saturday, 14 November 2026.
- Where
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
- Why
- Warburton says the fight is a chance to prove he belongs at the top level.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Warburton beat Nathan Heaney to retain his WBA continental middleweight title.
Warburton is scheduled to face Adames in Riyadh.
- Fighters
- Gerome Warburton and Carlos Adames
- Date
- 14 November 2026
- Venue
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Bout weight
- Super-middleweight
- Title status
- Non-title fight
- Warburton's title
- WBA continental middleweight champion
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What people are saying
This is my time to show the world that I belong at this level
The pressure is all on him
I'm going there to upset the apple cart
If I could get my hands on a world title, or box for one, it would be a dream come true, and I'd be writing history