WBC middleweight world champion Carlos Adames will make his Zuffa Boxing debut against Welshman Gerome Warburton on Saturday, 14 November, but his title will not be at stake.
Adames is to face Warburton in a headline 165-pound (11st 11lb, 74.8kg) catchweight bout in Zuffa Boxing’s first occasion held in Saudi Arabia.
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The 32-year-old, whose report is 25-1-1, will step into the ring for the first combat since defending his title against Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams in March.
Warburton, who boasts an 18-2-2 skilled report, takes on the once-beaten Dominican after a determination win in Nathan Heaney’s retirement match in September.
The Colwyn Bay middleweight defended his WBA continental title by beating Heaney and has beforehand said his need for a world title combat.
Warburton will have to wait longer for that alternative, as Adames will not put his WBC strap on the line in Riyadh.
Australian boxer Jason Moloney will also make his Zuffa debut against Mexico’s Andres Teran in a 10-round bantamweight co-main occasion.
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