How to watch Carlos Adames vs Austin Williams - Fight details, weigh-in results, running order, ringwalks, odds, quotes, predictions

Carlos Adames vs Austin Williams weigh-in results, running order, ringwalks, odds, quotes, predictions

WBC World Middleweight title on the line tonight, live worldwide on DAZN

Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams (20-1, 13 KOs) challenges champion Carlos Adames for the WBC World Middleweight title on Saturday night at Caribe Royale in Orlando, live worldwide on DAZN .

Williams was due to meet the champion in New York in January at Madison Square Garden in New York on the undercard of Shakur Stevenson’s battle with Teofimo Lopez, but Adames was forced to pull out of the fight ahead of the weigh-in through illness, while Williams still boxed on the bill, and claimed a 10-round win over Wendy Toussaint.

Ammo now gets the World title fight he was robbed of due to the unfortunate illness for the champion and will look to build upon his momentum to gain victory in the biggest fight of his career to date.

The 29-year-old has won four on the bounce over a 14-month stretch, elevating him to #3 in the WBC rankings ahead of his big night, and believes the clash will be action-packed in the Sunshine State.

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:

JUNIOR ALCANTARA (118lbs) vs. ISRAEL CAMACHO (116.8lbs) 4 x 3 mins Bantamweight contest

JORDAN OROZCO (120.2lbs) vs. DANIEL OLEA (120lbs) 6 x 3 mins Super-Bantamweight contest

ROBERTO RAUL RIVERA (130.4lbs) vs. BELMAR PRECIADO (130.2lbs) 6 x 3 mins Super-Featherweight contest

CARLOS DE LEON (128.6lbs) vs. DAMIAN ALCALA (127.8lbs) 6 x 3 mins Featherweight contest

ANTRAVEOUS INGRAM (153lbs) vs. CHRISTOPHER THOMPSON (158lbs) 6 x 3 mins Light Middleweight contest

LIVE ON DAZN FROM 8PM

TEREMOANA TEREMOANA (265.8lbs) vs. CURTIS HARPER (270.2lbs) 8 x 3 mins Heavyweight contest

JAYCOB GOMEZ (134.2lbs) vs. COREY MARKSMAN (134lbs) 10 x 3 mins WBA Continental Americas Lightweight title

OMARI JONES (151.6lbs) vs. CHRISTIAN GOMEZ (151.6lbs) 8 x 3 mins Light Middleweight contest

CARLOS ADAMES (158.6lbs) vs. AUSTIN WILLIAMS (159.6lbs) 12 x 3 mins WBC World Middleweight title

Betting Odds

3/10 Adames 3/1 Williams 18/1 Draw

Predictions

Pro Boxing Fans: "Carlos Adames should have enough to get a win on the rescheduled date and may stop ‘Ammo’ in the closing rounds."

Tim Rickson: "I believe that Adames is very strong, skilled and determined and should get the win on points, with the possibility of a very late stoppage in the championship rounds."