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Adames vs. Warburton Set as Non‑Title Super‑Middle Main Event in Riyadh

Friday's weigh-ins confirmed both fighters at 165 pounds, giving Warburton a career-making chance to move toward world-title contention.

Overview

  • Zuffa Boxing 13 is scheduled for Saturday, November 14 at The Venue in Riyadh with Paramount+ carrying the card in North America and Sky Sports in the U.K. and Ireland.
  • Both Carlos Adames and Gerome Warburton weighed 165 pounds at Friday's official weigh-ins, making the 10-round main event a non-title super-middleweight bout.
  • Gerome Warburton enters as the WBA Continental middleweight champion who beat Nathan Heaney twice and says the fight is a chance to prove he belongs at the top level.
  • Carlos Adames is the reigning WBC middleweight champion making his Zuffa debut and will move up in weight for the night without putting his 160-pound belt at risk.
  • A Warburton upset would likely raise his standing toward WBC title contention and could affect Adames' future mandatory obligations and Zuffa's middleweight plans.