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Carlos Adames (22-1, 17KO) won the vacant Interim WBC Middleweight title with an emphatic third round knockout victory over former world title challenger Juan Macias Montiel (23-6-2, 23KO) on Saturday night at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California.
The fight got off to a very slow start with the Los Angeles fight fans quick to boo the lack of action in the feeling out first round. Both fighters were content to mostly paw with their jab as they measured each other up.
In the second round, Adames southpaw style seemed to be giving Montiel some problems and Adames landed hard counter crosses from different angles. Adames also landed some good body shots and left Montiel with a visibly damaged eye to end the second round.
Adames conected Montiel with a right hook that hurt him late in the third round, followed up with a combination of power punches and made referee Ray Corona stop the bout.
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