Andreas HaleJan 31, 2026, 03:29 AM
CloseAndreas Hale is a combat sports reporter at ESPN. Andreas covers MMA, boxing and pro wrestling. In Andreas’ free time, he plays video games, obsesses over music and is a White Sox and 49ers fan. He is also a host for Sirius XM’s Fight Nation. Before joining ESPN, Andreas was a senior writer at DAZN and Sporting News. He started his career as a music journalist for outlets including HipHopDX, The Grammys and Jay-Z’s Life+Times. He is also an NAACP Image Award-nominated filmmaker as a producer for the animated short film “Bridges” in 2024.
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WBC middleweight champion Carlos Adames has withdrawn from his title defense Saturday against Austin “Ammo” Williams due to an illness.
The Ring reported that Adames (24-1-1, 18 KOs) was unable to hit the scale and weigh in Friday morning due to the illness and had been pulled from the bout. The fight was part of “The Ring 6” card at Madison Square Garden, headlined by WBO 140-pound champion Teofimo Lopez defending his title against three-division titleholder Shakur Stevenson.
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Adames, 31, hasn’t fought since last February when he battled Hamzah Sheeraz to a controversial split draw.
As of press time, there were hopes to keep Williams (19-1, 13 KOs) on the card but a replacement opponent had yet to be named.