It was another three years before he returned. Again, he entered another tournament. At last, Adams triumphed in the fifth season of “The Contender,” widely outpointing Shane Mosley Jnr to win it all in 2018. That helped Adams land his only title shot to date, challenging Jermall Charlo for the WBC middleweight belt in 2019. Alas, Charlo nearly shut Adams out on the scorecards.
