David Adeleye (15-2, 13 KOs) dropped Alexander Flores (21-7-1, 19 KOs) with a jab in the third round and won a unanimous decision to claim the WBA International heavyweight title on Saturday night in Carson, California. All three judges scored the 10-round fight 100-89 for Adeleye, and fans booed at the lack of action on the Diego Pacheco vs. Darius Fulghum undercard.<\/p>\n
The knockdown was the clearest moment of a fight that rarely opened up. Adeleye caught Flores with a jab that sent him backward to the canvas, where he tried to prop himself up with an arm. Flores got up and made it through the round, but he seldom came forward after that, leaving Adeleye to do most of the pressing.<\/p>\n
Adeleye Controls the Fight After the Knockdown<\/p>\n
Flores weighed 266.8 pounds to Adeleye\u2019s 240.5, a difference of more than 26 pounds. The heavier man spent long stretches on the defensive. With Flores rarely pressing forward, Adeleye could keep working at his own pace and bank rounds without having to fight his way out of much trouble.<\/p>\n
Adeleye appeared to hurt his biceps midway through the bout and continued to press. Flores was still there at the final bell, but he offered little sustained offense to make the later rounds competitive. The crowd let the fighters hear its frustration as the bout went the full distance at Dignity Health Sports Park.<\/p>\n
The three identical cards reflected how little the balance of the fight changed after the third. The judges gave Adeleye every round, with the knockdown accounting for the extra point in the margin. For Flores, the rounds lost early left him needing to take more chances in the second half. He rarely did, and Adeleye had little reason to abandon a pace that was winning him every round.<\/p>\n
For Adeleye, the result was a return to the win column after his unanimous decision loss to Filip Hrgovic in August 2025. The former British heavyweight champion was making both his United States debut and his first appearance with Matchroom Boxing. Flores, a 36-year-old veteran from Southern California, entered with 19 knockouts, but he spent too much of the fight backing off to give himself many chances to use that power.<\/p>\n
Adeleye had stopped 13 of the 14 opponents he had beaten entering Saturday. This time he had to go 10 rounds against a heavier man who was content to give ground after getting dropped. The third-round jab showed how quickly Adeleye could hurt Flores. The rest of the bout showed how rarely Flores was willing to risk getting caught again, even as the rounds slipped away and the boos came from the crowd.<\/p>\n
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