The WBC middleweight champion will make his Zuffa Boxing debut in a non-title bout against Gerome Warburton on Saturday. The 10-round, 165-pound catchweight fight will headline Zuffa Boxing 13.

Adames (25-1-1, 18 KOs), The Ring’s No. 1-rated contender for its vacant title, won a dominant unanimous decision against Austin “Ammo” Williams in his last fight on March 21 in Orlando. The one-sided victory marked the Dominican's third title defense. Adames, 32, is fighting multiple times in a calendar year for the first time since 2021.

Warburton (18-2-2, 2 KOs) will be making an enormous leap in competition. The 31-year-old English southpaw has won three straight fights since losing by fourth-round stoppage to Kieron Conway in May 2025. Warburton has notched consecutive unanimous decision victories over Nathan Heaney on March 28 and September 26 ahead of facing Adames.

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Adames: “This is a new chapter in my career, and I’m here to make history. Zuffa Boxing is building something special, and I want to be part of it. I’m ready to face the best fighters in the world on the biggest stage. The best of ‘Caballo Bronco’ is yet to come.”

Warburton: “The time has come to put everything into practice. all the sacrifices, all the early mornings and every round have led to this moment. Now it’s time to show the world what the Breadmaker can do.”

Adames opened as a -3000 (1/30) favorite on FanDuel Sportsbook.

Former WBO bantamweight titleholder Jason Moloney (29-4, 20 KOs) faces Andres Teran (19-2, 14 KOs) in a 10-round bantamweight contest. Bruno Surace (26-1-2, 5 KOs) also makes his Zuffa Boxing debut against Kamil Bednarek (17-0, 10 KOs) in a 10-round super middleweight contest. Surace is best known for his sixth-round knockout of WBA titleholder Jaime Munguia in December 2024, which won The Ring’s Upset of the Year.