Carlos Adames vs Austin Williams prediction: Who will win and how

After a last-minute disaster scrapped their planned meeting on January 31st, WBC middleweight champion Carlos Adames and hard-hitting contender Austin “Ammo” Williams are once again scheduled to meet this Saturday in Orlando. Bad Left Hook will have LIVE coverage of the card starting at 8:00 pm ET. Adames (24-1-1.

18 KO) hasn’t seen action since a controversial draw with Hamzah Sheeraz in February 2025, which extended his unbeaten streak to seven since a 2019 upset loss to Patrick Teixeira. Williams (20-1, 13 KO) has rebounded from his own defeat at the hands of Sheeraz with four consecutive wins, the most recent a decision over last-second replacement Wendy Toussaint on that same January show. Can “Bronco” shake off a year of rust and re-establish himself as a top dog at 160, or will Williams finally live up to early expectations?

Who will win Adames vs Ammo? For my money, this is what it boils down to: Williams’ style demands that he be the boss and I don’t think he can do that against “Bronco. ” What I mean by that is that there doesn’t seem to be a ton of nuance to Williams’ movement.

He mixes his body and head attacks well, but tends to attack in straight lines with rapid-fire combinations. On top of that, his feet stop moving when he commits to long flurries. That’s fine when he can cow his opponent with power and output, but it also means his head and body are there for the taking if said opponent can mix it up with him.