Adames: "Zhanibek Is Scared"

Dominican "interim" WBC middleweight champion Carlos Adames (23-1, 18 KOs) and Kazakh holder of the WBO and IBF titles Zhanibek Alimkhanuly (15-0, 10 KOs) exchanged words on social media.

Adames: Canelo says I'm a risk and I don't have a name, Zhanibek is scared... What should I do? I sent a contract to Haney from England 2 months ago, thinking he’d have a reason to fight, but he never signed. Cowards!

Alimkhanuly: Scared? Good joke! You’re easy work. I hear you don't want to fight me.

Adames: Really? Okay, send me the contract on Monday, let’s set a witness, and I’ll sign anywhere your team wants, anytime, anywhere, I’m ready for you.

Alimkhanuly: Everyone knows you decide nothing! Talk to your boss, tell him 'Zhanibek wants to knock me out!' If they agree, let’s fight! I’m ready too!

You all know I will win! I want to ask everyone. In which round will he be knocked out?

The last time Carlos Adames was in the ring was last June against Julian Williams (29-4-1, 17 KOs), where he won by technical knockout. Zhanibek Alimkhanuly, in October of the same year, defeated Vincenzo Gualtieri (22-1-1, 7 KOs) by technical knockout.