Brandon Adams is blessed, for a change, with several options.
BoxingScene has confirmed that representatives for the hard-luck junior middleweight contender is now in talks with Caoimhin Agyarko for an IBF eliminator. The development comes as Adams debuted in the WBO top 15 at No. 3, granting a request made by Wise Owl Management on behalf of Adams.
Adams-Agyarko was ordered by the IBF, and both sides immediately opened negotiations, at least as it was communicated to the sanctioning body. Should the fight move forward, the winner will become the mandatory challenger to the 154lbs title.
Russia’s Bakhram Murtazaliev, 23-0 (17 KOs), is the current belt holder and will next defend against England’s Josh Kelly, 17-1-1 (9 KOs), on January 31 in Newcastle, England.
Adams, 25-4 (16 KOs), picked the perfect time for a career revival.
The 36-year-old Los Angeles native Adams scored a repeat win over Serhii Bohachuk when he earned a unanimous decision in their September 13 rematch in Las Vegas. The feat knocked Bohachuk out of contention and placed Adams firmly in the title picture.
Adams previously handed Bohachuk his first defeat in a March 2021 upset knockout win in Puerto Rico. Just four fights have followed in more than four years, including a questionable split decision defeat to unbeaten Andreas Katzourakis last November in Atlanta.
Agyarko, 18-0 (7 KOs), can relate to the school-of-hard-knocks route that Adams was forced to travel.
The 28-year-old contender from Belfast, Northern Ireland, has steadily risen through the ranks, but his cries for showdowns with the division’s best have largely fallen on deaf ears.
That said, Agyarko enjoyed his most active in-ring campaign since the pandemic. His three wins in 2025 included a split decision over Ishmael Davis. Agyarko was forced to overcome a 12th-round knockdown to edge out the Brit on September 13 in Belfast.
