On March 20, 2021, a 29-year-old Adam Deines (19-1-1, 10 KOs) got a shot at the light-heavyweight WBC and IBF title held by 36-year-old Russian boxer Artur Beterbiev (15-0, 15 KOs).
Deines came in to the fight on a 2-fight win streak with a 47% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year, 5 months, and 20 days. Beterbiev was on a 15-fight win streak with a 100% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 1 year, 5 months, and 2 days.
Artur Beterbiev stopped Adam Deines via TKO in the 10th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBC and IBF light-heavyweight titles. Beterbiev improves his record to 16-0 (16 KOs), while Deines adds a loss to his record at 19-2-1.
On June 1, 2019, a 27-year-old Adam Deines (17-0-1, 8 KOs) and a 31-year-old Chinese boxer Fanlong Meng (14-0, 9 KOs) met in the ring in a light-heavyweight bout.
Deines came in to the fight on a 10-fight win streak with a 44% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 30 days. Meng was on a 14-fight win streak with a 64% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 8 days.
Fanlong Meng defeated Adam Deines via unanimous decision in the 12-round light-heavyweight fight. Meng improves his record to 15-0, while Deines adds a loss to his record at 17-1-1.