Ernesto Mercado calls Richardson Hitchins’ n ‘False Champion’

Ernesto Mercado, a mild welterweight contender for Mercado, says he considers the IBF champion of 140 pounds of Richardson Hitchins as a ‘fake champion’. He doesn’t like how Hitchins (19-0, 7 COs) target Australian fighters rather than fighters from the US, like him.

Hitchins won his IBF belt of Aussie Liam Paro last December. Now he defends it against another Australian, George Kambosos Jr., on June 14 at the theater in Madison Square Garden in New York. Mercado (17-0, 16 CO’s) fights on the bottom map against Jonathan Montrel (19-3, 13 COs) in a 10-loaf. The event will be shown Live on dazn.

Mercado explodes “Fake Champ”

“I don’t know him. Just as he drives his mouth, he is a perpetrator, Ernesto Mercado said Thaboxingvoice About Richardson Hitchins. “He acts as if he is this kind of man, but he is not the kind of champion. He speaks like ‘Oh, I cried this man. “No, you don’t, Bro.

Hitchins, 27, certainly waged the Matias fight, which makes him look bad to this day. He should have taken that game. There is no other way to look at it, except that Richardson gets cold feet, and does not want to mix it with the former IBF 140-pound champion subriel. Hitchins’ decision to defend his belt against Kambosos, rather than one of the other contenders for Light Welterweight, was the wrong step, as he had just arrived at 140 and fought only once in the weight class.

“Now, he’s fighting (hitchins) against two Aussies. Why the f *** fight against two Aussies. Come, ‘said Mercado about Hitchins who fights Liam Paro last December and now on June 14 against George Kambosos Jr. “All he targets is these Australian dudes. I ask for it. How do you not fight anyone from the states? And then Kambosos. Really? “

Hitchins’ promoter, Eddie Hearn, may have had something to do with him to choose from Kambosos Jr. To defend because he promotes him. It is Hearn’s only belt holder at 140 that he has controlled. So, defending Richardson against Kambosos was his way of making both his match fighters happy. It is not as if Hitchins would have been satisfied if Hearn Ernesto Mercado or Elvis Rodriguez chose for his first defense of his IBF belt.

“Are we serious? Everyone knows that Kambosos sucks,” Mercado said. “So, I feel that He is just a fake A ** champion. I feel like I have the opportunity to fight against him, and see that I am fighting for an IBF (North America light welterweight), I want him to know that I am coming a **. If I see him there, I’m definitely going to let him know. “

Kambosos’ 2-3 record in its last five battles tells you everything you need to know about his suitability as a challenger to Hitchins. He should not have been chosen for a title defense as his opponent because it sends the message that failure is rewarded. Success is ignored. Fighters like Mercado are ignored, while Kambosos gets a title shot to fail its way to the top.

“He’s just a false A ** champion and claims he owns New York,” Mercado said of Hitchins. “Nobody even knows him in New York. He claims to be some of the trenches. He is not of no trenches. He is just moody like f ***. That’s really all it is. I never thought Kambosos was good. You can’t take credit away for the victory over theofimo, but Kambosos is a man who fights you to get a world title, not to defend it. ‘

Why Hitchins chose Kambosos

Richardson’s fighting style has a Shakur Stevenson element. He is certainly not a brawler or someone who will stand and get involved for a long time. Therefore, he was named for his fight against Jose Zepeda and John Bauza. Interestingly, Hitchins thinks he will get a lot of attention by beating Kambosos. He says this battle will make him known to fans and open doors to him. This is not the type of opponent that Hitchins should be noticed.

‘And see how Kambosos just moved up to 140, how is he a mandatory? The s *** doesn’t make sense. It’s all political. And then it sees in that respect, it’s even the worst, “Mercado said when he told Kambosos a voluntary defense for Richardson. Why does he want to fight himself out of all the 140 guys? It makes no sense. “

He chose Kambosos for these reasons:

1. Not a threat
2. Well known
3. His promoter wanted him to
4. Display purposes

What Hitchins should have done is to fight Mercado, Matias, Rodriguez, or give Liam Paro a rematch. If he beats one of the guys, fans will take note and this could lead Turki Alalshikh to be interested in using him for one of his cards.

“If they were fighting in Australia, I would see the value in it, but they were fighting in New York. No one even knows him in New York, “Mercado said when he said that Hitchins were probably fighting Kambosos because it was a ‘money fight’. “If they fought in that arena in Australia, they were just trying to keep his belt, man. He knows that he took it away from him. The way I see it, ‘says Mercado.

Kambosos has lost so many times over the past three years that he probably carried his welcome battles in Australia in front of his people. The large crowd that Kambosos moved in 2022 for his first battle against Devin Haney will have shrunk until his three defeats over the past three years. Going back to Australia now would have meant to fight in front of a small crowd. It wouldn’t have been worth it.