Richardson Hitchins must win against IBF light welterweight champion Liam Paro tonight to bring excitement and charisma to the 140-lb division.
Shakur-esque, but better
Hitchins (19-0, 7 KOs) has the Shakur-like fighting style, but with much more power, aggression and less running. He is what the light welterweight division needs to bring back some entertainment value that has been lacking since Ryan Garcia’s one-year suspension. This guy, Hitchins, is pure gold and has the potential to revive this dead division.
Guys like Paro have nothing interesting about their fighting style and certainly not their personalities. Paro lacks the ability to sell fights to international fans, and he lacks the crowd-pleasing style that Hitchins possesses.
Matchroom promoter Eddie Hearn is building up Paro and is buzzing about pitting him against George Kambosos Jr. want to match if he wins. What a waste of time. That’s what fans have to look forward to if Paro finds a way to win against Hitchins tonight.
Hearn is backing the wrong horse by focusing more on Paro at the expense of the real gem, Hitchins. It’s strange that a jaded promoter like Hearn can’t see the superstar potential in Hitchins because he should be talking about him day and night. In his recent fights, he has outboxed Gustavo Lemos, Jose Zepeda and John Bauza.
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The Brooklyn, New York native Hitchins has the talent and the charisma to be a superstar. He just needs to figure out how to get past Paro tonight so he can take over the IBF throne and set up some interesting fights against the other champions.
Hopefully there is a good referee working tonight who can police Paro’s excessive holding, pushing and movement. Paro (25-0, 15 KOs) will likely use that tactic to win, and it has been effective so far.
Paro-Hitchins will headline at the Coliseo Roberto Clemente in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The vent will be shown live on DAZN.
“Richardson Hitchins is of the same form as Shiakur,” Eddie Hearn told Matchroom Boxing about tonight’s fight between IBF light welterweight champion Liam Paro and Richardson Hitchins.
“That’s what we love about boxing. There are some big things for both guys, and it’s all or nothing.”
