Richardson Hitchins: record, next fight and profile →
Diego Pacheco hopes to fight Edgar Berlanga later this year, but the emerging, unbeaten super middleweight will have to get through another undefeated opponent first.
Out of all the names that were thrown around, Jamaine Ortiz didn’t seem like the obvious choice. For starters, he was a 135-pounder. Secondly, he was solely interested in taking on Shakur Stevenson.
Another week, another delay. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that the Jack Catterall-Richardson Hitchins IBF purse bid was postponed by another week to January 18. The session was scheduled for Thursday, already a nine-day extension from the original January 2 date for their ordered junior welterweight title eliminator.
Getting a crack at a world title is all that Richardson Hitchins wants. However, he would prefer that it came against a particular champion.
The criticism of Richardson Hitchins’ latest performance is one that he heard loud and clear. Boos reverberated throughout the Caribe Royale Arena in Orlando, Florida, but the 26-year-old couldn’t care less.
The ordered Jack Catterall-Richardson Hitchins title eliminator will head to a purse bid. BoxingScene.com has confirmed the IBF-assigned negotiation period ended without a deal in place for the mandated junior welterweight bout. The New Jersey-headquartered sanctioning body has scheduled a January 2 hearing to determine promotional rights for a fight to establish the mandatory contender to IBF 140-pound titlist Subriel Matias (20-1, 20KOs).
The super lightweight division is jam-packed with incredibly talented fighters. Regis Prograis is a recognized and respected champion, Teofimo Lopez has proven that he can both box and brawl with the best of them and Devin Haney, the division’s newest face, has pound-for-pound-worthy skills.
A path has been established to assign the next mandatory challengers to one of the most feared titlists in the sport. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that the IBF has ordered a Jack Catterall-Richardson Hitchins junior welterweight final elimination bout. Both boxers positively responded to a November 29 invitation letter sent by the sanctioning body, with the fight formally ordered on Monday.
After taking home the biggest win of his career against Jose Zepeda, Richardson Hitchins was the happiest man alive. He snapped back the head of the former contender with the same left-hand jab over and over again. When Zepeda came close, Hitchins landed the right hand. It was a bit on the mundane side, but Hitchins saw no need to switch things up.
There wasn’t much going on in the world of Regis Prograis on September 23rd. So, with his schedule clear, the current WBC super lightweight champ decided that he wanted to watch some good ole boxing. Luckily for him, Richardson Hitchins just so happened to be fighting on that night.