IBF gentle welterweight champion Liam Paro meets the upset-minded Richardson Hitchins within the headliner tonight, reside on DAZN, within the Matchroom-promoted present in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Updates & outcomes of tonight’s 8:00 p.m. ET occasion will proven under.
The Aussie Paro (25-0, 15 KOs) will likely be attempting to remain on prime in opposition to a really completely different kind of fighter within the extremely expert Hitchins (19-0, 7 KOs), who’ve the velocity, measurement and technical abilities benefit on this battle.
Paro, 28, is a blue-collar kind of fighter. He’s not an awesome expertise, however he makes use of techniques to compensate for his lack. In his current win over the boogeyman of the 140-lb division, Subriel Matias, Paro held steadily, pushed off, and moved to win a 12-round unanimous resolution earlier this 12 months.
It wasn’t fairly to look at, however Paro obtained the win. Some followers imagine he ought to have had level deductions taken away for the holding, pushing, and rabbit punches that he used in opposition to Matias. It’s too late now. It’ll be attention-grabbing to see if Paro makes use of the identical techniques tonight in opposition to Hitchins.
The Brooklyn, New York native Hitchins received a controversial 12-round unanimous resolution over Gustavo Lemos in his final battle on August sixth. It was an equally ugly efficiency as Paro’s final battle and never very entertaining. The Eddie Hearn-promoted Hitchins received, although, and he’s difficult for a world title tonight.
Tonight’s DAZN Foremost Card at 7:00 pm ET
- Liam Paro (25-0, 15 KO) makes his first and probably the final protection of his IBF gentle welterweight title in opposition to #1 ranked Richardson Hitchins (18-0, 7 KO) within the 12-round essential occasion
Henry Lebron (19-0, 10 KO) faces Christopher Diaz (29-4, 19 KO) in a 10-round contest at tremendous featherweights. - Flyweight Yankiel Rivera (6-0, 2 KO) battles Angel Gonzalez (14-0, 7 KO) in a 10-round-rounder in a battle that ought to be attention-grabbing for so long as it lasts.
- Marc Castro (13-0, 8 KO) continues his improvement with a 10-round light-weight bout in opposition to Agustin Ezequiel Quintana (20-2-1, 13 KO)
Preliminary Card at 3:30 p.m. ET
