Subriel Matias congratulated Richardson Hitchins on Saturday night time for his victory over IBF gentle welterweight champion Liam Paro, letting him know he can be seeing him quickly. Hitchins (19-0, 7 KOs) dethroned Paro (25-1, 15 KOs), profitable a 12-round break up resolution on the Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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If the struggle occurs, it could be a tough fashion for Hitchins as a result of Matias wouldn’t be afraid to stress the best way Paro was. He would stroll Richardson down as Gustavo Lemos did however land more durable photographs.
Matias (22-2, 21 KOs) is relying on Hitchins selecting to defend his newly received IBF belt in opposition to him, which might occur if he fails to get a chew from any of the large names that his promoter Eddie Hearn stated he needs to try to match him in opposition to subsequent. These are the 4 that Hearn rattled off that he needs for Hitchins:
- Teofimo Lopez
- Devin Haney
- Jose ‘Rayo’ Valenzuela
- Jack Catterall
If Hearn can’t get any of these 4 to comply with face Hitchins, Matias will probably be the man he strains him up in opposition to subsequent. He’s ranked #5 IBF, under Jack Catterall and Arnold Barboza Jr. Matias (21-2, 21 KOs) was overwhelmed by Paro by a 12-round unanimous resolution final summer time on June fifteenth.
“See You Quickly”
Richardson Hitchins would transfer as much as 147 if this struggle ever will get ordered. #Boxing pic.twitter.com/8XMqyoorqh
— Zain (@ZainBoxing) December 8, 2024
Hearn didn’t point out the previous IBF gentle welterweight champion Subriel Matias as a potential subsequent opponent for Hitchins, however that doesn’t imply that he received’t try to make this struggle subsequent. The 4 guys that Hearn did point out aren’t going to be enthusiastic about preventing him as a result of his fashion is unhealthy for every of them.
“After I acquired within the ring after, a few of Liam’s group got here as much as me and stated, ‘Do you assume we’d have nicked a draw from the final?’ Actually, no. I acquired it 8-4. 7-5 if you wish to be actually beneficiant, however no,” stated Eddie Hearn to iFL TV, speaking about Richardson Hitchins’ win over Liam Paro final Saturday night time.
“When he learn out 117-111, I’m pondering, ‘Don’t inform me somebody is giving it to Liam Paro.’ 117-111, you’re scoring it 9-3 to Liam Paro. It’s unbelievable. I stated to Liam was the issue for him was between 5 and ten, most likely eleven, they have been all clear Richardson Hitchins rounds.
“These rounds, he mainly banked six rounds there assured. You bought to offer him perhaps 12. Possibly that went to Liam, however for me, it was 8-4 or 7-5. The fitting man received. It was a hell of a efficiency.
It’s a great factor Hitchins wasn’t robbed final Saturday night time as a result of that will have tainted the night. The choose scored it 117-111 for Paro, who needed to have been specializing in the small issues that he was doing and ignoring all of the clear proper fingers that Hitchins was hitting him with from spherical 5 on.
Subsequent In Line?
“He fights Teofimo Lopez for Brooklyn. It’s a unification struggle. The build-up can be epic. It is a nice struggle,” stated Hearn when requested who Hitchins fights subsequent. That’s what he does subsequent as a result of I believe a fighter of Richardson’s high quality must be preventing these guys. [Jose ‘Rayo’] Valenzuela. Clearly, we’ve acquired [Jack] Catterall. He’s [Teofimo] speaking about transferring to 147. Unify earlier than you go,” stated Hearn.
Hearn can get a kind of guys to comply with struggle Hitchins, however it’s probably going to require that His Excellency Turki Alalshikh chooses to stage the struggle in Riyadh. Hitchins doesn’t have the recognition to draw the names that he and Hearn would really like him to struggle. It will require these fighters to be paid nicely to comply with struggle Hitchins due to the chance that they’ll lose.
