Mild welterweight contender Richardson Hitchins will return to the ring in October in New York Metropolis.
The opponent for #1 IBF, #3 WBO, and #5 WBC-ranked Hitchins (18-0, 7 KOs) stays to be seen. He should combat somebody common to headline as a result of he’s not thought of main-event materials.
One apparent possibility for Hitchins to combat could be former IBF 140-lb champion Subriel Matias, who’s with the identical promotional firm at Matchroom.
The benefit of that combat being made is Matias is Puerto Rican and would usher in a large crowd in New York Metropolis. Hitchins might experience Matias’s coattails to benefit from the gang he brings in as a result of he can’t do it as the primary attraction with out a common fighter like him. He doesn’t have the model to draw followers.
Hearn must convey Matias again in opposition to a notable fighter after he was dethroned by Liam Paro final June in a twelve-round choice defeat. Hitchins could be a tricky one for Matias style-wise as a result of he’s bought an identical model as Paro, involving loads of holding, potshots, and stepping again.
Hitchins is much more defensive than Paro, so it might be a tricky one for Matias if he have been to conform to take this combat.
Whoever Hitchins fights, he must be extra entertained and take possibilities as a result of his Shakur Stevenson model may be very boring. In his final combat in opposition to Gustavo Lemos in Las Vegas final April, he was booed in an IBF 140-lb title eliminator. It’s unclear if the New York Metropolis followers could be forgiving of Hitchins if he fights in that location as a result of they hated him in Las Vegas.
Though Hitchins gained the combat, it was shut, and he performed it protected, shifting round on the surface, dashing away every time attacked. It was pure Shakur-esque. Followers in Las Vegas anticipate to be entertained, and so they don’t go for the uninteresting safety-first model that Hitchins and Shakur use.
Hitchins’ latest fights in opposition to Gustavo Lemos and Jose Zepeda have been uninteresting, leaving some followers to surprise if he’s bought the model to turn out to be a preferred fighter.
Eddie Hearn promotes him, however he doesn’t speak about him a lot anymore, leaving this author to surprise if he’s a lame duck and gained’t be re-signed when his contract with Matchroom expires.
If Hearn indicators Shakur Stevenson, he could be a superb opponent for Hitchins as a result of they’ve similar combating kinds. Nevertheless, it may be a waste of time for Hearn to signal Shakur if he’s not planning to maintain Hitchins when his contract is up as a result of he would have the identical man style-wise.
