Eddie Hearn now has a transparent path to make a unification battle between IBF 140-lb champion Richardson Hitchins and WBO champ Teofimo Lopez subsequent. Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis has determined he doesn’t want to face Teofimo in a title protection of his IBF welterweight belt. He says he’d quite concentrate on unifying at 147.
Hitchins vs. Teofimo: A Sensible Matchup
Matchroom promoter Hearn ought to contact Bob Arum, Teofimo’s boss at Prime Rank, and attempt to negotiate a battle. It’s the perfect accessible contest for Teofimo (21-1, 13 KOs) as a result of he’s not going to get the Terence Crawford match he’s been asking for.
Hitchins (19-0, 7 KOs) captured the IBF 140-lb title with a 12-round cut up resolution win over Liam Paro final Saturday evening at Coliseo Roberto Clemente in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The Eddie Hearn-promoted Hitchins appeared glorious, beating Paro by the scores 116-112, 116-112 for Paro, and 117-111 for Paro.
Teofimo must need the battle with Hitchins as a result of he could select to not take the match if he feels it’ll be a tough one or a battle he might lose.
“He mentioned he needs Teofimo Lopez. That’s a fairly large battle in New York Metropolis. Teofimo and Hitchins are each New Yorkers, each champions at 140 lbs,” mentioned Chris Mannix on YouTube. “I feel Teofimo-Hitchins is a way more life like battle [than Jaron Ennis vs. Teofimo].
“I feel that’s a battle that Prime Rank might financially placed on. Teofimo is clearly the A-side in a battle like that. He would get the majority of the cash, and would get the A-side billing. Despite the fact that Hitchins is a title holder, he’s not that costly.
“You are able to do a battle with Teofimo and Hitchins. Put it on ESPN. In the event that they don’t wish to put it on ESPN, Eddie Hearn might put it on DAZN. That battle makes much more sense. That’s an attention-grabbing conflict of kinds, similar to Paro and Hitchins. Teofimo is extra of a come-forward man. Hitchins is extra of a basic boxer.
It’s clearly not the large battle that Teofimo needs towards Jaron Boots Ennis, Devin Haney, Ryan Garcia, or Crawford, however it’s nearly as good because it will get for him.
“Who wins out? Teofimo has much more pop than Liam Paro. That’s a really attention-grabbing battle at 140. That’s a battle I wish to see Teofimo win. Not one thing like Boots Ennis,” mentioned Mannix.
“Hitchins, nobody offers him credit score for his energy, however I do. I might hear it, and I might see it. He doesn’t decide to combos,” mentioned Sergio Mora. “The pot-shotting. You can hear it, and you might see the respect he’s getting from his opponents. I might see it within the face of Paro after the second half of the battle. He was a defeated fighter.”
