Australian Liam Paro (25-0) makes the primary defence of his IBF super-lightweight world championship towards Richardson Hitchins (18-0) this Saturday LIVE on DAZN from Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
HITCHINS: “I’M ON A DIFFERENT LEVEL TO PARO” The Brooklyn star plans to show he’s above class and rip Australia’s World title away in Puerto Rico. Richardson Hitchins is able to show he’s on a ‘totally different degree’ to Liam Paro as he closes in on his showdown for the Australian’s IBF World Junior Welterweight title at Coliseo Roberto Clemente in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Saturday night time, reside worldwide on DAZN.
Hitchins (18-0 7 KOs) is combating for his first world title towards the Australian, who defends the crown he gained in Puerto Rico towards 140lb bogeyman Subriel Matias in June. Paro (25-0 15 KOs) ripped the crown from the native favorite in his first World title combat, and now the hunter turns into the hunted as Hitchins appears to emulate the champion’s summer time feat.
The Brooklyn ace penned a promotional cope with promoter Eddie Hearn in September 2022. Simply over two years later, with 4 fights beneath his belt, the 27-year-old is the obligatory challenger for Paro and is decided to transform his laborious work into touchdown the most important prize on the first try.
“I’m on a unique degree,” mentioned Hitchins. “I can say that however on Saturday I get the chance to get within the ring and show it.
“I really feel I’m a greater fighter, a greater boxer. I’ve the higher instruments and am extra skilled. If you happen to have a look at my boxing journey from the amateurs, the Olympics, to dealing with ex-world champions and plenty of younger undefeated fighters, you’ll perceive.
“Paro gained a number of expertise from the Matías combat, however I really feel that have towards that model is not going to be sufficient as a result of it’s a fully totally different to mine.
“He’s a grimy fighter and he has a very good left hand. He’s intelligent however I don’t assume he’s something I haven’t seen earlier than.
“To be sincere, I can actually see me getting the KO. I do know that he’s been dropped just a few instances, he’s been damage various instances however I don’t assume he’s confronted anybody as correct as me. I don’t assume it is going to be my energy a lot that can shock him however my accuracy. That would be the distinction within the combat.
“With the younger fighters on the cardboard and Eddie Hearn’s promotion, it is going to be an important night time of boxing.”
Hitchin’s conflict with Paro is a part of a stacked night time of motion in San Juan, with the co-feature an all-Puerto Rican conflict between Henry Lebron (19-0 10 KOs) and Christopher Diaz (29-5 19 KOs) as Lebron returns to his homeland for the primary time in 5 years and does so within the largest night time of his profession, because the #4 within the IBF appears to press his claims for World title motion in 2025 with an enormous win over a home rival and decide up the vacant IBF Latino and WBO NABO titles within the course of.
Diaz sits fairly at #7 within the WBA, has already tasted world title motion and is hungry to take action once more, and ‘Pitufo’ places his WBA Continental Latin America title on the road in a pivotal conflict for each’s instant futures.
Puerto Rican Olympian Yankiel Rivera will tackle Angel Gonzalez for the vacant WBC Silver, WBA Continental Americas and WBO Intercontinental Flyweight titles.
Rivera (6-0 2 KOs) is handily positioned within the rankings at #3 with the WBA, #9 with the WBC and #11 with the WBO, and fights at residence for the second time in 2024, having seen off the skilled Victor Sandoval over ten rounds in June in Manati, defending the WBA strap and including the WBO belt.
The 27-year-old might be seeking to rubber-stamp his World title credentials for a shot in 2025, however Gonzalez (14-0 7 KOs) might be out to spoil these plans within the largest combat of his profession. The 31-year-old with Puerto Rican roots landed the NABF title at 112lbs in June in Connecticut and might catapult himself into the World title combine with victory in December.
Jalil Hackett will purpose to point out as soon as once more that he has no worry within the infancy of his profession as he travels to Puerto Rico for a title defence. Hackett (9-0 7 KOs) was spectacular in an enormous step as much as win the WBA Continental Americas Welterweight title on his Matchroom debut towards Peter Dobson in July, and ‘Main’ will defend that title in one other actual check towards Puerto Rico’s former beginner standout Jose Roman (13-1 6 KOs).
Marc Castro and Stephanie Pineiro have confirmed opponents for the night time, with Castro (13-0 8 KOs) tackling Agustin Quintana (20-1-2 13 KOs) over ten rounds at Light-weight, and Pineiro (7-0 2 KOs) assembly Ogleidis Suarez (30-5-1 14 KOs) over eight rounds Welterweight.
Puerto Rico’s Juan Zayas (10-0-1 8 KOs) takes on Dominican Geraldo Valdez (16-2 11 KOs) over eight rounds at Bantamweight, and Matchroom’s Puerto Rican expertise William Ortiz (6-0 4 KOs) faces fellow unbeaten Puerto Rican Lionell Colon (6-0 3 KOs) over eight rounds at Tremendous-Light-weight.
PARO AND HITCHINS SEPARATED AT FIERY FACE-OFF
Liam Paro and Richardson Hitchins drew their literal strains within the sand as they got here face-to-face on the seaside in San Juan, Puerto Rico, as they closed in on their battle for Paro’s IBF World Junior Light-weight crown on Saturday night time at Coliseo Roberto Clemente, reside worldwide on DAZN.
Paro returns to the scene of his unforgettable victory over 140lb bogeyman Subriel Matias in June, and the Australian defends his crown for the primary time towards the brash Brooklynite who turned his obligatory challenger with victory over Gustavo Lemos in Las Vegas in April.
The unbeaten duo has had loads to say within the build-up, not least in a tense face-off showdown filmed in Philadelphia final month, which may be watched on Matchroom’s YouTube channel. Within the blazing sunshine of the San Juan shore, the warmth was effectively and actually turned up because the pair met for the primary time in combat week.
WATCH THE FACE OFF HERE: “You Received’t Look The Similar After Saturday!“ – Liam Paro & Richardson Hitchins Face Off
