IBF light welterweight champion Liam Paro meets the upset-minded Richardson Hitchins in the headliner tonight, live on DAZN, in the Matchroom-promoted show in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Updates & results of tonight’s 8:00 p.m. ET event will shown below.
The Aussie Paro (25-0, 15 KOs) will be trying to stay on top against a very different type of fighter in the highly skilled Hitchins (19-0, 7 KOs), who have the speed, size and technical skills advantage in this fight.
Paro, 28, is a blue-collar type of fighter. He’s not a great talent, but he uses tactics to compensate for his lack. In his recent win over the boogeyman of the 140-lb division, Subriel Matias, Paro held frequently, pushed off, and moved to win a 12-round unanimous decision earlier this year.
It wasn’t pretty to watch, but Paro got the win. Some fans believe he should have had point deductions taken away for the holding, pushing, and rabbit punches that he used against Matias. It’s too late now. It’ll be interesting to see if Paro uses the same tactics tonight against Hitchins.
The Brooklyn, New York native Hitchins won a controversial 12-round unanimous decision over Gustavo Lemos in his last fight on August 6th. It was an equally ugly performance as Paro’s last fight and not very entertaining. The Eddie Hearn-promoted Hitchins won, though, and he is challenging for a world title tonight.
Tonight’s DAZN Main Card at 7:00 pm ET
- Liam Paro (25-0, 15 KO) makes his first and possibly the last defense of his IBF light welterweight title against #1 ranked Richardson Hitchins (18-0, 7 KO) in the 12-round main event
Henry Lebron (19-0, 10 KO) faces Christopher Diaz (29-4, 19 KO) in a 10-round contest at super featherweights. - Flyweight Yankiel Rivera (6-0, 2 KO) battles Angel Gonzalez (14-0, 7 KO) in a 10-round-rounder in a fight that should be interesting for as long as it lasts.
- Marc Castro (13-0, 8 KO) continues his development with a 10-round lightweight bout against Agustin Ezequiel Quintana (20-2-1, 13 KO)
Preliminary Card at 3:30 p.m. ET
