Richardson Hitchins reacted angrily to Jack Catterall posting a message on social media to IBF light welterweight champion Liam Paro tonight, telling him, “See you soon.” Hitchins (18-0, 7 KOs) posted a reply to Catterall (30-1, 13 KOs), saying he could bet his purse that he won’t be facing Paro next for the IBF belt.
Hitchins is challenging Paro for his IBF title on December 7th at the Roberto Clemente Coliseo in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The Brooklyn, New York native Hitchins is confident that he’ll defeat the Aussie Paro to capture his IBF title. So, instead of Catterall facing Paro, it’ll be him that he faces for the belt.
It’s understandable why Hitchins would be upset at Catterall assuming that Paro will win that fight because the two fighters are in a 50-50 type of fight, and it is almost impossible to pick a winner.
Catterall put himself in a position to fight for the winner of the Paro vs. Hitchins fight by defeating former WBA and WBC light welterweight champion Regis Prograis by a 12-round unanimous decision on Saturday night in a Matchroom Boxing-promoted event at the Co-op Live Arena in Manchester, England.
Catterall fought defensively through most of the fight except for a big round nine in which he dropped the 35-year-old Prograis twice. Prograis didn’t so much for the remainder of the fight after the ninth and later injured his ankle in the 11th round when he wildly swung and missed with a big left hand.
Paro looked good capturing the IBF title from champion Subriel Matias earlier this year on June 15th, winning a 12-round unanimous decision at the Coliseo Juan Aubin Cruz Abreu, Manatí, Puerto Rico.
Hitchins didn’t look good in his last fight, winning a controversial 12-round unanimous decision over Gustavo Lemos on April 6th in Las Vegas.
I COULD BET YOU MY WHOLE PURSE YOU WONT BE SEEING LIAM PAY ATTENTION AND TAKE NOTES BUM https://t.co/Qq3Gsz8rVW
— Richardson Hitchins (@HeIsRichardson) October 26, 2024
