LIAM PARO expects a much better version of Richardson Hitchins to challenge him Saturday night than the fighter Gustavo Lemos almost upset April 6 in Las Vegas.
That said, Paro, 25-0 (15 KOs) doesn’t think Hitchins, 18-0 (7 KOs), deserves this shot at the Australian southpaw’s IBF junior welterweight title. Paro feels Lemos should’ve won their 12-round IBF elimination match at Fontainebleau Las Vegas.
All three judges disagreed with Paro’s perception of what transpired that night. New York’s Hitchins won a unanimous decision because Tim Cheatham (117-111), Max De Luca (115-113) and Steve Weisfeld (115-113) all scored their fight for the 2016 Haitian Olympian.
“I honestly think he got gifted a decision,” Paro told Boxing News. “So did 90 percent of the world. You know, it is what it is. They say you’re only as good as your last fight. And look, he’s gonna be better. I know he’s gonna be better. This is his…
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