Richardson Hitchins is confident he will dethrone IBF light welterweight champion Liam Paro on Saturday night in their 12-rounder at the Coliseo Roberto Clemente in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Paro (25-0, 15 KOs) got uppity during the face-off, shoving the Challenger Hitchins during the final press conference on Thursday. Hitchins paid the Aussie, Paro, back, shoving him hard and looking like he was ready to throw. You could see the worry in Paro’s face during that exchange. He looked afraid.
It’s understandable why Paro would be unnerved because this is easily the best fighter he’s ever faced during his eight-year professional career. Paro wouldn’t even be here if the referee that worked his last fight against IBF 140-lb champion Subriel Matias had done his job by penalizing him for his roughhouse tactics or their fight on June 15th.
It’s expected that Paro will resort to that same bag of tricks against Hitchins, hoping the…
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