Richardson Hitchins has reacted angrily to Jack Catterall posting a message on social media to IBF welterweight champion Liam Paro this evening, telling him: “See you later.” Hitchins (18-0, 7 KOs) issued a response to Catterall (30-1, 13 KOs), saying that he could bet his wallet that he will not face Paro next for the IBF belt.
Hitchins challenges Paro for his IBF title on December 7 at the Roberto Clemente Coliseo in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Hitchins, a native of Brooklyn, New York, is confident he will beat Aussie Paro to capture his IBF title. So, instead of Catterall doing Paro, he will be doing it for the belt.
It’s understandable why Hitchins would be upset with Catterall assuming Paro will win that fight because both fighters are in a 50-50 type of fight, and it’s almost impossible to pick a winner.
Catterall puts himself in a fighting position for the winner of the Paro vs Hitchins fight by defeating former WBA and WBC welterweight champion Regis Prograis by a 12-round unanimous decision on Saturday night in an event promoted by Matchroom Boxing at the Co- op Live Arena in Manchester, England.
Catterall fought defensively for most of the fight except for a big ninth round in which he dropped the 35-year-old Prograis twice. Prograis didn’t have much for the rest of the fight after the ninth and later hurt his ankle in the 11th round when he ducked wildly and missed with a big left hand.
Paro looked good to capture the IBF title from champion Subriel Matias earlier this year on June 15, 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 6 in Las Vegas.
I’ll bet you my whole purse you won’t see LIAM TAKE CARE AND TAKE NOTES BUM
— Richardson Hitchins (@HeIsRichardson) October 26, 2024
