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Liam Paro faces Richardson Hitchins in a world tremendous light-weight title conflict in Puerto Rico on Saturday, dwell on DAZN Photograph Credit score: Mark Robinson Matchroom Boxing Liam Paro places his IBF tremendous light-weight title on the road for the primary time towards Richardson Hitchins at Coliseo Roberto Clemente in Puerto Rico on Saturday.
Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom promote Paro vs Hitchins and DAZN televise dwell.
Paro (25-0, 15 KOs) has impressively continued to make his manner up the ranks, and after wiping out the unbeaten Brock Jarvis in Brisbane, the 28-year-old then knocked out Montana Love in San Francisco in six rounds, and that paved the best way for a crack at IBF boss Subriel Matias.
Matias was on house turf in Puerto Rico, however it might be Paro that might take a transparent win on the playing cards.
His first defence appears a tough one. Hitchins (18-0, 7 KOs) is a technician, profitable all 18 of his skilled bouts.
Paro places his IBF tremendous light-weight title on the road for the primary time Photograph Credit score: Melina Pizano/Matchroom
The 27-year-old took a large win on factors towards Jose Zepeda in September final 12 months which earned him an eliminator for the IBF crown.
To many, it seemed like Gustavo Daniel Lemos had executed sufficient to take victory along with his aggression, however Hitchins’ boxing was most popular, and he took a factors victory to earn his shot at Paro.
Prediction: I believe Paro excels extra towards punchers than boxers, and this might play into Hitchins’ arms. I lean in the direction of the American turning into new champion by way of choice, though it might be a scrappy affair.
Hitchins overcame Lemos in April Photograph Credit score: Melina Pizano/MatchroomRivera tackles Gonzalez
Yankiel Rivera is a Puerto Rican seemingly headed for stardom, and he defends his WBO Intercontinental flyweight title, and appears so as to add the vacant WBC Silver belt, towards Angel Gonzalez.
Rivera (6-0, 2 KOs) is coming off an attention grabbing huge factors win towards Victor Sandoval, and he’ll look to proceed his fast-track right here.
Rivera returns towards Gonzalez Photograph Credit score: Melina Pizano/Matchroom
Gonzalez (14-0, 7 KOs) is unbeaten, however has solely been ten rounds as soon as.
Prediction: The decide must be for Rivera to roll on by taking a transparent victory on the scorecards.
Lebron faces Velez
At tremendous featherweight, Henry Lebron (19-0, 10 KOs) can take the IBF Latino and WBO NABO straps by outpointing Christopher Diaz-Velez (29-4, 19 KOs), who has solely been halted by Emanuel Navarrete within the last spherical of a world title problem in 2021.
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Castro clashes with Quintana
Marc Castro (13-0, 8 KOs) remains to be within the studying section of his profession, however the light-weight ought to have sufficient to take a stoppage win towards Argentina’s Agustin Ezequiel Quintana (20-2-1, 13 KOs).
Castro appears to keep up his unbeaten report Photograph Credit score: Ed Mulholland/MatchroomHackett meets Vazquez
At welterweight, Jalil Hackett (9-0, 7 KOs) can win early towards Jose Roman Vazquez (13-1, 6 KOs).
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Remaining Undercard
In eight rounders, bantamweight hope Juan Zayas (10-0-1, 8 KOs) can get the higher of Geraldo Valdez (16-2, 11 KOs) on factors, and at tremendous light-weight, William Ortiz (6-0, 4 KOs) can take a win inside the gap towards Lionell Colon (6-0, 3 KOs).
Stephanie Pineiro (7-0, 2 KOs) may also stay unbeaten by profitable on factors towards Ogleidis Suarez (30-5-1, 14 KOs) of their welterweight battle.
The only real 4 rounder is at tremendous featherweight, the place Carlos Leon Castro (2-0, 1 KO) ought to have an excessive amount of for Jose Alfredo Guevara (2-2-1, 1 KO) to win early on.
