(May 18 2019) Brooklyn-native and 2016 Haitian Olympian Richardson Hitchins (9-0, 5 KOs), who scored a TKO of Alejandro Munera (4-2-3, 4 KOs) after Munera was knocked down in round three and unable to continue despite making it to the final bell of the round.
(Dec. 12, 2020) Talented up-and-coming super lightweight prospect Richardson Hitchins (12-0, 5 KOs) remained unbeaten, scoring a split-decision victory over former world champion Argenis Mendez (25-6-3, 12 KOs). Two judges scored the 10-round contest 98-92 and 99-91 in favor of Hitchins, while one judge scored it 97-93 in Mendez's favor. The Brooklyn, N.Y. native Hitchins, who represented his parents' home country of Haiti in the 2016 Olympics, used his superb jab to counteract Mendez's power punches. The 23-year-old Hitchins landed 57 of his 198 jabs thrown compared to Mendez's 12 of 90. Mendez landed 80 of his 256 power punches, including 44 shots to the body, compared to Hitchins' 60 power punches landed out of 135 thrown. Mendez came on late in the fight and was more active over the second half of the bout, but was unable to overcome Hitchins' jab. "I rate my performance a B-plus," said Hitchins, who fights out of the Mayweather Promotions stable. "I think I might have lost on...
Unbeaten super lightweight contender Richardson Hitchins (13-0, 5 KOs) won a unanimous decision over Malik Hawkins (18-2, 11 KOs) after eight rounds. The judges’ scores were 100-90, 97-93 and 96-94. "My strategy was to box him and make it easy,” said Hitchins. “I knew he was strong, but I hurt him in the fight. I just wanted to make it an easy fight because I knew he was too slow to outbox me. I knew his new coaches were going to train him to walk me down.”
Richardson Hitchins improved to 13-0 after defeating Malik Hawkins by way of unanimous decision in their 10-round super lightweight bout on December 18, 2021, live on FOX from The Armory in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
On December 12, 2020, Richardson Hitchins improved to 12-0 (5 KOs) following a split decision victory over Argenis Mendez in their scheduled super lightweight contest, live on SHOWTIME from Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Connecticut. FIGHT NIGHT RECAP: https://pbcham.ps/ColbertArboledaRecap
#PBCTimeOut: Unbeaten Super Lightweight Prospect Richardson Hitchins joins Ray Flores ahead of his battle with Argenis Mendez, live on #PBConSHOWTIME on December 12, 2020. FIGHT NIGHT DETAILS: https://pbcham.ps/FightNight-121220
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