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Richardson Hitchins tells Catterall: “You won’t see Liam” Paro

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Richardson Hitchins tells Catterall: “You won’t see Liam” Paro

Richardson Hitchins reacted angrily when Jack Catterall posted a message on social media this evening to IBF light welterweight champion Liam Paro, telling him: “See you soon.Hitchins (18-0, 7 KOs) posted a reply to Catterall (30-1, 13 KOs), saying he could bet his wallet he wouldn’t face Paro next for the IBF title.

Hitchins challenges Paro for his IBF title on December 7 at the Roberto Clemente Coliseo in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Hitchins, from Brooklyn, New York, is confident he can beat Aussie Paro and capture his IBF title. So instead of Catterall facing Paro, it will be him facing the belt.

It’s understandable why Hitchins would be upset with Catterall, assuming Paro will win that fight, because the two fighters are in a 50-50 fight, and it’s almost impossible to pick a winner.

Catterall put himself in a position to fight for the winner of the Paro vs. Hitchins fight by defeating former WBA and WBC light welterweight champion Regis Prograis by a 12-round unanimous decision on Saturday night in a Matchroom Boxing-promoted event at the Co-op Live Arena in Manchester, England.

Catterall fought defensively for most of the fight, except in a big round nine, where he dropped the 35-year-old Prograis twice. Prograis didn’t do much for the rest of the fight after the ninth and later injured his ankle in the eleventh round when he swung wildly and missed with a big left hand.

Paro looked good when he captured 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.