Eddie Hearn sounded furious on last Saturday, responding to his warrior match, a welterweight master of IBF Richardson Hitchins, announcing inside the ring that he was a free agent after winning George Cambosos at Madison Square Garden in Novel York.
(Credit: Geoffrey Knott/Matchroom)
Hearn says he has invested a lot of money in the development of Hitchins (20-0, 8 KO), maneuvering him to the title of the world and the fight of Cambosos. He lost his money in Hitchins’ fight. He felt that he was a stab in the back, a sign of disloyalty, which Richardson, 27, decided to announce to the world last Saturday, that he was a free agent.
Hearn’s Lost Hitchins Investment
Hitchins, of course, counts, it’s someone with a lot of money, such as Turks Alalshikhh, to collect him and pay him millions, as if we saw with a former match warrior, Edgar Berlang.
Richardson: no power, monotonous style
Hitchins did not show the talent who defeated the best fighters at the age of 140. He can defeat some of them, but he probably lost to Gary Antuanne Russell, Alberto Puello and Teofimo Lopez, because he has no power. Hitchins’ crime is restricted to stab and law.
This style will not work against Russelle, Lopez and even Subriel Matias. This can explain why Hitchins did not show interest in the fight against Matias or Russell. These guys beat him. The novice in the division, Keyshawn Davis, would also be a nightmare for Hitchins, like Ernesto Mercardo.
Hitchins is like another type of Devin Haney. There is no power and must be carefully adjusted, otherwise he lost. It is not clear why Hearn wasted money on him because he is not talented enough to defeat the killers in the division obsolete Mayweather game.
“There is no loyalty in boxing. I remember when I met Richardson Hitchins. The door of his car fell. I spent a lot of money, investing in a youthful man I really respect,” said Eddie Hearn IFL TVResponding to Richardson Hitchins, announcing that he is a free agent in the ring last Saturday evening after the victory over George Cambosos Jr.
I don’t know why Hearn is so nervous that Hitchins announces his free agency. He should say, don’t let the door hit you. Now I can focus on fighter -friendly fans.
The real question is: why did Hearn invested money in Hitchins when his combat style is monotonous, not one that resonates with fans? It was a mistake. Hearn has fighters who have much more fans -friendly styles than Hitchins, which he should build. In the case of Hitchins, it must be protected, because if it is inserted with good 140-pound, such as Gary Antuanne Russell, Ernesto Mercado, Keyshawn Davis and Subriel Matias, would probably lose.
Even Arnold Barboz Jr. And Jake Cattell would be 50-50 fights for Hitchins. He would be pleased with these guys. The only good thing in Hitchins is a garbage conversation, which he performs outside the ring during interviews. He is not a social media guy such as Shakur Stevenson, who publishes on X every day and has vast supporters. Hitchins’ account in social media has very few observers.
Ticket sale: Hitchins problem
“I turned him on Madison Square Garden [against John Bauza]. I recorded him in Orlando [against Jose Zepeda]where we didn’t really sell a lot of tickets and lost a lot of money, “said Hearn about Hitchins.” I adhered to it. I ordered him in Las Vegas [against Gustavo Lemos]Where we didn’t sell many tickets again and lost money. “
The manweather style fails Hitchins
Hearn should have woke up and feel coffee when Hitchins fights with Bauza, Zepeda and Lemos, they did not sell tickets. In addition, Richardson was booed by fans in these fights for his monotonous, most vital combat style. At this point, Hearn should get a clue that the USA on the west coast does not like their hit Retro style manweatherwhich does not work in this era.
“As for Richie [Hitchins] He is concerned, Keith Connolly said: “Make sure you are a free agent.” But that’s fine because you know what you are dealing with. Do I want to be in the Richardson Hitchins industry if so? “Hearn said.
Hitchins has already shown his hand, announcing to the fan that he is a free agent and there is no match. Why would Hearn still want to work with him after he did it? I wouldn’t do it. Let him leave. When Hitchins begins to lose and discovers the money, which he thought, will not be there, he is not there, he will come back. These two problems of Hitchina are these:
Dull fighting style: he uses the style of Mayweather Pot-Shot, which does not work in this era to entertain fans. His fight with Cambosos from the surplus was monotonous to watch.
Lack of power
It must be protected: Hitchins promoters must avoid putting him against killers aged 140 or 147 because he lost. He is not talented enough to defeat Russell, Mercado, Keyshawn, Brian Norman Jr. or Giyasov Shachram. Everyone can see it.
“Edgar Berlanga, who also [is with Keith Connolly, won the lottery, but Turki came along and [signed him]-said Hearn about Berlanga, a warrior who recently decided not to repeat the match again, despite the fact that he was maneuvering a great payment against Canelo Alvarez.
“If he suits me,” said Hearn, asked if he would be ready to cooperate with Hitchins again.
It seems that Hitchins thinks that Turks Alalshikh collects him like from Edgar Berlang after leaving the match. According to Turk’s reports, she will not cooperate with the Hitchins, unless he is with Matchroom. It does not leave Hitchins as soon as you swallow his pride and return to Hearn, hoping that he will still welcome him.
Top trainer and former world champion Robert Garcia has considered the outcome of a fantasy showdown between Terence Crawford and Manny Pacquiao.
The two generational greats reportedly came close to squaring off in 2021, back when Crawford was the WBO welterweight champion and ‘Pac Man’ held the WBA title.
Their unification match never materialised, though, as Pacquiao was scheduled to face Errol Spence Jr before ‘The Truth’ pulled out with a torn retina.
Instead, the Filipino legend ended up losing his WBA title to Yordenis Ugas at a stage when, while still serviceable, he was quite clearly past his best.
Crawford, meanwhile, was hitting top form around this time, just a few fights away from producing arguably a career-best performance against Spence.
He did, of course, manage to stop his welterweight rival in nine rounds, before moving up to 168lbs and becoming a three-division undisputed champion by dethroning Canelo Alvarez last September.
Based on those two performances, coach Garcia has told ESNEWS that he would favour ‘Bud’ to defeat even a prime version of Pacquiao.
“The Crawford that beat Spence – and the Crawford that beat Canelo – would probably beat Manny.”
While Crawford’s prime almost certainly came during his run of eight stoppages at welterweight, it is harder to pinpoint when Pacquiao ultimately reached his peak.
In terms of his most destructive performance at world level, however, many will point towards his second-round finish over Ricky Hatton in 2009.
While facing the ‘Hitman’ at 140lbs, Pacquiao would cement himself as a formidable welterweight champion soon after, dethroning Miguel Cotto with a 12th-round stoppage for the WBO title.
Former world champion Oleksandr Gvozdyk has been left between a rock and a hard place afterhis promotional contract with Zuffa Boxing has been terminated.
The Ukrainian dethroned long-reigning light-heavyweight champion Adonis Stevenson in 2018, scoring an 11th-round stoppage that left his opponent with a brain injury.
Gvozdyk then made a WBC title defence before losing to Artur Beterbievwho extended his ruthless surge with a 10th-round finish in their 2019 encounter.
Since that defeat, ‘The Nail’ suffered a unanimous decision loss to David Benavidez in 2024, before entering a perceived 50/50 contest against Radivoje ‘Hot Rod’ Kalajdzic in February.
With both making their Zuffa debut, the two veterans delivered a thrilling battle in which Gvozdyk scored two knockdowns and had built a sizable lead.
In round seven, though, the 39-year-old found himself on the canvas and was ultimately stopped on his feet after getting dropped a second time.
Given his overall performance, one would suspect he had done enough to justify another meaningful opportunity, yet Gvozdyk has since told vRINGe that he will no longer be fighting under the Zuffa banner.
“They terminated the contract in February after a loss. That is, every promoter has the option that if a boxer loses, they have the right to terminate the contract. That’s exactly what they did. After the fight, everyone was saying how great it was. That everything was great. I rested. I started preparing as planned – somewhere around May. And then, around April, they told me I’d received an email terminating the contract.”
This is because his contract has been terminated, while Kalajdzic’s next outing with Dana White’s promotional outfit is confirmed for September 26 against Craig Richards.
As for Gvozdyk, it is difficult to predict what will come next but, at the age of 39, one would suspect that he is close to hanging up the gloves.
Still, he could hardly have been happy to part ways with Zuffa, which also terminated its contract with Robert Meriwether following his defeat to Tony Hirsch Jr in April.
Former British champion and Olympic bronze medallist David Price has assessed whether his countryman, Conor Bennpossesses the necessary hand speed to defeat Ryan Garcia.
The two welterweights will square off at Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena on September 12, with Garcia making a first defence of his WBC world title.
It was arguably a career-best performance that saw him dethrone Mario Barrios in February, scoring a first-round knockdown before winning a wide unanimous decision.
But despite coming off this dominant display, Garcia was far less impressive when he returned from a year-long doping ban and lost on points to Rolando Romero in May 2025.
Still, many would argue that the 28-year-old has shown signs of world-class quality, while Benn remains glaringly unproven at the top level.
The 29-year-old has also not fought at 147lbs since 2022, with his last two outings resulting in unanimous decision victories over faded versions of Chris Eubank Jr and Regis Prograis.
Against Eubank, in particular, Benn’s speed seemed a key factor in their two middleweight encounters last year, despite him suffering a points defeat the first time around.
As he approaches this welterweight contest against Garcia, though, former heavyweight contender Price has told The Smith Brothers that he sees Benn contending with an unfamiliar disadvantage.
“I think I [favour Garcia]. Conor Benn’s got great hand speed, but I think [Garcia’s] hand speed could make the difference in the fight.”
Like Garcia, Benn tested positive for a banned substance – clomifene – and was eventually removed from his cancelled 2022 encounter with Eubank.
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