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Hitchins is just talking to stay relevant

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Image: Eddie Hearn Rages as Richardson Hitchins Announces Free Agency After George Kambosos Victory

Brian Norman Sr. says he doesn’t believe Richardson Hitchins is grave about wanting to fight the winner of his son’s Nov. 22 fight against Devin Haney. He believes Hitchins is just talking to stay relevant because on June 14, 2025, after an eighth-round TKO victory over George Kambosos Jr. he didn’t fight any fights.

Matias, Russell and Keyshawn are waiting

Norman Sr. points out that the 140-pound champions have been challenging Hitchins, but he’s not trying to fight any of them. It’s not just the champions. The players also challenged him, but he showed no interest in fighting.

The players who called out Hitchins

  • Subriel Mathias
  • Ernesto Mercado
  • Keyshawn Davis
  • Gary Antuanne Russell
  • Lamont Roach
  • Devin Haney
  • Teofimo Lopez

Hitchins (20-0, 8 KO) commented on social media this week that he wants the winner of the Haney vs. Norman Jr. fight. He sounded grave because now that he has decided not to re-sign with Matchroom, he no longer has any options for high-paying fights.

“You have to think about Gary Antuanne Russell calling him out and Matias calling him out. Richardson Hitchins is not going to respond to any fight he may actually have,” Brian Norman Sr. said. MillCity Boxingin reaction to the information that Richardson Hitchins announced the winner of the Brian Norman Jr. fight. with Devin Haney.

Free agency without queues

It cannot be ruled out that Hitchins will seriously want to fight the winner of the Haney vs. Norman Jr. fight. With Turki Alalshikh showing no interest in putting Richardson on his Riyad season highlights after publicly announcing his free agency following the win over Kambosos Jr. June 14, fight with the winner of the Haney-Norman Jr. battle. may be his only chance to fight at one of Turki’s events.

The Saudi scene is slipping away

If this is the only way Hitchins can get a taste of some of the Saudi money, it makes sense for him to stick his neck out against whoever comes out victorious in the Devin vs. BrianNorman Jr. Even if Hitchins gets blown apart financially, it will be worth it. He would still have a safety net IBF 140-pound title, which he is expected to return to.

Since Hitchins would move up to 147 pounds to fight for the WBO welterweight title against the winner of the Nov. 22 fight, it’s a risk-free situation for him. He earns millions for this opportunity, and he can crying on the way to the bank if he is defeated. The best part of all this is that Hitchinns will still hold the IBF airy welterweight belt.

“Richardson Hitchins isn’t going to fight anyone. You’re going to be talking about the Devin Haney fight and the winner of that fight. People are calling you names all over the division you’re in. You haven’t responded to a single one of them,” Norman Sr. said.

Disturbingly, Hitchins never agreed to fight any of the sharks that called him. Would it be asking too much for Richardson to step into the ring with Antuanne Russell, Matias or Keyshawn? What about 23-year-old Mercado? Why not fight him?

At 28 years elderly, Hitchins isn’t getting any younger and still hasn’t beaten anyone of note. His best career win was against faded one-hit wonder Kambosos, who entered the fight last June with a slim record of 1-3 in his previous four fights. Hitchins should have said yes to Russell, Matias or Mercado by now.

“He’s got a whole division of champions. You’re not going to unite. They’re ready to fight you and they want to fight you. Teo and Richardson Hitchins are the worst people because they’re worried about what the fans will say,” Brian Sr. said.

Last update: 28/10/2025

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Johnny Fisher vs Michael Pirotton Results: Latest Fight Outcome and Highlights

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World Boxing News provides results and updates as Johnny Fisher faces Michael Pirotton on Zuffa Boxing 11 at the Copper Box Arena in London.

Fisher returns to heavyweight action over ten rounds against Pirotton as part of Zuffa Boxing’s latest event in the United Kingdom.

Craig Richards faces Radivoje Kalajdzic at light heavyweight, while Lee Cutler takes on Louis Greene and Cesar Mateo Tapia faces Leo Ruiz at middleweight.

WBN provides results and updates from every bout as they happen.


Results

All times are local BST.

23:41

Johnny Fisher defeated Michael Pirotton by majority decision after ten competitive heavyweight rounds at the Copper Box Arena. WBN scored the fight 98-92 for Fisherwhile the official judges returned scores of 98-92 and 96-95 for Fisher, with the third scoring it 95-95.

22:42

Radivoje Kalajdzic improved to 31-3 with a unanimous decision over Craig Richards, who dropped to 20-5-1 after a good ten-round scrap. Both men had their moments and hurt each other at times before “Hot Rod” got the verdict on the scorecards, which included knocking Richards down for the first time in his career.

21:43

Lee Cutler carded a unanimous decision win over Louis Greene in their ten-round middleweight clash. Judges scorecard 98-92 and 97-93 twice in favor on Cutler, who improves to 17-2.

20:52

Ahead of the three main bouts, Zuffa’s only female fighter, Kayla Allendefeated Edina Kiss via TKO in their super lightweight bout.

20:32

Leo Ruiz overcame Cesar Tapia over 10 rounds at middleweight, scoring a unanimous decision to move to 18-1 as Ruiz Tapia suffered a first loss.

19:29

Alex MacMillan moved to 5-0 with a second-round stoppage of Guillaume Azagier, who went down twice in the opening round and again before the finish at 0:32 of the second.

18:40

Rogelio Romero improved to 7-0 with a third-round stoppage of previously unbeaten Aurel Ignat, ending the cruiserweight contest at 2:12.

18:24

Alexis De la Cerda improved to 10-0 with a unanimous decision over Cain Lewis, taking the eight-round contest 80-72, 79-74 and 79-73.

17:42

Fred Pullen marked his professional debut with a four-round points victory over Leonardo Faretina, who was dropped in the second round.


Remaining Bouts

Johnny Fisher vs. Michael Pirotton — 10 rounds, heavyweight

Craig Richards vs. Radivoje Kalajdzic — 10 rounds, light heavyweight


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The event is available live on Sky in the United Kingdom and Paramount+.

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Phil Jay is the Editor-in-Chief of World Boxing News (WBN), a BWAA-acknowledged boxing news website founded in 2010. A veteran boxing reporter with 16 years of experience, he has interviewed world champions, broken international exclusives, and reported ringside from major events. His work is published worldwide through WBN and distributed on platforms including Apple News.

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Davies vs Collins & Heaney vs Warburton II Results: Full Fight Recap

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World Boxing News provides results and updates as Liam Davies faces Nathaniel Collins in the main event at bp pulse LIVE in Birmingham.

Davies and Collins collide over 12 rounds for the EBU European featherweight title at the top of the Queensberry Promotions card.

Luke McCormack faces Kay Prospere for the vacant British super lightweight title, while Bradley Goldsmith takes on Amir Abubaker for the IBF International middleweight title.

WBN provides results and updates from every bout as they happen.


Results

All times are local BST.

23:11

Gerome Warburton defeated Nathan Heaney for the second time running as the middleweight put an exclamation mark on his first victory.

Heaney walks away from the sport having been an entertainer through a long carer, without reaching the heights of a world title.

22:04

Liam Davies improved to 19-1 after Nathaniel Collins retired at the end of the seventh round due to a cut over his right eye. Collins had also been dropped in the opening round as Davies successfully defended the European featherweight title.

21:22

Bradley Goldsmith improved to 17-1 with a seventh-round stoppage of Amir Abubaker to retain his IBF International middleweight title. Abubaker went down in the fourth and three times in the seventh before the finish at 2:42.

20:10

Lewis Richardson improved to 3-0 with a shutout six-round points victory over Ivan Trofimovich, earning a 60-54 decision.

19:56

Luke McCormack moved to 6-0 and claimed the vacant British super lightweight title with a tenth-round knockout of Kay Prospere, who was counted out after a right uppercut at 1:28.

18:55

Michael Hussain moved to 5-0 with a four-round points victory over Nabil Ahmed, earning a 39-38 decision.

18:11

Nelson Birchall moved to 12-0 with a third-round stoppage of Lewis Morris, who went down before the finish came at 1:12. Lasha Guruli also remained unbeaten at 5-0 after edging Hughie Wilson 77-75 over eight rounds.

17:22

Early action saw John Tom Varey and Reese Lynch claim four-round victories to move to 3-0 and 5-0 respectively.


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Janibek Alimkhanuly Shifts Perspective on Hamzah Sheeraz: A New Dynamic in Boxing

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Janibek Alimkhanuly spent months trying to get Hamzah Sheeraz into the ring. Now that Sheeraz has vacated his WBO super middleweight title, Janibek is asking fans to stop saying the former champion ran from him. That is generous. It also leaves Janibek with less to say about a fight he wanted badly.

Janibek’s tone has changed since the purse bid. He was eager to fight, said money was not his priority, and publicly pushed Sheeraz to accept. Queensberry then bid $1,001,809 to stage the ordered defense, beating Top Rank’s $820,000 offer. Sheeraz’s 75 percent share would have been roughly $751,000. Days later, he gave up the belt.

That sequence deserves a closer look. Queensberry put a serious number on the fight, so the bid itself cannot be dismissed as proof that nobody valued it. But winning the right to promote a title defense means little to fans when the champion vacates before it happens.

Sheeraz has objected to Janibek receiving a mandatory shot after his failed drug test. He is entitled to explain that position. Fans are equally entitled to ask why the issue reached a purse bid before he surrendered the title. Janibek’s post supplies no answer.

Perhaps Janibek sees no benefit in branding Sheeraz a coward. Doing so would also make the opponent he chased sound less valuable. Calling Sheeraz a great fighter preserves the idea that this was an important contest, even after the belt and the fight slipped away.

The respect between them may be sincere. Janibek still gets no Sheeraz fight, and Sheeraz no longer has to defend his title against Janibek. A friendly photo does not change either result.

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