Hitchins Vs. Kambosos Face-Off – ‘He Won’t Dominate This Time’
Richardson Hitchins and George Kambosos Jr. faced off for the first on fight week ahead of their June 14 clash, as we look at their face-off photos.
Hitchins is the IBF Junior Welterweight Champion, who picked up the belt by beating Liam Paro in his last fight via a unanimous decision. He had been targeting Teofimo Lopez and Devin Haney for his next fight. However, Lopez faced Arnold Barboza Jr., while Haney boxed Jose Ramirez. Kambosos recently signed with Matchroom, as he moved up to 140 pounds. He is the former unified lightweight champion who has been in the ring with the biggest names, such as Lopez, Haney and Vasiliy Lomachenko. He beat Jake Wyllie in his last fight, with his eyes set on becoming a two-weight world champion. The two faced off as they were prepared for their biggest bout.
Credit: Geoffrey Knott/Matchroom Boxing
Credit: Geoffrey Knott/Matchroom Boxing
Credit: Geoffrey Knott/Matchroom Boxing
Hitchins
Credit: Geoffrey Knott/Matchroom Boxing
Credit: Geoffrey Knott/Matchroom Boxing
Credit: Geoffrey Knott/Matchroom Boxing
“He has experience, I have my skill set and my mentality. People say ‘Hitchins runs’, I don’t gotta run. It’s smart boxing, always sharp, so don’t make any mistakes. It might not be his hardest fight, but it’s going to be difficult for him.
“He keeps trying to make the narrative like ‘this is his big homecoming, he’s got to show out, he’s got to do this’ – it doesn’t matter how we slice and dice it; He’s been down to a body shot, been schooled and bruised up. I’ve never shown nothing like that. I’ve never been down to a body shot, I fought an Argentinian who had 11 straight KOs.
“What does he do so good that he thinks I’ve never seen? Is it the power, the activity, the pressure, the speed, the twitch? You don’t know what I do best, I’m different. I’m just going to show him levels. You will feel me, it’s something different, when I hit you, you are going to feel it. You can’t outfight me. We can stand in the middle of the ring, you can’t outfight me. I promise you everything I love, we stand in the middle of the ring and bang, you can’t outfight me,” Hitchins said
Credit: Geoffrey Knott/Matchroom Boxing
Credit: Geoffrey Knott/Matchroom Boxing
“He’s going to run. It’s his homecoming in front of 6,000 – make it special. Whatever way he brings it and whatever he wants to show his fans, it’s cool. I’ve prepared well for whatever he might bring.” New York is a beautiful place for me, a beautiful city. I’m 2-0 there, ready to be 3-0. I built my legacy here, beaten champion after champion here and I am coming again, number three, taking his belt. Yes, I’m an underdog, but I’ve got a huge fan base, and I love it here, I walk in and I smile.”
“He’s motivated the shit out of me. After all I’ve done, all the belts I’ve won and the money I’ve made, people ask me ‘why are you still doing this? You’ve done it all, go and enjoy your life, your family, your kids’. I’ve done it all. The money I’ve made, he wouldn’t know what to do with it.
“I’ve fought champion after champion, pound-for-pound fighters, hall of famers. Forget the zero in boxing, I’ve been saying it constantly, it doesn’t matter any more in boxing. People said to me, ‘you’ve got the belts, take an easy fight, a tune-up, pick who you want’. But I went straight into the fire. I think he’s a good fighter, but he’s not them. From the fights I’ve seen, I just don’t see it. He won’t dominate this time,” Kambosos
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