Richardson Hitchins stopped George Kambosos in eight rounds to defend the IBF super-lightweight world title in New York.
Hitchins dismantled the Australian, a former world champion down at light-weight, choosing him aside on the Madison Sq. Backyard Theatre.
It was a humbling end result for Kambosos who scored the perfect win of his profession at that venue when he upset Teofimo Lopez in 2021.
Kambosos has gone the gap in two light-weight world title fights with Devin Haney. However at this weight and at this level in his profession the Australian couldn’t cope with Hitchins.
The American, from Brooklyn in New York, placed on a present for his residence followers, inserting counter-punches, hurting Kambosos to the physique and turning the screw within the eighth spherical and forcing the inside-the-distance end with a left to the physique.
“I’ve been telling the boxing world I was coming and they should have listened,” Hitchins stated afterwards.
“I told his dad, if you love your son, you’ll stop the fight. He was tough, a true competitor, but I was just the better man tonight.”
“I knew I had to go to some unsafe places to get some good shots off,” Hitchins added. “I put myself in harm’s way, but I knew I had good defence. He caught me with a couple of good shots, but they didn’t hurt me. So I just went for the [finish].”
Kambosos has misplaced 4 instances in his final six bouts. “I really believed in myself, but just didn’t have the timing,” Kambosos stated. “He was a little bit too good for me tonight. He hit me with a beautiful body shot. I still got up before 10, but the ref’s got to do his job.”
Please use Chrome browser for a extra accessible video participant
Maxi Hughes misplaced to George Kambosos Jr after a controversial majority resolution in Oklahoma
On the undercard Cuban Olympic gold medallist Andy Cruz hammered Hironori Mishiro, halting him in 5 rounds to win their eliminator for the IBF light-weight title.
He’ll set his sights on the IBF’s new titlist Raymond Muratalla, who was elevated to full champion after the retirement of Vasiliy Lomachenko.
Australian heavyweight Teremoana Teremoana, a powerful Paris Olympian, picked up the eighth consecutive stoppage win of his unbeaten skilled profession when he dismissed Aleem Whitfield of their first spherical.
