Richardson Hitchins says he wants the winner of the November 22nd fight between Devin Haney and WBO welterweight champion Brian Norman Jr.<\/p>\n
Calling Out the Haney\u2013Norman Jr. Winner<\/p>\n
IBF 140-lb champion Hitchins (20-0, 8 KOs) states that he\u2019ll move up to 147 and immediately challenge the winner of the Haney vs. Norman Jr. fight for the WBO welterweight belt. He says he\u2019s been \u201cbickering\u201d with Norman Sr., and he already sparred with Brian Jr. previously.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s questionable whether Haney or Norman Jr. will want to face the defensive artist Hitchins, since he\u2019s not popular. There are bigger potential fights for the winner against these fighters:<\/p>\n
Ryan Garcia
\nTeofimo Lopez
\nShakur Stevenson
\nConor Benn
\nRolando \u2018Rolly\u2019 Romero
\nMario Barrios<\/p>\n
Fans Cry \u201cDesperation Move\u201d<\/p>\n
Fans on social media view today\u2019s signal of intent by Hichins as a sign of desperation. There haven\u2019t been any big fights that have fallen into Hitchins\u2019 lap like he may have thought after he became a free agent.<\/p>\n
He recently parted ways with his promoter, Eddie Hearn of Matchroom, after he\u2019d successfully guided him to the IBF light welterweight title with a fight against Liam Paro, then set him up for an easy first defense against former unified lightweight champion George Kambosos Jr.<\/p>\n
The \u201cBetrayal\u201d Heard Round Matchroom<\/p>\n
The thanks Hearn got were Richardson announcing his free agency inside the ring after the Kambosos Jr., signaling that he wasn\u2019t going to re-sign with Hearn. To some fans, it was the ultimate act of betrayal, showing disloyalty to Hearn for all that he\u2019d done for him. It was seen as a stable in the back for the Matchroom boss.<\/p>\n
\u201cBrian Norman to fight me after Devin Haney. I\u2019m willing to go up to 147. In my first fight [at welterweight], I\u2019ll go up and challenge the winner of Devin Haney and Brian Norman for the WBO world championship,\u201d said Richardson Hitchins to The Ring on X<\/a>, jumping the line at 147 ahead of the contenders at welterweight.<\/p>\n Who Hitchins Should Really Fight Next<\/p>\n There are plenty of compelling fights for Hitchins in his own weight class at 140, without him needing to resort to begging Norman Jr. and Hitchins. These are notable options for Hitchins at light welterweight if he\u2019s willing to take a risk:<\/p>\n Ernesto Mercado \u201cBrian Norman\u2019s dad has been bickering, saying he wants to fight me next. In a few months, if I\u2019m available and Brian Norman is available, let\u2019s make the fight happen. I don\u2019t see why. Me and Brian Norman already boxed before in the gym. So we\u2019re familiar with each other. So, I think it would be good to do it for a real championship,\u201d said Hitchins.<\/p>\n Tom Galm has covered the global boxing scene since 2014, specializing in heavyweight analysis, business trends, and fighter psychology.<\/p>\n Boxing News 24<\/a> \u00bb – An Analyst’s Perspective<\/a> \u00bb Richardson Hitchins Calls Out Devin Haney vs Brian Norman Jr. Winner, Says He\u2019ll Move to 147 to Fight for the WBO Title<\/p>\n Last Updated on 10\/27\/2025 \t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Richardson Hitchins says he wants the winner of the November 22nd fight between Devin Haney and WBO welterweight…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":89395,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[571],"tags":[64,63,802,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-245203","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-boxing","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-boxing","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/245203","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=245203"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/245203\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/89395"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=245203"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=245203"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=245203"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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