{"id":708133,"date":"2026-06-01T11:26:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T11:26:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/708133\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T11:26:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T11:26:11","slug":"richardson-hitchins-became-a-millionaire-before-facing-140-pound-divisions-toughest-tests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/708133\/","title":{"rendered":"Richardson Hitchins Became A Millionaire Before Facing 140-Pound Division’s Toughest Tests"},"content":{"rendered":"

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They use to call me little dirty they can\u2019t call me dirty anymore I\u2019m a millionaire . My neck icey and my wrist expensive. Hallelujah That kid that was selling Candy in them train stations made his dreams come true All i gotta do now is keep going Thank god \ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udffe<\/p>\n

\u2014 Richardson Hitchins (@HeIsRichardson) May 31, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Nobody can take that achievement away from him. Boxing is a brutal business and very few fighters reach the point where they can call themselves millionaires. Hitchins fought his way from the amateur ranks to a world title and recently secured a lucrative deal with Zuffa Boxing. The criticism is not about the money.<\/p>\n

Hitchins became a millionaire before answering the biggest questions of his career. While fighters like Gary Antuanne Russell, Subriel Matias, Ernesto Mercado, Andy Hiraoka, and Keyshawn Davis were being discussed as the most dangerous threats at 140 pounds, Hitchins managed to navigate around nearly all of them. He preserved his unbeaten record, won a world title, and turned that shiny \u201c0\u201d into financial security.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why his social media celebration landed differently with some fans.<\/p>\n

Hitchins sees a kid who sold candy in train stations and became a millionaire through boxing. Critics see a fighter who reached the top of the sport\u2019s business ladder without taking the fights that would have settled the debates surrounding him. The irony is that his post proves the strategy worked.<\/p>\n

An undefeated champion is more valuable than a fighter carrying losses from taking difficult risks. Hitchins protected his market value, stayed in position for title opportunities, and arrived at free agency with leverage. The reward was a major deal with Zuffa Boxing and a pathway toward even bigger paydays.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s interesting is that Hitchins signed with Zuffa at the same time as Edgar Berlanga. In many ways, the two careers tell a similar story. Berlanga became a millionaire before he was forced into the deepest waters of the sport. He secured major purses, headlined events, landed a Canelo Alvarez fight, and only then started taking losses when he stepped up against elite opposition. Hitchins has followed a similar business blueprint, albeit in a different division.<\/p>\n

Supporters will argue that he owes nobody an apology for that. Boxing is prizefighting. The objective is to maximize earnings while taking the least amount of damage possible. If a fighter can become a millionaire while remaining unbeaten, most managers would call that a perfect outcome. The problem is that many fans still view boxing through a competitive lens rather than a financial one.<\/p>\n

They wanted to see Hitchins against Matias. They wanted to see him against Russell. They wanted to see him against Mercado, Hiraoka, and Keyshawn. Instead, the conversation has already moved toward welterweight, where names like Devin Haney, Ryan Garcia, and Conor Benn offer far bigger purses than any of the dangerous contenders he is leaving behind. Those are the kinds of fights that can generate life-changing money regardless of the result.<\/p>\n

The question fans keep asking is whether Hitchins would have arrived at this point had he been matched the old-fashioned way. If he had spent the last few years fighting the division\u2019s most dangerous contenders instead of protecting his unbeaten record, would he still be a millionaire today? Nobody can answer that.<\/p>\n

Hitchins reached millionaire status while several of the division\u2019s most dangerous names remained outside his record.<\/p>\n

Ken Woods has been a senior writer at Boxing News 24 since 2013, covering the sport from every angle. With years of ringside reporting, he delivers fight news, results, and analysis that cut through the noise. Ken\u2019s work consistently spotlights champions, contenders, and rising prospects, giving fans a sharp, knowledgeable view of the global boxing scene.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"They use to call me little dirty they can\u2019t call me dirty anymore I\u2019m a millionaire . My…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":708134,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[571],"tags":[64,63,802,85],"class_list":["post-708133","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-boxing","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/708133","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=708133"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/708133\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/708134"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=708133"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=708133"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=708133"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}