Richardson Hitchins beats Liam Paro recap

Richardson Hitchins beats Liam Paro recap
Richardson Hitchins (19-0) was nearly robbed, but thankfully, two sensible scorecards ensured the right decision was made.
The Brooklyn native became the new IBF super lightweight champion with a composed and masterful boxing performance to defeat Liam Paro (25-1) on Saturday night in Puerto Rico.
The official scorecards were: 117-111 Paro (Nelson Vazquez), 116-112 Hitchins (Carl Zappia), and 116-112 Hitchins (Frank Lombardi). Paro had won the title in his last fight against Subriel Mattias in June, but Hitchins presented a tougher challenge.
After struggling to find his timing against Paro’s herky-jerky style in the first four rounds, Hitchins put the downloaded data to work in the fifth frame and never looked back.