Richardson Hitchin denies that he ever requested for $2.5 million for a combat towards Teofimo Lopez for Might 2nd. IBF gentle welterweight champion Hitchins says he was by no means given a proposal to combat towards WBO champ Teofimo.
Hitchins’ Denial
He doesn’t know the place he’s coming from, claiming that he selected Arnold Barboza Jr. for the Might 2nd card at Instances Sq. in New York Metropolis as a result of Turki Alalshikh didn’t wish to pay him $2.5 million. That’s an excuse that Teofimo cooked up. Hitchins feels that Lopez by no means needed to combat him within the first place, and he selected to take what he feels is the better patch towards his WBO obligatory Barboza Jr. (32-0, 11 KOs) for the Instances Sq. card.
Hitchins would nonetheless wish to combat Teo after his protection towards Barboza, however that doesn’t look possible. He might combat Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis subsequent. Richardson isn’t well-liked sufficient but for him to create numerous curiosity for a combat on considered one of Turki’s large playing cards.
“Teo is on-line, saying that Turki doesn’t really feel that I used to be definitely worth the cash I used to be in search of. I by no means received a proposal. We by no means requested. We by no means even put a proposal on the desk,” stated Richardson Hitchins to Fighthype, reacting to Teofimo Lopez saying that he selected Arnold Barboza Jr. as a result of Hitchins needed $2.5 million and Turki Alalshikh didn’t really feel he was price that.”
The Runaround
It’s basic that Hitchins received the run round by Lopez. He wouldn’t be the primary one which received that remedy, however that’s what he will get for specializing in a combat towards him. When Teofimo needs somebody, they comprehend it as a result of he’s the one pushing. In Hitchin’s case, it’s a method curiosity. He needs the combat, however Teofimo is detached.
“I feel Barboza is getting a bit over 1,000,000 to combat Teofimo. Richardson Hitchins is a world champion. My title is approach greater than Barboza. The storyline between me and Teo would have been nice combat to make it occur in New York Metropolis.
“I feel if Turki was in a position to put the precise cash on the desk, the combat would have been performed. Teo, I don’t assume he actually needed to combat. He did numerous speaking, however I don’t assume he needed to press the difficulty. If he actually needed to, we may have come to an settlement.
“He says he’s not in it for the cash. He’s in it for the large fights. He needs it for the large fights. There’s no different large fights within the 140-lb division aside from Richardson Hitchins. It might have been two champions in a unification match, however he took the opposite street. Hopefully, we will revisit the dialog. I’m seeking to exit in June in New York in a spectacular efficiency to show I’m top-of-the-line on this planet.
“Hopefully, these guys put the cash up and we will be sure that to place the most important and greatest fights in boxing. George Kambosos is an possibility. We received just a few different names, they stated,” stated Hitchins. “George Kambosos is a reputation that might sense as a result of he’s with Eddie [Hearn] proper now.”
