Liam Paro Title Defence Set Against Richardson Hitchins on December 7

Australia’s Liam Paro (25-0, 15 KOs) will make the first defence of his world title against American Richardson Hitchins (18-0, 7 KOs).

Their fight will headline a December 7 Matchroom Boxing card at the Coliseo Roberto Clemente in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Boxing fans around the world will be able to catch the action live on DAZN. Both men will be having their second fights of the year.

Paro won the IBF super lightweight title with a unanimous decision win over Subriel Matías in June. The bout against Hitchins will be the first time he gets to defend that belt in addition to being his second time fighting in Puerto Rico. Hitchins, who beat Gustavo Lemos in April by unanimous decision in an IBF eliminator, will be taking part in his first ever world title contest.

Liam Paro Title Defence Set Against Richardson Hitchins

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“And still,” Paro wrote on X followed by a crown emoji after Matchroom Boxing made the announcement.

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“Time to bring a title to the city like I said I would. We in the championships that’s cool & all but this one is about showing yall Im who I say Im,” said Hitchins in an Instagram post.

“Another 140lb barnburner Dec 7 as World Champ @ParoLiam defends his World title against mandatory challenger @HeIsRichardson live on @daznboxing,” said Matchroom Boxing promoter Eddie Hearn.

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In undercard action, Henry Lebron (19-0, 10 KOs) will face Christopher Díaz Vélez (29-4, 19 KOs) in an all-Puerto Rican clash. Jalil Hackett (9-0, 7 KOs) will take on José Roman Vázquez (13-1, 6 KOs). Stephanie Piñeiro (7-0, 2 KOs), Yankiel Rivera (6-0, 2 KOs) and Marc Castro (13-0, 8 KOs) will also feature. However, their opponents have yet to be named. Their opponents and any additions to the card can be expected in the coming weeks.