On December 7, 2024, Liam Paro (25-0, 15 KOs), the super-lightweight IBF champion, defends his title against the reigning IBF super-lightweight champion Richardson Hitchins (18-0, 7 KOs).
Liam Paro is coming in to the fight on a 25-fight win streak with a 60% KO rate; his last fight was a unanimous decision win over Subriel Matías, 5 months and 22 days ago. Richardson Hitchins is on a 18-fight win streak with a 38% KO rate, with his last fight being a unanimous decision win over Gustavo Lemos, 8 months and 1 day ago.
The winning odds are at 71.6-28.4 in favor of Richardson Hitchins, but the win will not come easy. It is going to be a competitive fight and Liam Paro will put on a really good performance, Hitchins will be required to be at his best.
Richardson Hitchins defeated Liam Paro via split decision and wins the IBF title — in his first world-title fight. Hitchins improves his record to 19-0, while Paro adds a loss to his record at 25-1.