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EPISODE: Episode 79
Today Mike profiles Richardson Hitchins, an American professional boxer. As an amateur, he represented Haiti at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. He is currently signed with Mayweather Promotions founded by Floyd Mayweather Jr.
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Transcribed:
[, Music, ], hello, there talking fight fans.
Thank you once again for joining us for another episode of knuckle up featuring my core at four yours truly well mike, who do we have lined up for today, richardson hitchens come on down you’re the next contestant on knuckle up; uh, yes, he’s an american professional boxer As an engineer, he represented haiti at the 2016 summer olympics in rio de janeiro, where he lost to gary antoine russell, who i’ve also profiled on this show.
Hitchens was born in brooklyn to haitian parents having failed to qualify for the u.
s olympic team.
He decided to represent his parents country instead uh, so he’s currently signed to mayweather promotions founded by floyd mayweather jr.
We all know that uh guys is one of these uh one of these guys, uh fights it actually flew under the radar this weekend uh.
He fought um, what is it the 18th which uh, which is two days ago? I believe it is three days ago he fought on the 18th.
You guys might not have seen the fight uh against malik hawkins to a wonderful 10 round unanimous decision guys.
I urge you to check this fight out man honestly, this kid he’s something else he’s uh he’s he’s got he’s got what it takes.
Man come watch this fighter.
I know that you guys didn’t see this fight.
He was on the undercard check him out.
Man, you want to see it this brooklyn native richardson uh.
He boasts a really calm demeanor on the outside of the ring, but uh.
You know it excludes his uh level of confidence.
He foreshadows everybody when he’s in the ring man he’s he’s in the spotlight.
When he’s in that boxing ring uh, you know a neighborhood friend introduced hitchens to boxing at the age of 12.
As a kid uh, he thought nothing of it as his interest was geared more towards music, despite his friends telling him that he would become a fighter.
One day, it wasn’t until hits recalls floyd mayweather on wwe in 2008 that he decided he was going to box.
So um, you know growing up, pigeons, uh and his family didn’t have much money.
However, his mother did what she could as a single mother.
She could do for her son, but you know she pushed him into this sport.
She she got him into these gyms and honestly.
Now we got this kid in the ring.
Man he’s he’s, boasting a wonderful undefeated record of 13-0, with five ko’s man he’s only 24 years old uh he’s now he’s now living in manhattan, new york, uh born in brooklyn, brooklyn, new york and uh yeah guys.
This super lightweight kid man he’s 19th out of 1843 in this division in the world and he’s eighth out of 294 in the united states right now and guys.
I know you’ve missed them.
I know you missed that fight, so go check it out.
Man malik hawkins and richardson hitchens, okay, guys richardson hitchens.
That’S the name, try to remember it! If you can man we’ll probably we’ll drop the fight for you in the comments, so you guys could just easily click that link and go check it out.
Man uh! Graham, i know i know you haven’t heard of this kid, so i’m going to tell you to do the same thing well, mike mike here’s where you’re wrong.
Oh, you have her.
He came up.
He came up as a news item uh yesterday, so i’m i’m 24 hours ahead of you.
Oh there you go there.
You go awesome, awesome! So yeah he was used uh.
He was big news, yep yeah it came out.
It was a tremendous fight.
I think he remains undefeated yeah.
It was a good card, uh, so yeah so uh.
The boys over boxing 247 picked up the story and i related it.
That’S yes, that’s awesome.
I have heard of them.
I have heard them yep, yeah, yo, honestly great prospect, guys check him out.
Man he’s still young, this kid’s hungry uh.
You know he he he completely outboxed his opponent and easily cruised to unanimous decision on the weekend.
Guys, if you didn’t see that fight go watch it you’re gon na, like watching the way this kid boxes.
You heard it here, man, richardson hitchens, i’m not gon na love that four with mike gore.
You know what it is.
Man we’ll see you tomorrow same time same channel new prospect, hump day, yeah man, you
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