Richardson Hitchins and George Kambosos Jr Intense Faceoff at the Empire State Building

Super lightweights Brooklyn's IBF champion Richardson Hitchins (19-0 7 KOs) and former world champion George Kambosos Jr (22-3 10 KOs) of Australia had an intense face off at the Empire State Building in New York. Hithchins and Kambosos square off this Saturday night at the Theater at Madison Square Garden live on DAZN.

Hitchins won the IBF title by winning a decision over Kambosos fellow countrymen Liam Paro. Now the champ is ready for the biggest test as he is set to make his first defense of his title against the former champion.

“He has experience, I have my skill set and my mentality,” said Hitchins. “People say ‘Hitchins’ runs’, I don’t gotta run. It’s smart boxing, always sharp, so don’t make any mistakes. It might not be his hardest fight but it’s going to be difficult for him. 

“What does he do so good that he thinks I’ve never seen? Is it the power, the activity, the pressure, the speed, the twitch? You don’t know what I do beast, I’m different. I’m just going to show him levels. You will feel me, it’s something different, when I hit you, you are going to feel it. You can’t outfight me. We can stand in the middle of the ring, you can’t outfight me. I promise you everything I love, we stand in the middle of the ring and bang, you can’t outfight me.”

Kambosos is coming off a unanimous decision win over Maxi Hughes as he looks to collect another title to his resume.

“He’s going to run,” said Kambosos. “It’s his homecoming in front of 6,000 - make it special,"

“Whatever way he brings it and whatever he wants to show his fans, it’s cool. I’ve prepared well for whatever he might bring,"

“New York is a beautiful place for me, a beautiful city. I’m 2-0 there, ready to be 3-0. I built my legacy here, beaten champion after champion here and I am coming again, number three, taking his belt. Yes, I’m an underdog, but I’ve got a huge fan base, and I love it here, I walk in and I smile.

“He’s motivated the shit out of me. After all I’ve done, all the belts I’ve won and the money I’ve made, people ask me ‘why are you still doing this? You’ve done it all, go and enjoy your life, your family, your kids’. I’ve done it all. The money I’ve made, he wouldn’t know what to do with it.

“I’ve fought champion after champion, pound-for-pound fighters, hall of famers. Forget the zero in boxing, I’ve been saying it constantly, it doesn’t matter any more in boxing. People said to me, ‘you’ve got the belts, take an easy fight, a tune-up, pick who you want’. But I went straight into the fire. I think he’s a good fighter, but he’s not them. From the fights I’ve seen, I just don’t see it. He won’t dominate this time.”