Mandatory challenger Richardson Hitchins weighed in at 139.8 pounds, and IBF light welterweight champion Liam Paro weighed in at 139.6 pounds Friday when they weighed in for Saturday's contest at the Coliseo Roberto Clemente in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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Hitchins (19-0, 7KO) looked carved from stone with his physique carved like a statue. In contrast, Paro (25-0, 15 KOs) didn't look as well trained and had dark circles under both eyes, suggesting he had some restless nights, perhaps worried about the risky fight who was waiting for him.
Paro, 28, cannot afford to lose this fight as he has a big-ticket match against fellow Australian, George Kambosos, which will be the next match if he is victorious.
“This is the critical moment. The conversation is over. I'm ready to get in there and put on a show,” Liam Paro said after weighing in. “I'm one sleep away from finding out what it is.”
“It’s great. I belong globally. My talent has no place anywhere else. If I fought any type of competition, it would be kind of intimidating,” Richardson Hitchins said.
“I'm supposed to fight the best guys in the world, because the fans would call it anyway. I would like to thank Eddie Hearn for giving me this opportunity. There were no easy fights to win a world title. I won my place to reach the world title.
“It wasn’t like I was a No. 2 or No. 3 guy and Eddie called me and asked if I’d like to fight for a world title. I had to earn my place, and that's what I did. For the fans, I'm finally here. I finally made it to the championship, and tomorrow night we're going to put in a great performance and I'm going to continue to show the world what got me here. That I’m a great all-around fighter,” Hitchins said.
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