Gary Antuanne Russell Expresses Disappointment As Richardson Hitchins Avoids Unification Bout

WBA Light Welterweight Champion Gary Antuanne Russell Expressed Disappoint TODAY THAT IBF Champ Richardson Hitchins has shown no interest in Fighting Him in a unification after beating veteran George Kambosos Jr. Last Saturday Night. Russell Pointed Out that He’d Beaten Hitchins Four Times in the Amateurs and Holds a Title in His Weight Class, Yet He not showing Any Interest in Fighting Him.

Hitchins: Business Over Legacy

The Answer is Obvious. Hitchins (20-0, 8 Kos) isn’t interested in Legacy. His Career is all about Business, Which is that he ignored his #1 MANDANTY Opponent, Subriael Matias, and thing to fight kambosos jr. Last saturday. The Aussie Came Into the Fight With A 2-3 Record in His Last Five Fights, and One of Those Wins Was A very questionable Decision Over Maxi Hughes.

The Selection of Kambosos Showed that Hitchins is focused on making money fights, and he wants to make sure he doesn’t get beaten. Russell WOULD BE ALL Wrong for Hitchin. He can punch, be rugged, and would overwhelm hitchins with his power.

Hitchins Mentioned Wanting to Fight Welterweight Contender Devin Haney and Wbo Champion Teofimo Lopez, But not Russell (18-1, 17 Kos) Last Saturday Night after Knocking Out the Overmatched, Old-Looking Kambosos in the Eighth Round in a non-Competitive Fight In New York City.

How can a guy lose to me 4x in the amateurs we booth have Belts in the same division and yet you don even want to fight me.boxing is getting soft for real.i’ll fight anyone as long as it makes sense money or legacy

– Gary Antuanne Russell (@Garyantananne) June 16, 2025

Boxing’s New Money Focus

Hitchins is the new kind of fighters in the sport now. They do focus on fighting the best. They just go after sure-all fighters or look to cash out against fighters that have already arrived.

Promoter Eddie Hearn Helped Hitchins Into this Spot by Lining Him Up with the soft touch kambosos. The Thanks He Gets is Hitchins Announcing His Contract is up with Match Last Saturday, and He’s now a Promotal Free Agent. He’s hoping for greener Pastures with somebody. It won’t be turki alashikh, though.

“When Hitchins Stoppped Him, It was offered pure bread. He was blood. He hit him with that first bodyshot, and his face changed. The Whole Fight Changed from there,” Said Coach Greg Hackett to Tbise About Ricyardson Hitchins’ Win Over Veteran George Kambosos Last Saturday.

As Big as Hitchins Looked Inside The Ring Last Saturday, It’s not surprise that he was howling the much smaller kambosos. It looked like a fight between a welterweight and a small lightweight. Hitchins can Somehow Still Make Weight for the 140-LB Division. But he should be fighting at 147. He doesn possess the power to fight at Welterweight. So, it’s understandable why he’s killing himself to stay at light welterweight for as possible.

Hitchins’ size at 140

“Hitchins Was Already in the lead, but you could see at that point that he was ready to domage,” Said Hackett. “With his size [at 140]you can do that to guys. He’s 5’10 1/2 ″ Fighting at 140. He’s one of the giants at 140. That’s the type of punishment he can be putting on guys if he believes in himself. ”

Hitchins can overwhelm lesser fighters like kambosos, but his chances of Doing that against the elite at 140 are slim. Put Him in Against Russell, Matias, Keyshawn Davis, and Ernesto Mercado, and he would like. That might be the reason why he’s not shown an eagerness to fight any of them. He looked good against kambosos, but almost anyone would. Kambosos’ Last Opponent, A Little-Known Australian Domestic-Level Fighter, Jake Wylie, Gave Him Fits.

“I think that fight is a great fight,” Said greg about a fight between hitchins and devin haney. “Neith One of Them is Known as a Big Puncher. They’re Both Boxers. They Both Got Good Height and Long Arms, But the Mentality of the Two Being Thinkers. That Night, They’ll be fighters. It’s going to get the point where they Outthink Him Right Now. ”