“Alcatraz makes no sense”: Hitchins Eyes Ny fights with Lopez

The Welter weight champion of the IBF Light, Richardson Hitchins, says he does not like the idea of ​​fighting a unification match against the WBO champion, Teofimo López, on the island of Alcatraz this summer in San Francisco, California.

Hitchins (19-0, 7 kos), a native of New York, feels that a fight between him and the Teo, born in Brooklyn, should take place where they are in the city. He likes the idea that they fight under the Brooklyn bridge, Madison Square’s garden or the Barclays center.

The Alcatraz envelope

Hitchins makes a good point. Bay Arena fans in northern California would not be interested in seeing Teofimo vs. Hitchins because neither is from that sand. To start, there are not many fights in that area, but this is not one that connects with fans of the San José and Gilroy area to make them want to come to see it in Alcatraz.

Turki could be thinking of using someone from the bay area to attract fans and then make Teo and Hitchins take advantage of that. Having that like the main event in Alcatraz would not interest people in that area. They would have to be fans of ultra hardcore boxing to see to see that fight. Teofimo (21-1, 13 kos) is not popular enough to attract an audience, and Hitchins is still unknown to most fans.

“Alcatraz, that does not make the fight fun for me. I wanted to fight in New York. That was the whole story, two types of New York, fighting there, ”said Richardson Hitchins a CightHipo About its unification potential fight against Teofimo López in June or July.

“I have been holding the city from the 2016 Olympic Games, representing the city. If it makes sense (fighting in Alcatraz, I still don’t have an offer, I leave happy. The fight is not so fun for me that if it were in New York. Turki said he wanted to do it under Brooklyn’s bridge, I’m also listening to Madison Square Garden and the Barclays.

“I am still with the fight. We just have to wait and see what it is. Eddie Hearn will talk to Turki next week or so, and you will see what he brings to the table. So, as long as it makes sense, I am willing to make this happen, ”said Hitchins.

López’s silence

Teofimo has remained silent about his next fight, which tells you that he is not excited about this confrontation. Obviously I will go with Hitchins’ fight if he pays, but he has not mentioned to face it. Teofimo has been talking about Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis and Terence Crawford. Fighting them would pay better than a match against Hitchins.

“It will be a great accumulation. Teo likes Troll and talk. His dad likes Troll and talk. You know me. I am always ready to talk my shit and please these types of mischief. Teo has been doing in the neighborhood of a million, and wants to start seeing the next level of money. Then, he is trying to make the biggest fights happen, “Hitchins said.