By Vince D’Author: The 140-pound division is a weight class that’s loaded with high-caliber boxers, and on the Amanda Serrano-Erika Cruz undercard, two undefeated tremendous lightweights shall be preventing for place, because the thirteenth ranked IBF contender Richardson Hitchins (15-0, 7 KOs) will face John “El Horrible” Bauza.
The 24-year-old John Bauza is North Bergen, New Jersey-based, however he’s a Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico-bred boxer who’s nicely conscious of his underdog standing going into his upcoming bout. His opponent Richardson Hitchins left Mayweather Promotions to affix Matchroom for the only real function of receiving the chance to battle extra ceaselessly.
Matchroom has lived as much as their finish of the cut price as Hitchins made his debut below the Matchroom banner in November 2022, and three months later, he’s set to conflict with Bauza. Hitchins’s goal is to remain lively and rise within the rankings, however Bauza needs to derail Hitchins’s plans and create a path of his personal.
John Bauza appeared like he was on his strategy to cracking the highest 15 rankings again in December 2021 when he stepped contained in the squared circle and delivered a dominant efficiency. He solely wanted a mere 4 rounds to dismantle his beforehand undefeated opponent Michael Williams Jr.
Thirty seconds into the primary spherical, Bauza hit Williams Jr with a counter proper hand shot that despatched Williams Jr right down to the canvas. Two minutes into the 2nd spherical, Bauza landed a tough left hand that despatched his opponent on a visit again right down to the canvas.
On the halfway level of the 4th spherical, Bauza pinned his opponent in opposition to the ropes and hit him with a flurry of pictures, and because of this, Williams Jr was pressured to take a knee. Bauza proceeded to land a three-punch mixture to knock Williams Jr down for the fourth time, after which he ended the battle by connecting with a devastating left hand.
After his 5 knockdown masterpiece, Bauza was trying to put collectively back-to-back spectacular performances, however sadly, it didn’t work out that method. In March 2022, John Bauza confronted Tony Luis, and he was in a position to win by unanimous resolution, however it was a bout through which Bauza needed to battle in an effort to earn the victory.
Now John Bauza (17-0, 7 KOs) has a giant alternative with reference to posting a victory versus a ranked opponent and successful the IBF North American tremendous light-weight title. The Bauza vs. Hitchins matchup may be very intriguing attributable to the truth that Bauza is a pressure-style fighter, and Hitchins is extra of a technical boxer.
On Saturday evening, February 4th, on the Hulu Theater in Madison Sq. Backyard, stay on DAZN, John Bauza will try to attain an upset that would probably earn him a rating with one of many sanctioning our bodies. Through the ultimate battle presser, John Bauza addressed his huge probability and his familiarity along with his opponent.
“Initially, I need to say thanks for this chance to be right here. All I’ve to say is that I work onerous. There was a number of forwards and backwards, however we received the battle, and we’re prepared.”
Bauza went on to state, “We’re prepared for everyone. We already proved that within the amateurs. He (Hitchins) is aware of who I’m. I sparred him earlier than. I come from the identical group as them, all of them. They know who I’m too, so we’re prepared for everyone.”