Richardson Hitchins vs José Zepeda Analysis Prediction and Picks September 23

Richardson Hitchins vs José Zepeda betting preview

Richardson Hitchins and José Zepeda head to the Caribe Royale Hotel in Orlando, Florida to box in a super lightweight division bout on Saturday, September 23 as WagerTalk boxing handicap Kevin Dolan gives his prediction and picks Richardson Hitchins vs José Zepeda with match time set for 8:00 pm Eastern Time.

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Richardson Hitchins vs Jose Zepeda Betting Odds

Richardson Hitchins vs José Zepeda Betting Analysis

Undefeated junior welterweight prospect Richardson Hitchins takes his first real step toward legitimacy in the 140-pound division when he takes on experienced former world title challenger Jose Zepeda in Orlando, Florida, this weekend on the DAZN card.

Hitchins, who represented his parents’ native Haiti in the 2016 Olympics, comes into this fight with a 16-0 record and some solid wins on his resume so far, including against skilled Dominican veteran Argenis Méndez , whom he won by split decision. at the end of 2020.

Hitchins enters this fight as the clear -400 favorite and Zepeda returns at +300 in most books.

DAZN seeks the next American star in Hitchins

After coming out of the amateur ranks and initially signing with Floyd Mayweather Promotions in 2016, Hitchins had his first professional fight in 2017 and quickly built a solid undefeated record under the tutelage of the former P4P #1 superstar.

However, as the first few years went by, Hitchins became increasingly critical of the way Mayweather was managing his career, with only three fights in two years spread between 2020 and 2021, and accused ‘Money’ of spend too much time on his other In his place, his main promotion partner, Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis.

So when Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Promotions came calling at the end of 2022, Hitchins was more than ready to jump ship and promised his sponsors big nights ahead in the 140lb division if given the right opportunities.

Zepeda looks for one last chance to fight for the world title

After falling short of the WBO lightweight title in 2015, and again for the WBC junior welterweight belts in 2019 and 2022, José Zepeda, 34, knows time may very well be running out. in terms of securing another world title. title shot in the near future.

However, if that is to become a reality, it has to start here on Saturday night against the highly touted Richardson Hitchins.

Zepeda gave former unified 140 champion José Ramírez a world of trouble in their 2019 fight in California, and many observers felt Zepeda did enough to overcome him, and unfortunately a planned rematch between the pair never came to fruition. .

In his last world title shot in November of last year, Zepeda landed some huge punches early on against Regis Prograis, before the Louisiana native was able to come back with some huge punches, breaking down Zepeda’s defenses and finally closing the show. . in the eleventh round with another huge left blow from which Zepeda could not recover.

Richardson Hitchins vs José Zepeda Expert Prediction

Richardson Hitchins has looked good in his career so far, but he has yet to test himself against anyone close to the quality of José Zepeda, so this should present a solid litmus test of where exactly he stands on the world stage.

The other concern for Hitchins heading into this is the power dynamic, with Zepeda being a sizable hitter against a fighter like Hitchins who hasn’t really shown much power throughout his career so far.

Zepeda has shown great pop in many of his most recent fights, knocking down Ivan Baranchyk four times in an absolute war of FOTY candidates in 2020, and stopping Josué Vargas within one round as well.

That said, Richardson Hitchins is an incredibly fluid fighter, and Jose Zepeda, while an incredibly experienced fighter at this stage, appears to have seen better days, looking worked in his last outing against Neeraj Goyat earlier this year.

Take Richardson Hitchins to win this one by decision/technical decision on Saturday against Jose Zepeda in Orlando, Florida.

Play: Richardson Hitchins by Decision/Technical Decision (-150)

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