After taking home the biggest win of his career against Jose Zepeda, Richardson Hitchins was the happiest man alive. He snapped back the head of the former contender with the same left-hand jab over and over again. When Zepeda came close, Hitchins landed the right hand. It was a bit on the mundane side, but Hitchins saw no need to switch things up.
Although the Orlando crowd wasn’t too pleased, Hitchins (17-0, 7 KOs) threw on his earmuffs and continued to do what was working. With 12 lopsided rounds in the bank, the former Olympian had his hand raised in victory.
Before the opening bell initially rang, Regis Prograis rushed over to his microwave and began heating up some popcorn he had in the cabinet. About halfway through watching Hitchins, however, drool began dripping down his chin as Prograis fell asleep.
For the WBC lightweight champ, there was nothing interesting about what Hitchins had done. In addition to being bored, Prograis (29-1, 24 KOs) also expressed absolutely no interest in fighting Hitchins anytime soon.
It isn’t that Prograis is scared or unnerved but he doesn’t see the point. Hitchins isn’t a world champion, he isn’t a big name, and his style, according to Prograis, induces hypersomnia.
Hitchins, unsurprisingly, wasn’t too fond of Prograis’ words. There’s still time for the pair to jump into the ring and get it on. If that day does arrive, Prograis figures to be the best fighter Hitchins has fought by far. Still, even if that’s the case, Hitchins believes he’ll dominate him.
“Regis ain’t sh!t,” Hitchins told MillCity Boxing. “Regis ain’t sh!t. He’s straight up and down, no special effects. I’ll beat the sh!t out of Regis every f—— round.”
At the moment, Prograis has someone else looking to take his head off.
On December 9th, at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Devin Haney will add five pounds of muscle to his slender frame when he moves up in weight to take on Prograis.
From a distance, Hitchins will be paying close attention to how things play out. If Prograis comes up short, something Hitchins is expecting, he isn’t opposed to pushing him even further down in the dumps.
Much like Zepeda, Prograis will eventually realize that no matter how good he believes he is, Hitchins is simply several steps better.
“Regis Prograis, he’s not on my level.”