Richardson Hitchins vs George Kambosos Jr.: Fight time, undercard, latest odds, prediction, ring walks

Madison Square Garden will play host to yet another historic bout this weekend as Richardson Hitchins and George Kambosos Jr. look to settle their differences between the ropes.

The 12-round affair is set to take place in the early hours of Sunday morning in the UK as Hitchins defends his IBF light welterweight title for the first time.

Hitchins, 28, comes into the tie undefeated in 19 professional fights, though he has only won by KO on seven occasions. He won by split decision last time out after going the distance with Australia’s Liam Paro in Puerto Rico, taking home the IBF light-welterweight title.

He will defend that belt this weekend as he meets Kambosos Jr. for the first time. The 31-year-old is the more experienced contender, having entered 25 fights and won 22.

The pair have exchanged choice words in the build-up to the fight. Hitchins labelled Kambosos a ‘D-Class’ fighter the week before the fight, adding “Every time he fights, he gets out of the ring uglier than he came in.”

He is determined to defend his home city of New York: “He’s going to have to kill me. He’s got to show me he’s a gangster. I’m going to show him where I’m from.”

Kambosos responded in equal measure, promising a decisive win ‘in [Hitchins’] own back yard’.

“Hitchins is not on my level,” he declared. “I ain’t got s*** to lose. You’ve never been in the ring with anyone close to George Kambosos Jr.”

Richardson Hitchins vs George Kambosos Jr. will be held in the early hours of Sunday, June 15, 2025.