At the Bleaulive Theater in Fontainebleau, Las Vegas, the judges unanimously saw the American as the winner in this duel of the undefeated who were at stake for number one in the IBF super lightweight ranking, in addition to the possibility of facing the Puerto Rican Subriel for the title. Matias.
Gustavo Lemos lost to Richardson Hitchins in a controversial ruling by the judges, who awarded the victory on points to the American at the Bleaulive Theater in Fontainebleau, Las Vegas.onclick=’vApp.ga4SelectContentEvent(“Gustavo Lemos lost on points in a controversial ruling against Richardson Hitchins”, “Boxing”, “Note”);’ > This prevented the Argentine from being faced with the possibility of fighting for a super lightweight world title of the International Boxing Federation (IBF),onclick=’vApp.ga4SelectContentEvent(“Gustavo Lemos lost on points in a controversial ruling against Richardson Hitchins”, “Boxing”, “Note”);’ > despite being the main protagonist of the undefeated duel that he had with an excessively conservative rival.
Despite the development clearly favorable to the Buenos Aires native, the judges unanimously saw Hitchins as the winner, signing a score of 117-111 and two others of 115-113. onclick=’vApp.ga4SelectContentEvent(“Gustavo Lemos lost on points in a controversial ruling against Richardson Hitchins”, “Boxing”, “Note”);’ >At stake in the fight was not only the number one in the IBF super lightweight ranking, but also the possibility of facing the Puerto Rican Subriel Matías for the title of that entity, after the current monarch fulfills other commitments.
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The first four rounds were clearly in favor of Lemos,onclick=’vApp.ga4SelectContentEvent(“Gustavo Lemos lost on points in a controversial ruling against Richardson Hitchins”, “Boxing”, “Note”);’ > who then took a break due to initial exhaustion to return with everything in the eighth and harass a Hitchins who felt the blows.
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The end was with the Argentine attacking and the American betting on the clock running, rarely leaving his defensive strategy behind. Everything allowed us to imagine another decision by the judges and that is why, after the verdict was made official, a murmur of disapproval was heard from the ring side.onclick=’vApp.ga4SelectContentEvent(“Gustavo Lemos lost on points in a controversial ruling against Richardson Hitchins”, “Boxing”, “Note”);’ >
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The judges gave Hitchins the victory over Lemos
How Richardson Hitchins and Gustavo Lemos arrived at the fight
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Lemosonclick=’vApp.ga4SelectContentEvent(“Gustavo Lemos lost on points in a controversial ruling against Richardson Hitchins”, “Boxing”, “Note”);’ > he had won an IBF World Cup qualifier at lightweight: in March 2022 he had knocked out former featherweight world champion Lee Selby at Luna Park to get the opportunity to face the then champion George Kambosos Jr. But the opportunity was not immediate because the fights between Kambosos and Devin Haney in 2022 and then, in 2023, the Argentine was removed from his position as mandatory challenger after failing to make weight for a fight against Javier Clavero.
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Hitchinsonclick=’vApp.ga4SelectContentEvent(“Gustavo Lemos lost on points in a controversial ruling against Richardson Hitchins”, “Boxing”, “Note”);’ > is a 26-year-old American with now 18 wins in 18 fights, seven of them by knockout. The New Yorker had beaten the undefeated John Bauza in February 2023 and Jose Zepeda in September 2023, both victories by unanimous decision and almost without losing a round on the scorecards.
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