{"id":188196,"date":"2025-06-16T05:32:13","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T05:32:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/188196\/"},"modified":"2025-06-16T05:32:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T05:32:13","slug":"turki-alalshikh-will-only-work-with-matchroom-on-richardson-hitchins-fights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/188196\/","title":{"rendered":"Turki Alalshikh will only work with Matchroom on Richardson Hitchins fights"},"content":{"rendered":"

Eddie Hearn told The Ring<\/a> on Sunday that His Excellency Turki Alalshikh contacted him this morning to say he will only work with Richardson Hitchins if Matchroom is involved.
Alalshikh\u2019s support for Hearn comes after Hitchins delivered a career-best performance Saturday in New York with an eighth-round body shot KO of George Kambosos<\/a> to retain his IBF junior welterweight title.
In his post-fight interview, Hitchins (20-0, 8 KOs)<\/a> announced he\u2019s now a promotional free agent, comments that didn\u2019t please Hearn. The Matchroom chairman signed Hitchins in 2022 when he was still a rising contender. Six fights later, Hitchins is a champion at 140 pounds coming off his first successful title defense. <\/p>\n

\u201dI was disappointed with Richardson Hitchins\u2019 comments in the ring,\u201d Hearn told The Ring. \u201cOn one hand, he says Matchroom have completely changed my life in two years. And then wants to tell the world he\u2019s a free agent. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt didn\u2019t sit well with me, so I pulled Richardson to one side quietly after back in the changing rooms and told him how I felt. \u2026 It left a really bad taste in the mouth after all the investment we\u2019ve made in his career.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brooklyn\u2019s Hitchins is The Ring\u2019s No. 1 boxer at 140 pounds. The 27-year-old called for future fights with Ring Magazine champion Teofimo Lopez, who was ringside, and Devin Haney, whose father Bill was also in attendance. Haney outpointed Kambosos <\/a>twice in Australia in Ring lightweight title fights.https:\/\/youtu.be\/4-QGcjyHoEc<\/a><\/p>\n

Kambosos, of course, is best known for his stunning upset of Lopez in 2021.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve done an incredible job for Richardson Hitchins,\u201d Hearn told The Ring. \u201cWe\u2019ve kept him nice and busy; headlined him four times. And with his great performances made him a star attraction. <\/p>\n

\u201dI had a heartwarming call from Turki Alalshikh this morning, who confirmed he will only deal with Matchroom moving forward on Richardson Hitchins. So we will begin those discussions.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mike Coppinger is The Ring\u2019s senior insider. He formerly was ESPN\u2019s boxing insider. Follow him on X\/Instagram: @MikeCoppinger<\/p>\n

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