When is Hitchins vs Bauza?

Richardson Hitchins is set to face John Bauza on Saturday 4th February 2023 at Madison Square Garden Theater in New York.

The fight is scheduled for 10 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which means the weight limit will be 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 KG).

This fight will appear on the undercard of Amanda Serrano's and Erika Cruz's clash. Also, on the undercard will be Alycia Baumgardner's and Elhem Mekhaled's contest and Reshat Mati's and Cletus Seldin's bout.

Hitchins vs Bauza stats

Richardson Hitchins steps into the ring with an undefeated record of 15 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

John Bauza will make his way to the ring with an unblemished record of 17 wins and 0 draws, with 7 of those by knock out.

The stats suggest Hitchins has a slight advantage in power over Bauza, with a 47% knock out percentage over Bauza's 41%.

Richardson Hitchins is the older man by 1 year, at 25 years old.

Hitchins has a height advantage of 2 inches over Bauza. This also extends to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Richardson Hitchins fights out of the orthodox stance, while John Bauza is a southpaw.

Hitchins' experience as a professional fighter is relatively equal to Bauza's, having had 2 less fights, and made his debut in 2017, 10 months later than Bauza, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He has fought 7 more professional rounds, 84 to Bauza's 77.

Richardson Hitchins goes into the fight ranked number 13 by the IBF at super lightweight.

Hitchins vs Bauza form

Hitchins remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he defeated Yomar Alamo on 12th November 2022 by technical knockout in the 8th round at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Angel Sarinana Rodriguez on 23rd May 2022 by technical knockout in the 4th round at Gila River Arena, Glendale.

Going into that contest, he had beat Malik Hawkins on 18th December 2021 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Armory, Minnesota.

Before that, he had won against Argenis Mendez on 12th December 2020 by split decision in their 10 round contest at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.

He had beat Nick DeLomba on 28th February 2020 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Sam's Town Hotel & Gambling Hall, Nevada.

Activity check

Hitchins' last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 2 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

What time does Hitchins vs Bauza start?

The fighters are expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York, United States, which is around 2:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who is showing Hitchins vs Bauza?

Hitchins vs Bauza will be broadcast on DAZN in the US, while the fight will be broadcast in the United Kingdom by DAZN Global.

How do you stream Hitchins vs Bauza?

In the US you can stream Hitchins vs Bauza via the DAZN app and platform. You can download the app for PC, Apple, Android, Fire TV, Roku, your Smart TV and many others. Note: You save over 60% if you pay for a full year of DAZN.

1 month of DAZN is $19.99, while 1 year costs $99.99.

In the UK you can stream Hitchins vs Bauza via the DAZN global app and platform in the UK & most countries in the world. You can download the app for PC, Apple, Android, Fire TV, Roku, your Smart TV and many others.

1 month costs £7.99.

What are the odds on Hitchins vs Bauza?

Richardson Hitchins is currently 1/12 (-1200) to win the contest outright, while you can get 6/1 (+600) on John Bauza if you fancy the massive upset.

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