Hitchins vs Mendez

Who won Hitchins vs Mendez?

Richardson Hitchins beat Argenis Mendez by split decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, December 12th, 2020, at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut.

The scorecards were announced as 97-93, 99-91, 98-92 in favor of winner Richardson Hitchins.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 140 pounds (10 stone or 63.5 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Chris Colbert beating Jaime Arboleda for the WBA Interim World Super Featherweight championship. Also on the undercard Ronald Ellis defeated Matt Korobov.

Hitchins vs Mendez stats

Back in December 2020, Richardson Hitchins stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 11 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Argenis Mendez made his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 5 losses and 3 draws, with 12 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Mendez had a slight advantage in power over Hitchins, with a 48% knockout percentage compared to Hitchins' 45%.

Richardson Hitchins was the younger man by 12 years, at 23 years old.

Hitchins had a height advantage of 1 inch over Mendez. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Richardson Hitchins and Argenis Mendez fought out of an orthodox stance.

Hitchins was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 22 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 10 years and 4 months later than Mendez, whose first professional fight was in 2006. He had fought 133 fewer professional rounds, totaling 118 compared to Mendez's 251.

Hitchins vs Mendez form

Mendez had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Ivan Redkach on May 2, 2017, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Sportsmans Lodge, California, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Luke Campbell on July 30, 2016, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at First Direct Arena, Leeds, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Robert Easter Jr on April 1, 2016, by technical knockout in the 5th round at DC Armory, Washington, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Miguel Vazquez on October 6, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Cowboys Dance Hall, San Antonio.

He had beaten Daniel Evangelista Jr on February 20, 2015, by technical knockout in the 6th round at CONSOL Energy Center, Pittsburgh.

Activity check

Hitchins' last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 1 month and 11 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 6 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

Mendez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 9 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 2 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 43 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.6 rounds on average.

What time did Hitchins vs Mendez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM EST / 7:00 PM PST at Mohegan Sun Casino, Connecticut, United States, which was around 3:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Hitchins vs Mendez?

Hitchins vs Mendez was broadcast on ShowTime in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Premier Sports.

What were the odds on Hitchins vs Mendez?

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