Hitchins vs Rodriguez

Who won Hitchins vs Rodriguez?

Richardson Hitchins beat Ricardo Salas by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Sunday, July 26th, 2026, at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York.

The scorecards were announced as 100-90, 100-90, 100-90 in favor of winner Richardson Hitchins.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Edgar Berlanga beating Steven Butler. Also on the undercard Sergiy Derevyanchenko lost to Jalil Major Hackett, Otto Wallin was overcome by Vladyslav Sirenko, and Dominique Jamar Francis was defeated by Hector Andres Sosa.

Hitchins vs Rodriguez stats

Richardson Hitchins stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 20 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Ricardo Salas made his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 2 losses and 2 draws, with 18 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Salas had a massive power advantage over Hitchins, boasting a 75% knockout percentage compared to Hitchins' 40%.

Richardson Hitchins was the older man by 1 year, at 28 years old.

Hitchins had a height advantage of 2 inches over Salas. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Both Richardson Hitchins and Ricardo Salas fought out of an orthodox stance.

Hitchins' experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Salas', having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 5 months later than Salas, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 3 more professional rounds, totaling 148 compared to Salas' 145.

Richardson Hitchins went into the fight ranked number 5 by the WBA, and 3 by the IBF at welterweight.

Ricardo Salas was ranked number 11 by the WBO, and 7 by the IBF in the 147lb division.

Hitchins vs Rodriguez form

Hitchins remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against George Kambosos on June 14, 2025, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their IBF World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Liam Paro on December 7, 2024, by split decision in their IBF World Junior Welterweight championship fight at Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Gustavo Lemos on April 6, 2024, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Junior Welterweight final eliminator fight at Fontainebleau Las Vegas, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Jose Zepeda on September 23, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Caribe Royale Orlando, Orlando.

He had won against John Bauza on February 4, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York.

Activity check

Hitchins' last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 22 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 8 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 54 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.8 rounds on average.

Salas' last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.5 rounds on average.

What time did Hitchins vs Rodriguez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:45 PM EST / 6:45 PM PST at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York, United States, which was around 2:45 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Hitchins vs Rodriguez?

Hitchins vs Rodriguez was broadcast on Paramount+ in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports Main Event.

What were the odds on Hitchins vs Rodriguez?

Richardson Hitchins was a 2/17 (-830) favorite going into the contest, while Ricardo Salas made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.