Tonight’s Live Results: Hitchins Vs. Kambosos And Cruz Vs. Mishiro From New York

IBF light welterweight Richardson Hitchins needs a spectacular performance tonight in his defense against the upset-minded George Kambosos Jr. at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Star in the making, Andy Cruz, fights Hironori Mishiro in an IBF lightweight title eliminator in the co-feature.

Results

– Adam Maca (1-0, 1 KOs) destroyed Rafael Castillo (2-6, 1 KOs) in the second round TKO of a scheduled four-round fight in his pro debut at super bantamweight. Maca trapped Castillo against the ropes and unloaded on him with a flurry of shots to drop him in round two. Maca, 18, finished off Castillo with a follow-up barrage, prompting referee Arthur Mercante to step in and stop the fight. The time was at 1:29 of round two.

“I’m happy with the performance. He’s 18 years older than me, but I’m a strong kid,” said Maca. “I came out to see what he’s got in the first round, and I let loose in the second and got a second round stoppage. It felt unbelievable [to fight in New York]. This is what I should be doing. This is where I should be. I’m confident in my ability and confident with my team around me.

Hitchins-Kambosos: Fight Time, Broadcast

The broadcast time for Hitchins-Kambosos  live on DAZN starts at 8:00 P.M. ET/4:00 P.M. PT. The main event ring walks are expected to start around 11:00 p.m. ET. The preliminary card begins at 6:30 P.M. ET.

Hitchins (19-0, 7 KOs) has received a lot of praise from his promoter, Eddie Hearn, who paints a picture of him as a crowd-pleaser that doesn’t relate to his sometimes humdrum performances, inducing sleep in his audiences. The Brooklyn, New York native, Hitchins won a controversial decision in 2024 against Gastavo Lemos in a fight that many boxing fans felt he’d lost.

Even if you say Hitchins deserved the victory, it was still a close affair with two judges scoring it 115-113 x 2 in his favor. That fight, along with his clashes against Jose Zepeda and John Bauza, showed that he struggles against pressure fighters. Kambosos and his team will have watched those fights and will have a game plan tonight to press Hitchins constantly.

DAZN Main Card: Hitchins, Cruz Fights

Richardson Hitchins vs. George Kambosos Jr.
Andy Cruz vs. Hironori Mishiro
Alexis Barriere vs. Roney Hines
Zaquin Moses vs. Carl Rogers
Pablo Valdez vs. Cesar Diaz

Prelims at 6:30 P.M. ET on DAZN

Nishant Dev vs. Josue Silva
Adam Maca vs. Rafael Castillo
Teremoana Teremoana vs. Aleem Whitfield

Andy Cruz: Olympic Gold, Rising Star

2020 Olympic gold medalist Andy Cruz is the fighter to watch on tonight’s card, as he’s the best talent and the one who has an excellent chance of becoming a bona fide star at 135.

Hearn believes he’ll capture the IBF lightweight title in two fights, meaning he’ll dethrone champion Raymond Muratalla in his next contest after he beats Mishiro tonight.