September 23, 2023; Orlando, Florida; Conor Benn and Rodolfo Orozco during their bout on the Matchroom boxing card at the Grand Sierra Ballroom at the Caribe Royale Hotel in Orlando, Florida. Mandatory Credit: Ed Mulholland/Matchroom.
CONOR BENN WINS A UD, RICHARDSON HITCHINS DOMINATES JOSE ZEPEDA & JESSICA McCASKILL/SANDY RYAN ENDS IN A DRAW – VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS
By DAZN Boxing/Matchroom Sports
Orlando, Florida (September 24th, 2023)– Jose Zepeda brought the most accomplished record and credentials into the ring that Richardson Hitchins has ever faced.
And then Hitchins proceeded to reduce the veteran into nothing more than a demoralized, outclassed opponent.
Hitchins delivered a boxing masterclass toward a lopsided unanimous decision victory to remain undefeated Saturday night at the Caribe Royale Orlando in Orlando Florida, and live on DAZN. Judges scored it 120-108, 120-108 and 119-109, though it should have been a shutout across the board as Hitchins dominated Zepeda behind the jab that thoroughly.
“This was my first main event and I told ya’ll that I was the fype of fighter that could make a veteran fighter look like an ordinary fighter,” Hitchins told DAZN’s Chris Mannix after improving to 17-0. “I think I dominated him just like I dominated my last fight.”
The Brooklyn, New York native asserted his jab early and proceeded to use the weapon to completely dismantle Zepeda, who grew more frustrated by the round and even looked as if he had mentally checked out late in the fight.
Not only was Hitchins hitting Zepeda at will with pristine punch selection and placement, but he wasn’t being hit on defense, only adding to Zepeda’s overall dismay. What started with the jab quickly advanced to lasering crisp combinations and uppercuts that landed flush with little resistance coming back at him.
If it wasn’t clear before, it should be explicit now — Richardson Hitchins is a problem at junior welterweight.
CONOR BENN WINS A TEN ROUND DECISION IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA RETURN
Conor taken the distance by tough Mexican – McCaskill and Ryan unification ends in split draw. Conor Benn bagged ten vital rounds in his return to the ring against tough Rodolfo Orozco in Orlando, Florida, live worldwide on DAZN.
Benn (22-0 14 KOs) showed little signs of ring rust as he tangled in the ring for the first time since April 2022, and landed heavy artillery on Orozco early, buckling the legs of the Mexican in the third round.
Orozco (32-4-3 24 KOs) absorbed that punishment and more throughout the ten rounds, but had that toughness synonymous with fighters from Mexico, and was able to provide a test of Benn’s own durability and punch-resistance, which the Brit passed with flying colors with scorecards of 99-91 twice and 96-94 – and considered it a good night’s work after enduring ‘hell’ over the last year outside the ring.
“We didn’t want a walk in the park,” said Benn. “I needed the rounds after 18 months out, he’s a true Mexican, my first Mexican I’ve fought, and we knew he was durable. Credit to him, he’s never been stopped before and he’s one tough man and I hope he progresses.
“They are stronger and take shots more, I don’t think there was ring rust, I was going through the gears after going through hell.
“Britain is my home and it’s only right I fight back there, sooner rather than later.”
JESSICA McCASKILL VS. SANDY RYAN ENDS IN A DRAW
There was controversy earlier in the night for the second Brit on the card, after Sandy Ryan’s Welterweight unification clash with Chicago’s Jessica McCaskill ended in a split draw, with the judges torn 97-93 McCaskill, 96-94 Ryan and 95-95 – both fighters felt they had done enough to get the win and called for it to be run back in an immediate rematch.
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