Richardson Hitchins: TRUTH About the Duarte Pullout, Tank’s Fake Number Texts & Signing With Zuffa

Richardson Hitchins is back on RING CHAMPS for the first time since the fight that never happened, and he takes us inside every hour of that week: his body shutting down in the cold of Vegas, being held up by his team in the MGM lobby so nobody could see him on his knees, 6 AM ice baths, throwing up on fight night, and the moment he told his manager he couldn’t walk to the ring. Then the part that still eats at him every day — the biggest check of his career, over $1 million, gone with the pullout.He also gets into everything that came after: vacating the IBF belt, the Zuffa deal and why the money stayed the same without the strap, Eddie Hearn going missing, and sitting down with Dana White and Nick Khan.Plus Tank Davis texting him from fake numbers, his real issue with Keyshawn Davis and the missed-weight double standard, why he’s picking Teofimo over Rolly, breaking down Boots Ennis vs. Xander Zayas, whether Boots beats Bud, and the fight he wants most: Devin Haney. 00:00 – Intro & Welcome Back Richardson Hitchins00:47 – What Really Happened During Oscar Duarte Fight Week07:12 – Is Hitchins Done at 140?08:50 – Making Weight, Nutrition & Growing Out of the Division10:59 – Ad Break12:10 – Zuffa’s Plans for Him at 14714:04 – How the Zuffa Boxing Deal Came Together16:25 – Why the Eddie Hearn Deal Fell Apart21:02 – Breaking Down Teofimo Lopez vs. Rolly Romero25:53 – Beef with Devin Haney & Tank Davis30:55 – Should Shakur Stevenson Move Up to 147?33:53 – Sparring Stories with Shakur Stevenson35:05 – Keyshawn Davis’ Win Over Jamaine Ortiz38:34 – Shakur Stevenson Beats Raymond Ford42:17 – Boots Ennis vs. Xander Zayas47:35 – Fundora & Vergil in the 154 Division49:35 – Fantasy Fight: Boots Ennis vs. Bud Crawford53:45 – Fallout, Critics & the Real Reason He Pulled Out1:03:34 – Meeting Dana White & Nick Khan1:06:11 – Talking His Next Opponent1:11:25 – WrapSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.