Richardson Hitchins (born September 26, 1997) is an American professional boxer, who has held the International Boxing Federation (IBF) light welterweight title since December 2024.
As an amateur he represented Haiti[1] at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, where he lost to Gary Antuanne Russell.
Having failed to qualify for the U.S. Olympic team, he decided to represent his parents' country instead.
[3] He was previously signed with Mayweather Promotions founded by Floyd Mayweather Jr.[4] On April 6, 2024 in Las Vegas, Hitchins was scheduled to face Gustavo Daniel Lemos in the IBF super lightweight title eliminator.
[8] Hitchins challenged Liam Paro for his IBF light-welterweight title on 7 December 2024 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, dethroning the champion by split decision with two ringside judges scoring the fight 116-112 in his favour while the third had it 117-111 for his opponent.