Richardson Hitchins becomes the IBF super lightweight world champion with a split decision win (111-117, 116-112, 116-112) over Australia's Liam Paro.

A tremendous performance from the undefeated American, who surely proves himself as one of the best in the division.

Paro connects with a couple of southpaw backhands to the body, with a right hook in between them. It's good work from the Aussie but it's a little too late, and it's not going to be enough for him to retain his world championship on my card.

10-9 Paro. Final score: 116-112 Hitchins

Paro is desperately trying to force the action, but he can't cut off a tremendous mover in Hitchins. Paro's lack of combinations is hurting him as well. The 1-punch game is Hitchins' game, and Paro was never going to beat him at that. More right hands from Hitchins land on Paro, the same every round. It's not very exciting, but it's effective for Hitchins.

10-9 Hitchins, 107-102 Hitchins

Hitchins' gameplan is simple but it is effective, straight right hand after straight right hand. Paro is warned for punching behind the head by the referee, Hitchins called the Aussie a dirty fighter in the build-up. Paro needs a big finish to keep his title.

10-9 Hitchins, 97-93 Hitchins

Paro is being met with a hard jab every time he attempts to get into punching range. Sharp stuff from the American, who is navigating the ring brilliantly. Hitchins caught the Australian with a right hand as Paro was moving backwards, which amplified the impact of it.

10-9 Hitchins, 87-84 Hitchins

Hitchins can't miss with the straight right hand. Paro needs to be able to adjust and get out of the way of that shot. The challenger is controlling the fight at range, Paro has to get closer and make it uncomfortable on the inside.

10-9 Hitchins, 77-75 Hitchins

Best round of the fight for Hitchins, who has the momentum in the contest now. People were expecting Hitchins to dominate with the jab if he was going to win this fight. However, Hitchins is actually landing plenty with his backhand, which Paro just can't get out of the way of. A right hand from Hitchins connected strongly at the end of the 7th.

10-9 Hitchins, 67-66 Hitchins

Paro and Hitchins traded backhands at the end of the first minute. Hitchins is finding a home for the left hook now. It's been a very competitive round, they are both having success with single punches. Hitchins' best work is coming off his counter right hand, which connected several times in the sixth.

10-9 Hitchins, 57-57

Good round for Hitchins. A pair of right hands early in the round connected, and were followed up by a 3-punch combination. Paro, who has nose damage, seems to be struggling with the distance. Hitchins with a good check left hook in the final minute.

10-9 Hitchins, 48-47 Paro

Paro and Hitchins mirror each other's work early in round 4. Hitchins lands a left hook that knocks Paro off balance, Paro responds just seconds later with a right hook that has an identical effect on Hitchins.

Paro finding more success with his straight left hand on Hitchins, even to the body now. Hitchins had one good right hand in there in the final minute. More urgency needed from Hitchins.

10-9 Paro, 39-37 Paro

A left hand from Paro early in round 3 breaks Hitchins' guard. Hitchins is starting to establish his jab now, making it difficult for Paro to close the distance. Paro has more success later in round 3 as a left hand connects. The southpaw right hook from Paro hits the side of Hitchins' face.

10-9 Paro, 29-28 Paro

Hitchins' opponents have become accustomed to being peppered by the American's jab, but that's not the approach tonight. Hitchins is finding a home for his lead right hand on Paro's chin in round 2. The American is holding the centre of the ring far more than we've seen him do in previous contests, he's not moving as much.

10-9 Hitchins, 19-19

Good start for the defending champion Paro. He started the round with a couple of shots to the body, countering underneath Hitchins' jab. In the final minute, Paro connected with a strong left hand upstairs, which was followed by a 1-2 seconds later.

10-9 Paro

Liam Paro and Richardson Hitchins are now in the ring for their IBF world title fight. The first bell is just seconds away, stay tuned to this live blog to find out about the action as it unfolds.

IBF super lightweight champion Liam Paro defends his belt against the mandatory challenger Richardson Hitchins.

Paro (25-0, 15 KOs), an Australian southpaw, won the title with a major upset over Subriel Matias in June. Hitchins (18-0, 3 KOs) became the mandatory challenger with a controversial unanimous decision over Gustavo Lemos in April.

The bookies have struggled to split them; it's a genuine 50-50 world title fight.

Henry Lebron wins a competitive unanimous decision (97-93, 97-93, 96-94) over Christopher Diaz in their all-Puerto Rican super featherweight fight.

Both men leave it all in the ring in round 10. Lebron starts the finale with a left hand that knocks Diaz's head back, but the most impactful punch of the round was a right hand from Diaz that hurt Lebron in the second minute. Lebron sweeps with a left hand that just misses Diaz's chin. Entertaining second half to this fight.

10-9 Diaz. Final score: 96-94 Lebron

Lebron's signature left-hand-right hook combo connects on Diaz in the early stages of round 9. Diaz focuses his efforts on the body and a nice 3-punch combination lands. Diaz tries a right hand, but Lebron makes him miss, switches the angle, and then connects with a pair of left hands. Sharp work from Lebron. Tight round.

10-9 Lebron, 87-84 Lebron

A straight right hand from Diaz at the end of round 8 knocks Lebron's head back. It was the best connect from a slower round of action. Lebron is losing some of his sharpness now and showing signs of fatigue, while Diaz is getting stronger. The last two rounds will be interesting.

10-9 Diaz, 77-75 Lebron

Lebrons opens round 7 with a body attack, finding a home for his right hook and following it up with a straight left hand. Diaz responds with his own right hand to the body. Diaz attempting to close the distance and quicken the tempo of his work, Lebron clips Diaz with the right hook. Diaz ended the 7th well with sustained pressure, which involved doubling up on the right hand. Better round for Diaz.

10-9 Diaz, 68-65 Lebron

Masterful work from Henry Lebron. Lebron is making Diaz miss completely with combinations. It's been an impressive defensive display thus far. Lebron letting both hands go, nothing heavy is landing, but he is outworking Diaz. Diaz has success at the end of the round with a counter right hand.

10-9 Lebron, 59-55 Lebron

Skillful backfoot boxing from Lebron. He is bringing Diaz onto his straight left hand. Diaz is hesitant to launch an attack at the risk of getting countered, so he allows Lebron to control the action.

10-9 Lebron, 49-46 Lebron

Right to the body goes Diaz. Left hand from Lebron breaks the guard, but there wasn't much power behind it. Lebron follows it up with a sharp 3-punch combination, which skims Diaz's guard. Lebron attacks to the body, but is met by a counter right hand from Diaz.

10-9 Lebron, 39-37 Lebron

A HARD right hand from Diaz rocks Lebron on the ropes, the best punch of the fight from either man. Lebron was rocked there but came straight back with a 3-punch combination. The counter right hook lands, for Lebron. A much better stanza for Diaz though, after a strong start from Lebron.

10-9 Diaz, 29-28 Lebron

Dominant second round for Lebron, who caught Diaz with a couple of sharp left-hand-right hook combinations. Lebron doubled up with the left hand to the body and head at the end of the second.

10-9 Lebron, 20-18 Lebron

Lebron, a southpaw, has a wide stance and is sitting on his back foot, looking for a counter. Diaz is standing in front of him but isn't necessarily letting his hands go or being the aggressor at this point in the fight. You get the feeling that both men are trying to get comfortable in the ring.

10-9 Lebron

Henry Lebron (19-0, 10 KOs) and Christopher Diaz (29-5, 19 KOs) collide in an all-Puerto Rican clash at super featherweight. Lebron recently parted ways with Top Rank and joined Matchroom, a win for him tonight could lead to a big fight at 130 pounds.

DOWN AGAIN IS GONZALEZ! This time it was a left hand to the body. Gonzalez gets up, but how much more of this can he take?

A right hook clips Gonzalez and buckles the knees. Overhand left from Rivera and Gonzalez is forced to take a knee. SECOND KNOCKDOWN for the Puerto Rican Olympian in round 4.

The referee counts to 5 and decides that he's seen enough. TKO-4 for Yankiel Rivera

BIG RIGHT HOOK! And down goes Angel Gonzalez. A tremendous counter after Gonzalez was unloading with both hands. Rivera is unable to capitalize on it though, and Gonzalez survives the round — after eating a couple more left hands.

10-8 Rivera, 30-26 Rivera

Aggressive second round for Rivera, pushing Gonzalez back and trying to overwhelm him. In his last bout, Rivera went back to his boxing after being hurt badly by Andy Dominguez. But tonight, he is more of a pressure fighter. Good body work from Rivera throughout the round. Gonzalez misses with the right hand, falling off balance, and Rivera is hoping to counter with a left hand.

10-9 Rivera, 20-18 Rivera

A left-hand-right hook combo from Rivera was the best connect of the opener. Gonzalez is looking for the straight right hand, which is considered the best punch against a southpaw. However, there is no set up to the backhand, Gonzalez isn't feinting or jabbing. Rivera looking for his power left hand, even trying to create an angle for it by stepping to the left.

10-9 Rivera

Puerto Rican Olympian Yankiel Rivera (6-0, 2 KOs) takes on Angel Gonzalez (14-0 7 KOs) for the vacant WBC Silver, WBA Continental Americas and WBO Intercontinental Flyweight titles.

Rivera is the WBA's no. 3-ranked contender at Flyweight and hopes that a win tonight will set up a shot at the world title.

Agustin Quintana edges Marc Castro by split decision (97-93 Quintana, 96-94 Castro, 96-94 Quintana) in another big upset in Puerto Rico. Earlier in the night, top prospect Jalil Hackett also lost his unbeaten record.

Good first half of the tenth for Castro, who has his head on Quintana's chest and is just working away with short punches. Quintana looks very tired and doesn't seem concerned, despite it being a close fight. Castro outworks Quintana to take the final round.

10-9 Castro. Final score: 96-94 Castro

Good spell for Castro at the midway point in the 8th. There seems to be some trouble with the canvas, which is limiting movement and forcing the pair to trade up close — this obviously benefits Castro's volume style.

10-9 Castro, 86-85 Castro

A trio of left hooks from Quintana connect, which prompts the pair to slug it out. Castro just cannot get out of the way of that punch. A very lively crowd is roaring at every punch that connects from Quintana. The Argentine is having a huge round here, Castro looks hurt and vulnerable. Castro lands with his own right hand, some much-needed success. Castro lands with the overhand, but he is caught with another left hook counter. Great action!

These rounds are very fast-paced. Castro has a lot of output, while Quintana is looking to land heavier punches. Quintana started to come forward in the second half of the round, where he did his best work. Castro landed with a left hook that clipped Quintana, Quintana is trying to connect with a left hand to the body. Catro gets caught with a right hand as he is moving back, and looked tired; close round.

10-9 Quintana, 67-66 Castro

A left hook from Quintana catches Castro, but he responds with a combination that lands in the last 20 seconds. Very little of note landed in the first 2 minutes 40 seconds. Castro's superior volume won him the round, Quintana needs to be more active if he wants credit for some of these rounds.

10-9 Castro, 58-56 Castro

Better round for Castro, who strings together a combination of punches in the second minute. Strong overhand right from Castro lands on Quintana. Castro needs to be weary of the counter left hook from Quintana, which seems to be the Argentine's best punch.

10-9 Castro, 48-47 Castro

Terrific round for Quintana. He shook Castro up with a left hook in the middle of the ring as the pair were exchanging. Quintana has got into a rhythm now, spending the majority of the 4th being the aggressor against Castro. A perfectly-placed left uppercut connects late for Quintana.

10-9 Quintana, 38-38