Raymond Ford Explained

Raymond Ford
Birth Date:March 16, 1999
Birth Place:Camden, New Jersey, U.S.
Nickname:Savage
Weight:
Height:5 ft 6 in
Reach:69 in
Style:Southpaw
Total:18
Wins:16
Ko:8
Losses:1
Draws:1

Raymond Ford (born March 16, 1999[1]) is an American professional boxer, who held the WBA featherweight title from March 2024 to June 2024.[2] [3]

As an amateur, he won the 2018 U.S. National Golden Gloves Championships.[4] [5]

Professional career

Ford made his professional debut on March 15, 2019, scoring a four-round unanimous decision (UD) victory over Weusi Johnson at the Liacouras Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[6] The fight was part of the undercard for Tevin Farmer's world title defense against Jono Carroll.[7] He had four more wins in 2019; a four-round points decision (PTS) over Aleksandrs Birkenbergs in May;[8] a first-round knockout (KO) over Isidro Figueroa in June;[9] and a four-round UD over Rafael Castillo in September.[10] Ford closed out 2019 with a first-round technical knockout of Francisco Muro on December 20, 2019.[11]

Ford began his 2020 campaign by facing Eric Manriquez on August 15, 2020. He won the fight by unanimous decision.[12] Ford next faced Rafael Reyes on November 7, 2020. He won the fight by a third-round technical knockout.[13] Ford fought Juan Antonio López on December 19, 2020, in his final fight of the year. He won the bout by a seventh-round knockout.[14]

Ford was booked to face the undefeated Aaron Perez on March 13, 2021, on the undercard of the Juan Francisco Estrada-Roman Gonzalez rematch.[15] The fight ended in a split draw. One judge scored the fight 77–75 for Ford, the second judge scored it 78–74 for Perez, while the last judge scored the bout as even 76–76 draw.[16] Ford was displeased with his performance, and asked for a rematch on his Instagram page, writing: "I definitely want a rematch to clean this up and show everyone I’m a better fighter than how I performed".[17]

Ford was scheduled to fight Reece Bellotti for the vacant WBA Continental featherweight title on August 14, 2021. The fight was Ford's first fight outside of the United States, as it took place at the Matchroom Headquarters in Brentwood, England.[18] He won the fight by a third-round technical knockout.[19] Ford made his first title defense against Felix Caraballo on November 27, 2021. He retained the title with an eight-round technical knockout of Caraballo.[20] Ford was scheduled to make his second title defense against the undefeated Edward Vazquez on February 5, 2022.[21] Ford won the fight by controversial split decision. Two of the judges scored the fight 98-92 and 97-93 in his favor, while the third judge scored the bout 96-94 for Vazquez.[22]

Ford was booked to make his first Continental Americas title defense in a regional title unification bout with the undefeated IBF North American featherweight titlist Richard Medina on June 25, 2022.[23] He won the fight by unanimous decision, with two scorecards of 100–90 and one scorecard of 99–91.[24] Ford made his second WBA Continental Americas featherweight title defense against Sakaria Lukas on November 12, 2022.[25] He won the fight by an eight-round knockout.[26]

Ford faced the former WBO junior featherweight champion Jessie Magdaleno on April 8, 2023.[27] He won the first twelve round bout of his career by unanimous decision, with two scorecards of 119–107 and one scorecard of 116–110.[28]

WBA featherweight champion

Ford vs. Kholmatov

Ford was scheduled to face Otabek Kholmatov for the vacant WBA featherweight title in Verona, New York.[29] He won the fight by TKO in the 12th round with only 7 seconds left in the round.[30]

Ford vs. Ball

Ford was scheduled to make the first defense of his WBA featherweight title against Nick Ball on June 1, 2024 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.[31] Ford lost the fight by split decision.[32] [33]

Super Featherweight

Ford vs. Gonzalez

Ford is scheduled to face Orlando Gonzalez in a 10-round super featherweight bout in Philadelphia, PA on November 9, 2024.[34]

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
17Win16–1–1Orlando GonzálezUD10Nov 9, 2024
17Loss15–1–1Nick BallSD12Jun 1, 2024
16Win15–0–1Otabek KholmatovTKO12 (12), Mar 2, 2024
15Win14–0–1Jessie MagdalenoUD12Apr 8, 2023
14Win13–0–1Sakaria LukasKO8 (10), Nov 12, 2022
13Win12–0–1Richard MedinaUD10Jun 25, 2022
12Win11–0–1Edward Vazquez10Feb 5, 2022
11Win10–0–1Felix CaraballoTKO8 (10), Nov 27, 2021
10Win9–0–1Reece BellottiTKO3 (10) Aug 14, 2021
9Draw8–0–1Aaron Perez8Mar 13, 2021
8Win8–0Juan Antonio LópezKO7 (8), Dec 19, 2020
7Win7–0Rafael ReyesTKO3 (6), Nov 7, 2020
6Win6–0Eric ManriquezUD6Aug 15, 2020
5Win5–0Francisco Muro1 (6), Dec 20, 2019
4Win4–0Rafael CastilloUD4Sep 13, 2019
3Win3–0Isidro Figueroa 1 (4), Jun 29, 2019
2Win2–0Aleksandrs Berkensbergs4May 10, 2019
1Win1–0Weusi Johnson 4Mar 15, 2019

See also

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Raymond Ford Bio Information - PBC Boxing . July 8, 2022 . FOX Sports.
  2. News: Mulvaney . Kieran . Nick Ball Bests Raymond Ford to Claim Featherweight Crown in Razor-Close Win . BoxingScene.com . 1 June 2024 . en-us.
  3. News: Esco . Wil . Raymond Ford rallies in final moments of Round 12 to stop Otabek Kholmatov: highlights and results . Bad Left Hook . 3 March 2024 . en.
  4. Web site: Boxing News: Undercard Results from Providence, Rhode Island » December 8, 2019. Marchetti. Jason. June 29, 2019. fightnews.com. en-US. December 8, 2019.
  5. Web site: Hearn on U.S. Market: Feels Like We're Getting Great Momentum. Donovan. Jake. March 19, 2019. BoxingScene.com. en-us. December 8, 2019.
  6. Web site: BoxRec: Raymond Ford vs. Weusi Johnson. boxrec.com. December 8, 2019.
  7. Web site: Raymond Ford, latest buzzsaw from Camden, set to tackle pro ranks. Songalia. Ryan. March 12, 2019. The Ring. December 8, 2019.
  8. Web site: NXTGEN results: Enrique Tinoco shocks Jordan Gill, Leigh Wood retains Commonwealth title. Christ. Scott. May 10, 2019. www.badlefthook.com. en. December 8, 2019.
  9. Web site: Andrade-Sulecki: LIVE Undercard Results From Providence. Donovan. Jake. June 29, 2019. BoxingScene.com. en-us. December 8, 2019.
  10. Web site: Amateur beast who defeated Anthony Joshua floored on Matchroom debut. September 15, 2019. December 8, 2019.
  11. Web site: Geno . Raymond Ford KNOCKS OUT Francisco Muro in ONE ROUND: Danny Jacobs – Julio Cesar Chavez JR DAZN Undercard Boxing Results . scaredstiffreviews.com . 21 December 2019 . 24 January 2022.
  12. Web site: O'Hara . Ryan . Raymond Ford outpoints Eric Manriquez in Braekhus-McCaskill opener . ringtv.com . 24 January 2022 . 15 August 2020.
  13. Web site: Woodson . R.L. . Raymond Ford Scores 2 Knockdowns in TKO3 Win For Win No. 7 . bitedownboxing.com . 24 January 2022 . 8 November 2020.
  14. Web site: Idec . Keith . Raymond Ford Drops Juan Antonio Lopez Twice, Scores 7th-Round KO . boxingscene.com . 24 January 2022 . 19 December 2020.
  15. Web site: Wright . Rick . Albuquerque's Perez gets a long-awaited opportunity . abqjournal.com . 24 January 2022 . 25 February 2021.
  16. Web site: Idec . Keith . Raymond Ford, Aaron Perez Fight To 8-Round Split Draw On Chocolatito-Estrada Undercard . boxingscene.com . 24 January 2022 . 13 March 2021.
  17. Web site: Christ . Scott . Raymond Ford wants rematch with Aaron Perez after disappointing draw . badlefthook.com . 24 January 2022 . 15 March 2021.
  18. Web site: Random Hits . Raymond Ford Aims For Statement Win With Reece Bellotti . boxingscene.com . 24 January 2022 . 14 August 2021.
  19. Web site: O'Hara . Ryan . Raymond Ford handles 'bully' Bellotti in Matchroom Fight Camp debut . ringtv.com . 24 January 2022 . 15 August 2021.
  20. Web site: Gerbasi . Thomas . Raymond Ford Breaks Down, Stops Felix Caraballo in Eight . boxingscene.com . 24 January 2022 . 27 November 2021.
  21. Web site: Edward Vazquez Takes on Raymond Ford on February 5th in Phoenix . realcombatmedia.com . 24 January 2022 . 18 January 2022.
  22. Web site: Donovan . Jake . Raymond Ford Claims Unpopular Split Decision Win Over Edward Vazquez . boxingscene.com . 6 February 2022 . 5 February 2022.
  23. Web site: Newswire . Raymond Ford faces Richard Medina on June 25 in San Antonio, TX – tops Rodriguez vs Rungvisai undercard . fightmag.com.au . 27 May 2022 . 27 May 2022.
  24. Web site: Donovan . Jake . Raymond Ford Outclasses Richard Medina Over Ten Rounds . boxingscene.com . 26 August 2022 . 25 June 2022.
  25. Web site: Stumberg . Patrick L. . Richardson Hitchins vs Yomar Alamo and Raymond Ford vs Sakaria Lukas join Love vs Spark . badlefthook.com . 2 October 2022 . 29 September 2022.
  26. Web site: Donovan . Jake . Raymond Ford Scores One-Punch, 8th Round Knockout Of Sakaria Lukas . boxingscene.com . 28 November 2022 . 12 November 2022.
  27. Web site: Donovan . Jake . Akhmadaliev-Tapales, Ford-Magdaleno Added To Rodriguez-Gonzalez April 8 DAZN Show . boxingscene.com . 9 February 2023 . 8 February 2023.
  28. Web site: Donovan . Jake . Raymond Ford Drops Jessie Magdaleno Twice, Earns Lopsided Decision Win In First 12-Round Bout . boxingscene.com . 8 April 2023 . 9 April 2023.
  29. News: Iskenderov . Parviz . Otabek Kholmatov: I'm very well prepared for Raymond Ford . FIGHTMAG . 29 February 2024.
  30. News: Iskenderov . Parviz . Raymond Ford takes title via stoppage against Otabek Kholmatov . FIGHTMAG . 3 March 2024.
  31. News: Iskenderov . Parviz . Raymond Ford vs Nick Ball booked for Beterbiev-Bivol undercard . FIGHTMAG . 16 April 2024.
  32. News: Iskenderov . Parviz . Nick Ball takes title by decision against Raymond Ford . FIGHTMAG . 1 June 2024.
  33. News: Queensberry vs Matchroom 5v5: Nick Ball becomes world champion . BBC Sport . 1 June 2024.
  34. News: Iskenderov . Parviz . Raymond Ford vs Orlando Gonzalez tops Ennis-Chukhadzhian 2 undercard . FIGHTMAG . 25 September 2024.

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