Raymond Ford
Born (1999-03-16) March 16, 1999 (age 24)
Camden, New Jersey, U.S.
Other namesSavage
Statistics
Weight(s)Super featherweight
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)[1]
StanceSouthpaw[1]
Boxing record[2]
Total fights15
Wins14
Wins by KO7
Draws1
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Golden Gloves
Gold medal – first place 2018 Ralston Bantamweight
National Championships
Silver medal – second place 2017 Salt Lake City Super Bantamweight
Silver medal – second place 2018 Salt Lake City Super Bantamweight

Raymond Ford (born March 16, 1999[1]) is an American professional boxer. As an amateur he won the 2018 U.S. National Golden Gloves Championships.[3][4]

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.[5] The fight was part of the undercard for Tevin Farmer's world title defense against Jono Carroll.[6] He had four more wins in 2019; a four-round points decision (PTS) over Aleksandrs Birkenbergs in May;[7] a first-round knockout (KO) over Isidro Figueroa in June;[8] and a four-round UD over Rafael Castillo in September.[9] Ford closed out 2019 with a first-round technical knockout of Francisco Muro on December 20, 2019.[10]

Ford began his 2020 campaign by facing Eric Manriquez on August 15, 2020. He won the fight by unanimous decision.[11] Ford next faced Rafael Reyes on November 7, 2020. He won the fight by a third-round technical knockout.[12] 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.[13]

Ford was booked to face the undefeated Aaron Perez on March 13, 2021, on the undercard of the Juan Francisco Estrada-Roman Gonzalez rematch.[14] 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.[15] 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".[16]

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.[17] He won the fight by a third-round technical knockout.[18] 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.[19] Ford was scheduled to make his second title defense against the undefeated Edward Vazquez on February 5, 2022.[20] Ford won the fight by 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.[21]

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.[22] He won the fight by unanimous decision, with two scorecards of 100–90 and one scorecard of 99–91.[23] Ford made his second WBA Continental Americas featherweight title defense against Sakaria Lukas on November 12, 2022.[24] He won the fight by an eight-round knockout.[25]

Ford faced the former WBO junior featherweight champion Jessie Magdaleno on April 8, 2023.[26] 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.[27]

Professional boxing record

15 fights 14 wins 0 losses
By knockout 7 0
By decision 7 0
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
15 Win 14–0–1 Jessie Magdaleno UD 12 Apr 8, 2023 Boeing Center at Tech Port, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
14 Win 13–0–1 Sakaria Lukas KO 8 (10), 2:20 Nov 12, 2022 Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. Retained WBA Continental Americas featherweight title
13 Win 12–0–1 Richard Medina UD 10 Jun 25, 2022 Tech Port Arena, San Antonio, U.S. Retained WBA Continental Americas featherweight title
Won IBF North American featherweight title
12 Win 11–0–1 Edward Vazquez SD 10 Feb 5, 2022 Footprint Center, Phoenix, U.S. Retained WBA Continental Americas featherweight title
11 Win 10–0–1 Felix Caraballo TKO 8 (10), 2:10 Nov 27, 2021 Hulu Theater, New York City, New York, U.S. Retained WBA Continental Americas featherweight title
10 Win 9–0–1 Reece Bellotti TKO 3 (10) 0:39 Aug 14, 2021 Matchroom Headquarters, Brentwood, England Won vacant WBA Continental Americas featherweight title
9 Draw 8–0–1 Aaron Perez SD 8 Mar 13, 2021 American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas, U.S.
8 Win 8–0 Juan Antonio López KO 7 (8), 1:29 Dec 19, 2020 Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
7 Win 7–0 Rafael Reyes TKO 3 (6), 1:26 Nov 7, 2020 Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, Florida, U.S.
6 Win 6–0 Eric Manriquez UD 6 Aug 15, 2020 Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
5 Win 5–0 Francisco Muro TKO 1 (6), 1:41 Dec 20, 2019 Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
4 Win 4–0 Rafael Castillo UD 4 Sep 13, 2019 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
3 Win 3–0 Isidro Figueroa KO 1 (4), 1:28 Jun 29, 2019 Dunkin' Donuts Center, Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
2 Win 2–0 Aleksandrs Berkensbergs PTS 4 May 10, 2019 Nottingham Arena, Nottingham, England
1 Win 1–0 Weusi Johnson UD 4 Mar 15, 2019 Liacouras Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.

References

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  2. ^ "Boxing record for Raymond Ford". BoxRec.
  3. ^ Marchetti, Jason (June 29, 2019). "Boxing News: Undercard Results from Providence, Rhode Island » December 8, 2019". fightnews.com. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  4. ^ Donovan, Jake (March 19, 2019). "Hearn on U.S. Market: Feels Like We're Getting Great Momentum". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
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  6. ^ Songalia, Ryan (March 12, 2019). "Raymond Ford, latest buzzsaw from Camden, set to tackle pro ranks". The Ring. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
  7. ^ Christ, Scott (May 10, 2019). "NXTGEN results: Enrique Tinoco shocks Jordan Gill, Leigh Wood retains Commonwealth title". www.badlefthook.com. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
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  9. ^ "Amateur beast who defeated Anthony Joshua floored on Matchroom debut". September 15, 2019. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
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  11. ^ O'Hara, Ryan (15 August 2020). "Raymond Ford outpoints Eric Manriquez in Braekhus-McCaskill opener". ringtv.com. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  12. ^ Woodson, R.L. (8 November 2020). "Raymond Ford Scores 2 Knockdowns in TKO3 Win For Win No. 7". bitedownboxing.com. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
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  14. ^ Wright, Rick (25 February 2021). "Albuquerque's Perez gets a long-awaited opportunity". abqjournal.com. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
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  19. ^ Gerbasi, Thomas (27 November 2021). "Raymond Ford Breaks Down, Stops Felix Caraballo in Eight". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  20. ^ "Edward Vazquez Takes on Raymond Ford on February 5th in Phoenix". realcombatmedia.com. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
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  22. ^ Newswire (27 May 2022). "Raymond Ford faces Richard Medina on June 25 in San Antonio, TX – tops Rodriguez vs Rungvisai undercard". fightmag.com.au. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  23. ^ Donovan, Jake (25 June 2022). "Raymond Ford Outclasses Richard Medina Over Ten Rounds". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  24. ^ Stumberg, Patrick L. (29 September 2022). "Richardson Hitchins vs Yomar Alamo and Raymond Ford vs Sakaria Lukas join Love vs Spark". badlefthook.com. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
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  26. ^ Donovan, Jake (8 February 2023). "Akhmadaliev-Tapales, Ford-Magdaleno Added To Rodriguez-Gonzalez April 8 DAZN Show". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  27. ^ Donovan, Jake. "Raymond Ford Drops Jessie Magdaleno Twice, Earns Lopsided Decision Win In First 12-Round Bout". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
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