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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]

Raymond Ford
Statistics
Nickname(s)	Savage
Weight(s)	Super featherweight
Height	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)[1]
Born	(1999-03-16) March 16, 1999 (age 23) Camden, New Jersey, U.S.
Stance	Southpaw[1]
Boxing record[2]
Total fights	13
Wins	12
Wins by KO	6
Draws	1
Medal record Men's amateur boxing Golden Gloves 2018 Ralston Bantamweight National Championships 2017 Salt Lake City Super Bantamweight 2018 Salt Lake City Super Bantamweight

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]

Professional boxing record

13 fights	12 wins	0 losses
By knockout	6	0
By decision	6	0
Draws	1

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
14	—	—	Sakaria Lukas	—	– (10)	Nov 12, 2022	Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.	Defending 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.

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