Raymond Ford

Raymond Ford (born March 16, 1999) is an American professional boxer. He held the World Boxing Association (WBA) featherweight title in 2024. As an amateur, he won the 2018 U.S. National Golden Gloves Championships. 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. The fight was part of the undercard for Tevin Farmer's world title defense against Jono Carroll. He had four more wins in 2019; a four-round points decision (PTS) over Aleksandrs Birkenbergs in May; a first-round knockout (KO) over Isidro Figueroa in June; and a four-round UD over Rafael Castillo in September. Ford closed out 2019 with a first-round technical knockout of Francisco Muro on December 20, 2019. Ford began his 2020 campaign by facing Eric Manriquez on August 15, 2020. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Ford next faced Rafael Reyes on November 7, 2020.