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Kevin Ford (boxer)

Kevin Ford (born August 3, 1962) is an American former heavyweight professional boxer.

Amateur career edit

Ford is a native of Sacramento, California, graduating from Rio Linda High School, but he moved to Houston in 1987 to further his boxing career.[1] He had a stellar amateur career, becoming the 1988 National Golden Gloves super heavyweight champion. Prior to the win, he lost to Riddick Bowe in 1988 Olympic Trials.

Professional career edit

Ford turned pro in 1989 and was undefeated in his first 9 bouts before losing to Tony Willis by TKO in 1990. He then lost a decision to Joe Hipp in 1992 and again in 1993. He retired later that year after a TKO loss to James Smith.[2]

Professional boxing record edit

14 Wins (10 knockouts, 4 decisions), 4 Losses (2 knockouts, 2 decisions)[1]
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 14-4   James Smith TKO 9 26/06/1993   Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
Loss 14-3   Joe Hipp UD 10 03/04/1993   Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Win 14-2   Keith McMurray TKO 7 27/02/1993   Beijing, China Referee stopped the bout at 2:56 of the seventh round.
Win 13-2   Terry Verners TKO 1 11/07/1992   The Aladdin, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Win 12-2   John Morton PTS 8 06/05/1992   Bakersfield, California, U.S.
Loss 11-2   Joe Hipp UD 8 01/02/1992   Caesars Palace, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
Win 11-1   Lionel Butler PTS 8 29/04/1991   Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.
Win 10-1   John Morton PTS 6 28/02/1991   San Diego, California, U.S.
Loss 9-1   Tony Willis TKO 7 23/04/1990   Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. Referee stopped the bout at 2:50 of the seventh round.
Win 9-0   Sammy Speech KO 1 22/02/1990   Civic Plaza, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. Speech knocked out at 1:38 of the first round.
Win 8-0   Richard Cade KO 3 13/02/1990   Long Beach, California, U.S.
Win 7-0   Jose Herrera KO 2 08/12/1989   Richfield, Utah, U.S.
Win 6-0   Steve Cortez KO 1 13/11/1989   Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.
Win 5-0   Don Askew TKO 1 12/10/1989   Richfield, Utah, U.S.
Win 4-0   Dion Burgess KO 2 29/06/1989   Del Mar, California, U.S.
Win 3-0   Herman Pettigrew KO 1 05/06/1989   Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.
Win 2-0   Craig Murray DQ 1 15/05/1989   Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.
Win 1-0   Rocky Pepeli KO 1 28/02/1989   Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.

References edit

  1. ^ Swesey, Ben (June 12, 1988). "Ford getting plenty of work". The Sacramento Bee. p. 27. Retrieved October 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "James Smith". Archived from the original on 2014-08-09. Retrieved 2013-12-14.

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