Kevin Ford (boxer)

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

Amateur career

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

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

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

References

  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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