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Kevin Ford (boxer)

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

Amateur career

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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

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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

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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

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  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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