Ford vs Gonzalez

Who won Ford vs Gonzalez?

Raymond Ford beat Orlando Gonzalez Ruiz by on Saturday, November 9th, 2024, at Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia.

The scorecards were announced as 99-89, 100-88, 100-88 in favor of winner Raymond Ford.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis beating Karen Chukhadzhyan for the IBF World Welterweight championship. Also on the undercard Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez beat Pedro Guevara for the WBC World Super Flyweight belt, Austin ‘Ammo’ Williams defeated Gian Garrido, and Ismail Muhammad was victorious over Nelson Morales.

Ford vs Gonzalez stats

Raymond Ford stepped into the ring with a record of 15 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw.

Orlando Gonzalez Ruiz made his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws.

Raymond Ford was the younger man by 4 years, at 25 years old.

Ford had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Raymond Ford and Orlando Gonzalez Ruiz fought out of a southpaw stance.

Ford was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 2 years and 10 months later than Ruiz, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 6 fewer professional rounds, totaling 123 compared to Ruiz's 129.

Raymond Ford went into the fight ranked number 7 by the WBC at super featherweight.

Orlando Gonzalez Ruiz was ranked number 9 by the WBA in the 130lb division.

Ford vs Gonzalez form

Ford had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Nick Ball on June 1, 2024, by split decision in their WBA World Featherweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prior to that, he had won against Otabek Kholmatov on March 2, 2024, by technical knockout in the 12th round in their WBA World Featherweight championship fight at Turning Stone Resort Casino, Verona, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jessie Magdaleno on April 8, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Boeing Center at Tech Port, San Antonio.

Before that, he had defeated Sakaria Lukas on November 12, 2022, by knockout in the 8th round at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland.

He had won against Richard Medina on June 25, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Tech Port Arena, Texas.

Activity check

Ford's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 15 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 54 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10.8 rounds on average.

Ruiz's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 1 month, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 10 rounds on average.

What time did Ford vs Gonzalez start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, United States, which was around 2:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who broadcast Ford vs Gonzalez?

Ford vs Gonzalez was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Ford vs Gonzalez?

Raymond Ford was a 1/14 (-1400) favorite going into the contest, while Orlando Gonzalez Ruiz made his way into the ring at 13/2 (+650) with oddsmakers.