Ford vs Barrett

When is Ford vs Barrett?

Raymond Ford could face the challenge of Zelfa Barrett in Summer 2025 the United States.

The fight would be contested over 12 rounds in the Featherweight division, which means the weight limit would be 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

Ford vs Barrett stats

Raymond Ford would step into the ring with a record of 16 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw, 8 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Zelfa Barrett would make his way to the ring with a record of 31 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 17 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Barrett would have a slight advantage in power over Ford, with a 55% knockout percentage compared to Ford's 50%.

Raymond Ford is the younger man by 6 years, at 25 years old.

Ford has a 1-inch reach advantage.

Raymond Ford fights out of the southpaw stance, while Zelfa Barrett is an orthodox fighter.

Ford is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 15 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 4 years and 6 months later than Barrett, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He has fought 79 fewer professional rounds, totaling 123 compared to Barrett's 202.

Raymond Ford goes into the fight ranked number 8 by the WBO, 7 by the IBF, and 7 by The Ring at featherweight.

Ford vs Barrett form

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

In his last fight, he beat Orlando Gonzalez Ruiz on November 9, 2024, by in the 10th round at Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, United States.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Nick Ball on June 1, 2024, by split decision in their WBA World Featherweight championship fight at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Going into that contest, he had beaten 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.

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

He had beaten Sakaria Lukas on November 12, 2022, by knockout in the 8th round at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland.

Barrett has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight, he defeated Jordan Gill on April 13, 2024, by technical knockout in the 10th round at Manchester Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had defeated Costin Ion on November 25, 2023, by points in the 8th round at 3ARENA, Dublin, Ireland.

Going into that contest, he had won against Jason Sanchez on April 22, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Cardiff International Arena, Cardiff, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had lost to Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov on November 5, 2022, by technical knockout in the 9th round in their IBF World Junior Lightweight championship fight at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

He had defeated Faroukh Kourbanov on June 4, 2022, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Motorpoint Arena, Wales, United Kingdom.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Raymond Ford has been fighting more than Zelfa Barrett.

Raymond Ford last fought 7 months and 5 days ago, while Zelfa Barrett's last outing was 1 year, 2 months and 1 day ago.

Ford's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 2 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 6 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 54 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10.8 rounds on average.

Barrett's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years and 10 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 51 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10.2 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Ford vs Barrett?

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