Ford vs Lopez

When is Ford vs Lopez?

Raymond Ford could potentially square off against Luis Alberto Lopez in Spring 2025 the United States.

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

Ford vs Lopez stats

Raymond Ford would step into the ring with a record of 15 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw, 8 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Luis Alberto Lopez would make his way to the ring with a record of 30 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 17 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggest Lopez would have a slight advantage in power over Ford, with a 57% knockout percentage compared to Ford's 53%.

Raymond Ford is the younger man by 5 years, at 25 years old.

Ford has a height advantage of 3 inches over Lopez. This also extends to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Raymond Ford fights out of the southpaw stance, while Luis Alberto Lopez is an orthodox fighter.

Ford is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 15 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 3 years and 6 months later than Lopez, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He has fought 70 fewer professional rounds, totaling 113 compared to Lopez's 183.

Raymond Ford goes into the fight ranked number 6 by the WBA, and 7 by The Ring at featherweight.

Luis Alberto Lopez is currently ranked number 1 by The Ring in the 126lb division.

Ford vs Lopez form

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

In his last fight, he 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 defeated 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 won against Sakaria Lukas on November 12, 2022, by knockout in the 8th round at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland.

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

Lopez has won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he defeated Reiya Abe on March 2, 2024, by technical knockout in the 8th round in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at Turning Stone Resort Casino, Verona, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Joet Gonzalez on September 15, 2023, by unanimous decision in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at American Bank Arena, Corpus Christi.

Going into that contest, he had won against Michael Conlan on May 27, 2023, by knockout in the 5th round in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at The SSE Arena (Odyssey Arena), Belfast, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had defeated Josh Warrington on December 10, 2022, by majority decision in their IBF World Featherweight championship fight at First Direct Arena, Leeds.

He had beaten Isaac Lowe on December 3, 2021, by knockout in the 7th round at York Hall, London.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Raymond Ford has been fighting more than Luis Alberto Lopez.

Raymond Ford last fought 8 months and 12 days ago, while Luis Alberto Lopez's last outing was 11 months and 11 days ago.

Ford's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 19 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 6 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 54 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10.8 rounds on average.

Lopez's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 10 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 44 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 8.8 rounds on average.

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