Ford vs Magdaleno

Who won Ford vs Magdaleno?

Raymond Ford beat Jessie Magdaleno by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday 8th April 2023 at Boeing Center at Tech Port in San Antonio.

The scorecards were announced as 116-110, 119-107, 119-107 in favor of winner Raymond Ford.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 KG).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez beating Cristian Gonzalez for the WBO World Flyweight championship. Also, on the undercard Murodjon Akhmadaliev lost to Marlon Tapales for the IBF World Junior Featherweight and WBA Super World Super Bantamweight belts, Thomas Mattice defeated Ramiro Cesena, Israil Madrimov was victorious over Raphael Igbokwe, Khalil Coe beat James Quiter and Marc Castro defeated Ricardo Lopez Torres.

Ford vs Magdaleno stats

Back in April 2023, Raymond Ford stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 13 wins, zero loses and 1 draw.

Jessie Magdaleno made his way to the ring with a record of 29 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

Raymond Ford was the younger man by 7 years, at 24 years old.

Ford had a height advantage of 3 inches over Magdaleno. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Raymond Ford & Jessie Magdaleno fought out of a southpaw stance.

Ford was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 16 less fights, and made his debut in 2019, 8 year and 6 months later than Magdaleno, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 60 less professional rounds, 101 to Magdaleno's 161.

Raymond Ford went into the fight ranked number 2 by the WBA, 11 by the WBO and 9 by the IBF at featherweight.

Jessie Magdaleno was ranked number 7 by the WBA and 12 by the WBC in the 126lb division.

Ford vs Magdaleno form

Ford remained undefeated as a professional, stopping 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beat Sakaria Lukas on 12th November 2022 by knockout in the 8th round at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, United States.

Previous to that, he had beat Richard Medina on 25th June 2022 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Tech Port Arena, Texas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Edward Vazquez on 5th February 2022 by split decision in their 10 round contest at Footprint Center, Phoenix.

Before that, he had beat Felix Caraballo on 27th November 2021 by technical knockout in the 8th round at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York.

He had defeated Reece Bellotti on 14th August 2021 by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Matchroom HQ Garden, Brentwood, United Kingdom.

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Yenifel Vicente on 11th June 2020 by technical knockout in the 10th round at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Rafael Rivera on 17th August 2019 by technical decision in their 9 round contest at Banc of California Stadium, California.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Rico Ramos on 23rd March 2019 by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The Hangar, California.

Before that, he had been beaten by Isaac Dogboe on 28th April 2018 by technical knockout in the 11th round in their WBO World Junior Featherweight championship fight at Liacouras Center, Pennsylvania.

He had beat Adeilson Dos Santos on 22nd April 2017 by knockout in the 2nd round in their WBO World Junior Featherweight championship fight at StubHub Center, Carson.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Raymond Ford had been fighting more than Jessie Magdaleno.

Going to this contest, Raymond Ford had last fought 4 months and 27 days ago, while Jessie Magdaleno's last outing had been 2 years, 9 months and 28 days ago.

Ford's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

Magdaleno's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 11 months and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 42 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.4 rounds on average.

What time did Ford vs Magdaleno start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Boeing Center at Tech Port, San Antonio, United States, which was around 2:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Ford vs Magdaleno?

Ford vs Magdaleno was broadcast on DAZN in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by DAZN Global.

What were the odds on Ford vs Magdaleno?

Raymond Ford was a 2/7 (-340) favourite going into the contest, while Jessie Magdaleno made his way into the ring at 3/1 (+300) with oddsmakers.