Ford vs Magdaleno

Who won Ford vs Magdaleno?

Raymond Ford beat Jessie Magdaleno by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest on Saturday, April 8th, 2023, at Boeing Center at Tech Port, 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 losses, 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 and Jessie Magdaleno fought out of a southpaw stance.

Ford was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 16 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 8 years and 6 months later than Magdaleno, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 57 fewer professional rounds, totaling 113 compared to Magdaleno's 170.

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

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

Prior to that, he had beaten Richard Medina on June 25, 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 February 5, 2022, by split decision in their 10 round contest at Footprint Center, Phoenix.

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

He had defeated Reece Bellotti on August 14, 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 June 11, 2020, by technical knockout in the 10th round at The Bubble, MGM Grand, Nevada, United States.

Prior to that, he had won against Rafael Rivera on August 17, 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 March 23, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The Hangar, California.

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

He had beaten Adeilson Dos Santos on April 22, 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 into 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, which means he had been fighting approximately 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 both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Ford vs Magdaleno?

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