Ford vs Nova

Who won Ford vs Nova?

Raymond Ford beat Abraham Nova by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest on Saturday, August 16th, 2025, at ANB Arena, Riyadh.

The scorecards were announced as 96-94, 97-93, 97-93 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 Moses Itauma beating Dillian Whyte. Also on the undercard Nick Ball beat Sam Goodman, Filip Hrgovic defeated David Adeleye, Hayato Tsutsumi was victorious over Qais Ashfaq, and Mohammed Alakel beat Yumnam Santosh Singh.

Ford vs Nova stats

Raymond Ford stepped into the ring with a record of 17 wins, 1 loss, and 1 draw.

Abraham Nova made his way to the ring with a record of 24 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw.

Raymond Ford was the younger man by 5 years, at 26 years old.

Nova had a height advantage of 2 inches over Ford. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Raymond Ford fought out of the southpaw stance, while Abraham Nova was an orthodox fighter.

Ford was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 3 years later than Nova, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 14 fewer professional rounds, totaling 143 compared to Nova's 157.

Raymond Ford went into the fight ranked number 4 by the WBA, 3 by the WBC, 5 by the WBO, and 4 by the IBF at super featherweight.

Ford vs Nova form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Thomas Mattice on April 12, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Orlando Gonzalez Ruiz on November 9, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, 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.

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.

Nova had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Andres Cortes on June 21, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Fontainebleau Las Vegas, Las Vegas, United States.

Prior to that, he had lost to O’Shaquie Foster on February 16, 2024, by split decision in their WBC World Super Featherweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jhonatan Romero on July 28, 2023, by knockout in the 3rd round at Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Adam Lopez on January 14, 2023, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona.

He had been beaten by Robeisy Ramirez on June 18, 2022, by knockout in the 5th round at Madison Square Garden Theater, New York.

Activity check

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

Going into this contest, Raymond Ford had last fought 4 months and 4 days ago, while Abraham Nova's last outing had been 1 year, 1 month and 26 days ago.

Ford's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 8 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 56 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 11.2 rounds on average.

Nova's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 29 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 40 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8 rounds on average.

What time did Ford vs Nova start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:15 PM UTC at ANB Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which was 3:15 PM EST or 12:15 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 8:15 PM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Ford vs Nova?

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

What were the odds on Ford vs Nova?

Raymond Ford was a 1/7 (-770) favorite going into the contest, while Abraham Nova made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+550) with oddsmakers.