Ford vs Gonzalez

When is Ford vs Gonzalez?

Raymond Ford is set to face the challenge of Orlando Gonzalez Ruiz on Saturday, November 9th, 2024, at Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia.

The fight will take place over 10 rounds in the Super Featherweight division, which means the weight limit will be 130 pounds (9.3 stone or 59 kg).

This fight will appear on the undercard of Jaron ‘Boots’ Ennis' and Karen Chukhadzhyan's clash for the IBF World Welterweight championship. Also on the undercard will be Jesse ‘Bam’ Rodriguez's and Pedro Guevara's bout for the WBC World Super Flyweight belt.

Ford vs Gonzalez stats

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

Orlando Gonzalez Ruiz will make his way to the ring with a record of 23 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, with 13 of those wins by knockout.

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

Raymond Ford is the younger man by 4 years, at 25 years old.

Ford has a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Raymond Ford and Orlando Gonzalez Ruiz fight out of a southpaw stance.

Ford is the less experienced professional fighter, having had 8 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2019, 2 years and 10 months later than Ruiz, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He has fought 6 fewer professional rounds, totaling 113 compared to Ruiz's 119.

Raymond Ford goes into the fight ranked number 7 by the WBC at super featherweight.

Orlando Gonzalez Ruiz is currently ranked number 11 by the WBA in the 130lb division.

Ford vs Gonzalez 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 won against 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 defeated Sakaria Lukas on November 12, 2022, by knockout in the 8th round at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland.

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

Activity check

Ford's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 15 days, which means he has been fighting approximately every 5 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 54 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10.8 rounds on average.

Ruiz's last 2 fights have come over a period of 3 years and 1 month, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10 rounds on average.

What time does Ford vs Gonzalez start?

The fighters are expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, United States, which is around 2:00 AM GMT in the UK.

Who is showing Ford vs Gonzalez?

Ford vs Gonzalez will be broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

How do you stream Ford vs Gonzalez?

In the US you can stream Ford vs Gonzalez via the DAZN app and platform. You can download the app for PC, Apple, Android, Fire TV, Roku, your Smart TV and many others. Note: You save over 60% if you pay for a full year of DAZN.

1 month of DAZN is $24.99, while 1 year costs $224.99.

In the UK you can stream Ford vs Gonzalez via the DAZN global app and platform in the UK & most countries in the world. You can download the app for PC, Apple, Android, Fire TV, Roku, your Smart TV and many others.

1 month (12 month contract) of DAZN UK is £9.99, 1 year of DAZN UK is £99.99 and 1 month (flexible pass) costs £19.99.

What are the odds on Ford vs Gonzalez?

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