Kevin Ford (boxer)

Kevin Ford (born August 3, 1962 in Long Beach, CA), is a former heavyweight professional boxer.

Amateur

Ford had a stellar amateur career, becoming the 1989 National Golden Gloves Super Heavyweight Champion. Prior to the win, he lost to Riddick Bowe in 1988 Olympic Games Trials.

Professional career

Ford turned pro in 1989 and was undefeated in his first 9 bouts before losing to Tony Willis by TKO in 1990. He then lost a decision to Joe Hipp in 1992 and again in 1993. He retired later that year after a TKO loss to James Smith.[1]

Professional boxing record
14 Wins (10 knockouts, 4 decisions), 4 Losses (2 knockouts, 2 decisions)
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 14-4 James "Bonecrusher" Smith TKO 9 26/06/1993 Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Loss 14-3 Joe Hipp UD 10 03/04/1993 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 91-99, 92-99, 93-98.
Win 14-2 Keith "Sir Jabalot" McMurray TKO 7 27/02/1993 Beijing, China Referee stopped the bout at 2:56 of the seventh round.
Win 13-2 Terry Verners TKO 1 11/07/1992 The Aladdin, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 12-2 John "Big Red" Morton PTS 8 06/05/1992 Bakersfield, California, United States
Loss 11-2 Joe Hipp UD 8 01/02/1992 Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 72-80, 72-79, 71-80.
Win 11-1 Lionel "The Train" Butler PTS 8 29/04/1991 Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, United States
Win 10-1 John "Big Red" Morton PTS 6 28/02/1991 San Diego, California, United States
Loss 9-1 Tony "The Tiger" Willis TKO 7 23/04/1990 Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, United States Referee stopped the bout at 2:50 of the seventh round.
Win 9-0 Sammy Speech KO 1 22/02/1990 Civic Plaza, Phoenix, Arizona, United States Speech knocked out at 1:38 of the first round.
Win 8-0 Richard Cade KO 3 13/02/1990 Long Beach, California, United States
Win 7-0 Jose "Denver" Herrera KO 2 08/12/1989 Richfield, Utah, United States
Win 6-0 Steve Cortez KO 1 13/11/1989 Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, United States
Win 5-0 Don Askew TKO 1 12/10/1989 Richfield, Utah, United States
Win 4-0 Dion Burgess KO 2 29/06/1989 Del Mar, California, United States
Win 3-0 Herman Pettigrew KO 1 05/06/1989 Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, United States
Win 2-0 Craig "Ambassador" Murray DQ 1 15/05/1989 Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, United States
Win 1-0 Rocky Pepeli KO 1 28/02/1989 Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, United States

Notes
  1. "James Smith". Archived from the original on 2014-08-09. Retrieved 2013-12-14.
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