Raymond Savage Ford looks to go nine unbeaten. Photo Credit: Ed Mulholland/Matchroom Boxing
“I posted a screenshot that he was following me, I tagged his name [in the post] and he DM’ed [direct messaged] me. That’s how we started talking, he asked me if I was turning pro soon and I told him I was going to wait.”
Raymond Ford turned professional with Matchroom USA but his initial approach was quite unusual. Since linking up with Eddie Hearn via Instagram it has been a match made in heaven for ‘Savage’.
Ford is currently eight fights into his professional career holding a perfect undefeated record as he heads into his ninth bout on the undercard to Roman ‘Chocolatito’ Gonzalez vs Juan Fransisco Estrada.
Ijaz Ahmed was left elated after edging Kaisy Khademi in London on Saturday Photo Credit: Round N Bout Media/Queensberry Promotions
Ijaz Ahmed cause a mild upset by defeating the previously undefeated Kaisy Khademi via majority decision to take the Afghan’s WBO European Super Flyweight title, and also claim the vacant IBF European strap at the Copper Box Arena on Saturday.
Frank Warren’s latest BT Sport card was decimated by the rescheduling of the Jamel Herring vs Carl Frampton fight that was due to top the bill. Then at late notice, the replacement headliner, Anthony Cacace’s British Super Featherweight title defence against Lyon Woodstock had to be shelved due to Woodstock returning a positive Covid-19 test just two days away from fight night, thus elevating Khademi and Ahmed to main event status.
Canelo Alvarez comfortably retained his Super Middleweight world titles with a third round stoppage of Avni Yildirim in Miami on Saturday Photo Credit: Ed Mulholland/Matchroom
Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez did exactly as expected, as he easily defended his WBC, WBA ‘Super’ and Ring Magazine Super Middleweight titles at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, forcing mandatory challenger, Avni Yildirim, to retire from battle after three one-sided rounds.
Canelo (55-1-2, 37 KOs) was last seen as recently as December 2020, dominating Callum Smith to reign supreme at the weight, while Yildirim (21-3, 12 KOs) was fortuitous to be in his lofty position having not fought in over two years, since defeat to Anthony Dirrell in a challenge for the WBC belt. A mismatch was expected, and that’s exactly what happened.
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