Raymond Ford wants to make history in potential last bout at featherweight
Newly-crowned WBA featherweight champion, Raymond Ford, is just 24-years-old but already he has set his sights on creating a legacy and breaking records. Less than a week after he picked up his first world title, the ‘Savage’ is aiming for another landmark achievement.
Ford defied the odds to become champion as he pulled off a twelfth-round stoppage against fellow undefeated 126lber, Otabek Kholmatov, whilst behind on the cards, in a high-octane contest that stands out as one of 2024’s most exciting bouts thus far.
On the Flash Knockdown podcast, Ford admitted that he wants the winner of Vargas-Ball, in a first unified featherweight title clash since 2003.
“I’m not one of these guys that wins a World title and that’s it, I’m not satisfied with that. I want more belts, more big fights, more money – I’m not content, I’m destined for greatness and I’m chasing greatness. Saturday night was just the beginning, the start of it, I’m chasing legacy, big fights, entertaining fights, and I’ll be back real soon.”
“I know Eddie [Hearn] was thinking about me fighting Nick Ball if he wins, that can be a big money unification. I read that there hasn’t been a unification bout at Featherweight between two champions since 2003 or something like that, so that could be another historic night to go and unify.”
“So I don’t know, it’s not going to be a long lay off where I have to get down to the weight, I’m still in shape, I’ll get right back into the gym, so it might be a little easier making the weigh one more time to unify with Nick, so hopefully he gets the job done and I can get down to the weight to make that happen.”
“I haven’t really watched either guy but I’ll be tuned in and I’m pulling for Nick so we can make that big fight and unify.”
Vargas-Ball goes ahead tonight on the Joshua-Ngannou undercard in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.