Raymond Ford is confident his ability will deliver a world title in 2022. The Camden, New Jersey southpaw believes he is the best prospect in boxing and aims to underline those claims with an eye-catching performance against New Mexico’s Aaron Perez on the Roman Gonzalez vs Juan Francisco Estrada bill in Dallas on Saturday night.
Featherweight Ford (8-0, 4 KOs) faces fellow unbeaten Perez (10-0, 6 KOs) in just his second eight-rounder this weekend, but feels world title contention isn’t that far away.
“I feel I am the best prospect in all of boxing, not just at Matchroom, I’m talking everywhere,” said ‘Savage’ Ford, 21. “I feel like I could be a contender by the end of the year, but I want to fight five more times after this fight and then, going into 2022, I want to challenge myself and get a shot at the world title.
“This is what I have been waiting for, it’s time to show who I really am. I don’t want to be just beating guys that I am supposed to beat. He’s a young, unbeaten prospect, the same as me, and I feel that this is the perfect start to show who I am.
“I wasn’t sure what to expect coming into the pros, whether I would be moving fast or moving slow, I was just going along with it. I’ve recently been looking to make the decisions to move fast a few fights ago.
“Even with Covid-19, I fought three times last year and the first card wasn’t until August, so Eddie Hearn is moving me along great, and they are starting to test me now. I wasn’t supposed to be back until April so being back in March is great for me.”
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