Raymond Ford vs. Abraham Nova: Preview & Betting Tips

Ford excellently uses his southpaw jab and footwork to dictate the pace of fights. His recent move to super featherweight hasn’t dulled his pop, but his game still revolves around accumulation of shots and creating unique angles rather than landing one-punch knockouts. The American will be circling around the ring, picking counters, and he’ll be trying to start fast.

Nova is very aggressive and physically strong. The 31-year-old thrives when closing the gap to his opponent and forcing exchanges. His best chance comes from pressing forward, cutting off the ring, and he’ll try to test Ford’s chin with overhand rights and hooks. However, with him taking this fight on short notice, he may be willing to gamble on getting Ford out of there early if he isn’t confident in his cardio.

Ford vs Nova: Prediction & Betting Tips

Ford’s precision and movement should be enough to outpoint Nova, especially over the back half of the fight. But Nova’s punching power demands caution because he’s capable of making the odds look foolish with one flush shot. Unfortunately though, this is a much more difficult task due to this being a short notice fight.

I expect a measured start from Ford, and he’ll look to make Nova miss and pay when he undoubtedly loads up on power shots. From there, he can use his supreme jab and speed to win the rounds. It’s a shame this is a short notice bout because with both men fully prepared, this one could be a genuine fight of the year contender in my opinion.

The moneyline odds for Ford aren’t great, therefore I’m taking Raymond Ford to win by decision or technical decision at odds of 1.86 (BetMGM).

If you fancy the upset then odds of 10.00 for Nova to win by KO or TKO may tempt you with a small stake, but not for me.