REGGIE FORD

EARLY LIFE

Reginald "Reggie" Ford was born on June 11, 1953, in Alberttown, a neighborhood in Georgetown, Guyana, to parents Allan Ford and Beryl Braithwaite.

Ford grew up in a family that included three sisters and a younger brother, Patrick Ford, who later pursued a career in boxing as well.

AMATEUR CAREER

Trained at the Salem Boxing Gym, made his international debut at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland, representing Guyana in the light-welterweight division. Won a bronze medal at the 1971 Pan-American Games in Cali, California and another bronze in 1974 at the Central American and Caribbean Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

In 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, he faced Alan Minter in the first round, losing to a second round knockout to the future world champion.

LIFE AFTER BOXING

After retiring from professional boxing in 1985, Reggie Ford migrated to the United States and settled in New York, where he joined the iconic Gleason's Gym in Brooklyn as a coach.

DEATH

In the years leading up to his death, Reggie Ford endured a prolonged illness while residing in the United States, where he received care in a New York home after falling ill several years earlier; the specific cause was not publicly detailed. He passed away on February 2, 2021, at the age of 67.

A viewing was held on February 9, 2021, at John Funeral Home in Brooklyn, New York, followed by a chapel service, after which Ford was buried at Forest Green Park Cemetery in Morganville, New Jersey.