The 130-pound contender said that when he challenges WBC titleholder O'Shaquie Foster on May 30 at Houston's Fertitta Center on DAZN, it won't be a question of if, but when he wins.

“He can’t do anything with me,” Ford told The Ring. “I’ll hurt him and really take it to him. This is destiny, that WBC belt is mine, it's already written.”

Of course, Foster – as well as the oddsmakers, who have listed the champ as the favorite – see it differently.

The 32-year-old from Houston is coming off arguably the most impressive performance of his career, a one-sided decision over Stephen Fulton to win the WBC interim 135-pound title last December.

Foster (24-3, 12 KOs), who entered that fight as the junior lightweight champion, gave up the interim belt to continue his 130-pound reign.

The weight doesn't matter to Ford. The 27-year-old from Camden, New Jersey, just wants a chance to prove he's a better boxer than Foster. Since making his 130-pound debut in November 2024, Ford (18-1-1, 8 KOs) has gone a perfect 3-0 with a trio of 10-round decision victories and expects to add to that record in style back at world-level.

“He’s a good fighter don’t get me wrong, but he’s not on my level,” Ford said of Foster.

“I’m better than him in so many ways. I don’t wanna do too much talking. Y’all gonna see come fight night. He can’t mess with me. Don’t be surprised if this fight is crazy lopsided.”