[citation needed] Reed made his professional debut on March 2, 2013, scoring a first-round technical knockout (TKO) victory over Kareem McFarland at the Rosecroft Raceway in Fort Washington, Maryland.
[16] A month after his win over Morales, it was announced that Reed had signed a promotional deal with Bob Arum's Top Rank.
[19] He began 2015 with TKO wins over Edgardo Soto in March[20] and Osenohan Vazquez in May,[21] followed by a UD victory against Luis Joel Gonzalez in June.
[28] Following two UD victories in 2017 – against Reyes Sanchez in April[29] and Robert Franckel in August[30] – Reed challenged for his first professional championship, the WBC Continental Americas super lightweight title, against undefeated future unified world champion José Ramírez.
[32] Reed bounced back in 2019 with two victories; a KO over Yardley Armenta Cruz in April[33] and a UD against Angel Hernandez in June.