Quick Facts
Biography
Joey Abell (born May 16, 1981) is an American Heavyweight professional boxer.
Personal life
Abell is a native of Minneapolis, Minnesota. He played football at South Dakota State University, where he majored in Education and Human Science.
Professional career
The first fight of southpaw Joey Abell's professional career was marred when his opponent, Ritchie Goosehead, fell through the ropes and landed on the cement. The fight was ruled a no-contest. Abell knocked out Goosehead in his second professional fight about a month later. Abell remained undefeated through ten bouts, then he was KOd by Aaron Lyons at the Blue Horizon in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Abell later rematched Lyons and KO'd him. As of May 16, 2009, Abell's professional record was 24 wins (23 by knockout), 4 losses, no draws, and 1 no contest.
Abell defeated his first notable opponent in undefeated Teke Oruh of Nigeria, on points, in a fight televised on Showtime on November 16, 2007. Abell then defeated Billy Willis by third round TKO. In 2008 he went on to lose a string of bouts, including a loss to former world champion Alfred Cole. In January 2011 A distracted Abell was defeated in the first round by heavyweight contender Chris Arreola.
Abell's last two losses came at the hands of #2 (Tyson Fury) and #3 (Kubrat Pulev). Both fights were taken with a couple of days' notice.
Professional boxing record
| 29 Wins (18 knockouts, 10 decisions), 7 Losses (5 knockouts, 2 decisions), 2 No Contests | |||||||
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss |  Tyson Fury | TKO | 4 (10) | 2014-02-15 | Copper Box, London, England | ||
| Loss | 27–6 |  Kubrat Pulev | TKO | 4 (12) | 2013-12-14 |  Jahnsportforum, Neubrandenburg, Germany | For IBF International Heavyweight Title. |
| Win | 30-2 |  Emerson Chasing Bear | RTD | 4 | 2012-01-28 |  Williston, North Dakota, United States | |
| Loss | 29-2 | Chris Arreola | KO | 1 | 2011-01-28 |  Temecula, California, United States | Abell knocked out at 2:18 of the first round. |
| Win | 11-8 | Arron Lyons | TKO | 4 | 2010-07-17 |  St Paul, Minnesota, United States | Referee stopped the bout at 0:52 of the fourth round due to a cut. |
| Win | 18-11 | Josh "The Griz" Gutcher | TKO | 2 | 2010-04-23 | St Paul, Minnesota, United States | Referee stopped the bout at 0:52 of the fourth round due to a cut. |
| No Contest | 25-4 | Raphael "The Silencer" Butler | NC | 1 | 2009-12-04 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | Minnesota Heavyweight Title. Referee failed to hear the bell and called the fighters together to continue fighting and Butler was knocked out by a punch from Abell prompting Butler's and Abell's corners to enter into a brawl which negated the bout. |
| Win | 3-6 | Larry White | TKO | 2 | 2009-06-13 | Mounds View, Minnesota, United States | |
| Win | 11-14-1 | Billy "The Kid" Willis | TKO | 3 | 2009-05-15 |  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Referee stopped the bout at 0:54 of the third round. |
| Win | 32-10-1 | Galen "Bad Boy" Brown | KO | 1 | 2009-04-04 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | Brown knocked out at 1:43 of the first round. |
| Win | 34-36-2 | Marcus "Big Tuna" Rhode | KO | 1 | 2009-02-13 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | |
| Win | 15-26 | "Hollywood" Derek Amos | TKO | 1 | 2009-01-17 | St Paul, Minnesota, United States | Referee stopped the bout at 2:58 of the first round. |
| Loss | 17-25-2 | "The Native American Nightmare" Jason Nicholson | DQ | 1 | 2008-11-28 |  Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States | Abell disqualified for hitting Nicholson while he was down. |
| Loss | 34-14-3 | Alfred "Ice" Cole | SD | 6 | 2008-09-05 |  Karlstad, Sweden | 58-56, 57-58, 57-58. |
| Loss | 13-20-2 | Andrew Greeley | TKO | 4 | 2008-04-26 | Rochester, Minnesota, United States | Referee stopped the bout at 2:58 of the fourth round. |
| Win | 10-11-1 | Maurice Wheeler | KO | 2 | 2008-04-11 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Referee stopped the bout after the second round. |
| Win | 28-7-2 |  Ratko Draskovic | KO | 2 | 2008-03-27 | Gothenburg, Sweden | |
| Win | 14-0-1 |  Teke "African Prince" Oruh | MD | 10 | 2007-11-16 |  Gros Islet, Saint Lucia | 98-92, 96-94, 95-95. |
| Win | 8-8 |  Daniil "Shrek" Peretyatko | TKO | 2 | 2007-09-15 | Karlstad, Sweden | |
| Win | 6-4-2 | Levon Warner | KO | 1 | 2007-09-07 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Warner knocked out at 2:52 of the first round. |
| Win | 10-6-1 | Mike Sheppard | KO | 1 | 2007-08-04 |  Rosemont, Illinois, United States | Sheppard knocked out at 2:10 of the first round. |
| Win | 6-2-1 | Harvey "Candy Man" Jolly | TKO | 2 | 2007-04-25 | St Paul, Minnesota, United States | Referee stopped the bout at 1:55 of the second round. |
| Win | 11-3-2 | James Gerstein | KO | 1 | 2007-03-17 | Hinckley, Minnesota, United States | Gerstein knocked out at 1:27 of the first round. |
| Win | 10-12-1 | Cornelius Ellis | RTD | 3 | 2007-02-09 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Ellis failed to emerge from his corner for the fourth round. |
| Win | 3-11-2 |  Ergin Solmaz | RTD | 2 | 2007-01-27 | Gothenburg, Sweden | |
| Win | 3-2 | Larry White | TKO | 6 | 2007-01-12 | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | Referee stopped the bout at 1:50 of the sixth round. |
| Loss | 3-0 | Arron Lyons | TKO | 1 | 2006-12-01 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Referee stopped the bout at 1:17 of the first round. |
| Win | 15-33-4 | Louis "The Facelifter" Monaco | TKO | 4 | 2006-10-13 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Referee stopped the bout at 0:30 of the fourth round. |
| Win | 3-10-1 | David Cleage | KO | 2 | 2006-09-15 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Cleage knocked out at 2:51 of the second round. |
| Win | 7-0 | Mark "Oak Tree" Brown | KO | 2 | 2006-07-07 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Brown knocked out at 2:14 of the second round. |
| Win | 2-7-1 | Douglas "Preacher Man" Robertson | KO | 1 | 2006-04-07 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Robertson knocked out at 2:23 of the first round. |
| Win | 1-6-1 | Cornell Bradbury | TKO | 1 | 2006-03-15 | Merrionette Park, Illinois, United States | Referee stopped the bout at 2:25 of the first round. |
| Win | 5-0-1 | Dan Jambor | KO | 1 | 2006-02-10 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Jambor knocked out at 1:15 of the first round. |
| Win | 7-31-1 |  Marcelo Aravena | TKO | 1 | 2005-11-19 | Thief River Falls, Minnesota, United States | Referee stopped the bout at 2:00 of the first round. |
| Win | -- | Andrew Goodwin | TKO | 2 | 2005-10-15 |  Carter Lake, Iowa, United States | |
| Win | 7-17-1 | Ritchie Goosehead | TKO | 2 | 2005-09-23 | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | Referee stopped the bout at 1:58 of the second round. |
| Win | 7-17-1 | Ritchie Goosehead | NC | 1 | 2005-08-27 | Thief River Falls, Minnesota, United States | Bout was stopped at 2:52 of the first round after Goosehead fell through the ropes and landed on the floor outside of the ring. |
