# Joey Abell

Joey Abell (born May 16, 1981) is an American professional boxer.

## Early life

Abell is a native of Minneapolis, Minnesota. He attended Champlin Park High School, and later played football at South Dakota State University, where he majored in Education and Human Science.

## Amateur career

As an amateur, Abell won a silver medal at the 1998 U.S. Junior Championships at 201 lbs, losing to Malik Scott in the final. He later won gold in the super heavyweight division at the 1999 Under-19 Championships.

## Professional career

The first fight of 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.
On May 17, 2016, Abell knocked out, then undefeated Wes Nofire and continued his winning streak with two more wins coming by way of KO.

## Professional boxing record

| 48 fights | 35 wins | 11 losses |
| By knockout | 33 | 9 |
| By decision | 2 | 1 |
| By disqualification | 0 | 1 |
| No contests | 2 | 2 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 48 | Loss | 35–11 (2) | Michael Polite Coffie | TKO | 2 (8) | Nov 7, 2020 | Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |
| 47 | Win | 35–10 (2) | Quincy Palmer | KO | 1 (6) | Nov 2, 2018 | The Myth, Maplewood, Minnesota, U.S. | |
| 46 | Loss | 34–10 (2) | Tomasz Adamek | TKO | 7 (10) | Apr 21, 2018 | Hala Sportowa, Częstochowa, Poland | For Republic of Poland International heavyweight title |
| 45 | Win | 34–9 (2) | Krzysztof Zimnoch | KO | 3 (12) | Sep 9, 2017 | Stadion MOSiR, Radom, Poland | |
| 44 | Win | 33–9 (2) | Raymond Ochieng | TKO | 2 (10) | Feb 25, 2017 | Blaine Sports Center, Blaine, Minnesota, U.S. | |
| 43 | Win | 32–9 (2) | Wes Nofire | TKO | 3 (8) | May 17, 2016 | Black Bear Casino, Carlton, Minnesota, U.S. | |
| 42 | Loss | 31–9 (2) | Oscar Rivas | KO | 2 (10) | Nov 28, 2015 | Videotron Centre, Quebec City, Canada | |
| 41 | Win | 31–8 (2) | Juan Goode | UD | 6 | Oct 17, 2015 | Black Bear Casino, Carlton, Minnesota, U.S. | |
| 40 | Win | 30–8 (2) | Travis Fulton | TKO | 3 (6) | Apr 17, 2015 | Grand Casino, Hinckley, Minnesota, U.S. | |
| 39 | Loss | 29–8 (2) | Tyson Fury | TKO | 4 (10) | Feb 15, 2014 | Copper Box Arena, London, England | |
| 38 | Loss | 29–7 (2) | Kubrat Pulev | TKO | 4 (12) | Dec 14, 2013 | Jahnsportforum, Neubrandenburg, Germany | For IBF International heavyweight title |
| 37 | Win | 29–6 (2) | Maurenzo Smith | RTD | 1 (6) | Jul 26, 2013 | Hyatt Regency Hotel, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. | |
| 36 | Loss | 28–6 (2) | Fres Oquendo | TKO | 9 (10) | Dec 14, 2013 | Horseshoe Casino, Hammond, Indiana, U.S. | For vacant WBA Fedelatin heavyweight title |
| 35 | Win | 28–5 (2) | Emerson Chasing Bear | RTD | 4 (6), 3:00 | Jan 28, 2012 | Williston College, Williston, North Dakota, U.S. | |
| 34 | Loss | 27–5 (2) | Chris Arreola | KO | 1 (10), 2:18 | Jan 28, 2011 | Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, California, U.S. | |
| 33 | Win | 27–4 (2) | Arron Lyons | TKO | 4 (10) 0:52 | Jul 17, 2010 | St. Paul Armory, Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. | |
| 32 | Win | 26–4 (2) | Josh Gutcher | TKO | 2 (8), 0:52 | Apr 23, 2010 | St. Paul Armory, Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. | |
| 31 | NC | 25–4 (2) | Raphael Butler | NC | 1 (10) | Dec 4, 2009 | Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. | For vacant Minnesota State heavyweight title; Referee failed to hear bell and called fighters together to continue fighting, Butler was knocked out by Abell prompting both corners to enter into a brawl which negated the bout |
| 30 | Win | 25–4 (1) | Larry White | TKO | 2 (6) | Jun 13, 2009 | Robert's Off Ten, Mounds View, Minnesota, U.S. | |
| 29 | Win | 24–4 (1) | Billy Willis | TKO | 3 (6), 0:54 | May 15, 2009 | The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 28 | Win | 23–4 (1) | Galen Brown | KO | 1 (6), 1:43 | Apr 4, 2009 | Epic Night Club, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. | |
| 27 | Win | 22–4 (1) | Marcus Rhode | KO | 1 (6) | Feb 13, 2009 | Epic Night Club, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. | |
| 26 | Win | 21–4 (1) | Derek Amos | TKO | 1 (6), 2:58 | Jan 17, 2009 | St. Paul Armory, Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. | |
| 25 | Loss | 20–4 (1) | Jason Nicholson | DQ | 1 (8) | Nov 28, 2008 | Sioux Falls Convention Center, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, U.S. | Abell disqualified for hitting Nicholson while he was down |
| 24 | Loss | 20–3 (1) | Al Cole | SD | 6 | Sep 5, 2008 | Nojesfabriken, Karlstad, Sweden | |
| 23 | Loss | 20–2 (1) | Andrew Greeley | TKO | 4 (6), 2:58 | Apr 26, 2008 | Graham Arena, Rochester, Minnesota, U.S. | |
| 22 | Win | 20–1 (1) | Maurice Wheeler | KO | 2 (6) | Apr 11, 2008 | The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 21 | Win | 19–1 (1) | Ratko Draskovic | KO | 2 (6) | Mar 27, 2008 | Lisebergshallen, Gothenburg, Sweden | |
| 20 | Win | 18–1 (1) | Teke Oruh | MD | 10 | Nov 16, 2007 | Beausejour Cricket Ground, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia | |
| 19 | Win | 17–1 (1) | Daniil Peretyatko | TKO | 2 (4) | Sep 15, 2007 | Löfbergs Arena, Karlstad, Sweden | |
| 18 | Win | 16–1 (1) | Levon Warner | KO | 1 (8), 2:52 | Sep 7, 2007 | The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 17 | Win | 15–1 (1) | Mike Sheppard | KO | 1 (4), 2:10 | Aug 4, 2007 | Allstate Arena, Rosemont, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 16 | Win | 14–1 (1) | Harvey Jolly | TKO | 2 (6), 1:55 | Apr 25, 2007 | Roy Wilkins Auditorium, Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S. | |
| 15 | Win | 13–1 (1) | James Gerstein | KO | 1 (6), 1:27 | Mar 17, 2007 | Grand Casino, Hinckley, Minnesota, U.S. | |
| 14 | Win | 12–1 (1) | Cornelius Ellis | RTD | 3 (6), 3:00 | Feb 9, 2007 | The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 13 | Win | 11–1 (1) | Ergin Solmaz | RTD | 2 (4), 3:00 | Jan 27, 2007 | Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden | |
| 12 | Win | 10–1 (1) | Larry White | TKO | 6 (6), 1:50 | Jan 12, 2007 | Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. | |
| 11 | Loss | 9–1 (1) | Arron Lyons | TKO | 1 (4), 1:17 | Dec 1, 2006 | The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 10 | Win | 9–0 (1) | Louis Monaco | TKO | 4 (6), 0:30 | Oct 13, 2006 | The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S | |
| 9 | Win | 8–0 (1) | David Cleage | KO | 2 (4), 2:51 | Sep 15, 2006 | The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 8 | Win | 7–0 (1) | Mark Brown | KO | 2 (6), 2:14 | Jul 7, 2006 | The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 7 | Win | 6–0 (1) | Douglas Robertson | KO | 1 (4), 2:23 | Apr 7, 2006 | The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 6 | Win | 5–0 (1) | Cornell Bradbury | TKO | 1 (4), 2:25 | Mar 15, 2006 | Merrionette Park, Illinois, U.S. | |
| 5 | Win | 4–0 (1) | Dan Jambor | KO | 1 (4), 1:15 | Feb 10, 2006 | The Blue Horizon, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 4 | Win | 3–0 (1) | Marcelo Aravena | TKO | 1 (4), 2:00 | Nov 19, 2005 | Seven Clans Casino, Thief River Falls, Minnesota, U.S. | |
| 3 | Win | 2–0 (1) | Andrew Goodwin | TKO | 2 (4) | Oct 15, 2005 | Chez Peree Club, Carter Lake, Iowa, U.S. | |
| 2 | Win | 1–0 (1) | Ritchie Goosehead | TKO | 2 (4), 1:58 | Sep 23 2005 | Winnipeg Convention Centre, Winnipeg, Canada | |
| 1 | NC | 0–0 (1) | Ritchie Goosehead | NC | 1 (4), 2:52 | Aug 27, 2005 | Seven Clans Casino, Thief River Falls, Minnesota, U.S. | Bout stopped after Goosehead fell through ropes, landing outside ring |