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O'Neil Bell
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| O'Neil Bell | |
| Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Real name | O'Neil Bell |
| Nickname | Supernova, Give 'em hell |
| Weight | Cruiserweight |
| Nationality |  Jamaican |
| Birth date | December 29, 1974 |
| Birth place | Jamaica |
| Style | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 29 |
| Wins | 26 |
| Wins by KO | 24 |
| Losses | 2 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No contests | 0 |
O'Neil Bell (born December 29, 1974) is the former unified (WBA/WBC) cruiserweight champion.
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Bell lost his second fight against an Algerian amateur star (M.Benguesima) but kept winning for years after that. He defeated Ex-IBF champ Arthur Williams (boxer) twice by KO and climbed the rankings.
He defeated Canadian Dale Brown in a controversial but unanimous decision on May 20, 2005 on Friday Night Fights to capture the vacant IBF title.
He unified the belts by beating Frenchman Jean-Marc Mormeck, on January 7, 2006, for his WBA and WBC belts making Bell the second undisputed champion of the division, Evander Holyfield being the first.
The IBF later stripped Bell in April of 2006 for pulling out of a mandatory bout against Steve Cunningham because of a tooth problem. His long nearly 11 months of inactivity, which was due to take part in the now postponed Superfighter Tournament at heavyweight which had been planned to take place in Australia on December 1.
Bell lost the WBC and WBA belts to Mormeck on March 17, 2007 in the Frenchman's backyard in Levallois, France via a close but unanimous decision.
On February 5, 2007, Bell allegedly threw an axe at his sparring partner, Larry Slayton, while training in the woods of Big Bear, California. He was subsequently arrested on the count of assault with a deadly weapon [1].
- List of cruiserweight boxing champions
- List of male boxers
- List of WBC world champions
- List of undisputed boxing champions
- Reigning boxing champions
| Preceded by Jean-Marc Mormeck |
Cruiserweight boxing champion (WBA) January 7, 2006-March 17, 2007 |
Succeeded by Jean-Marc Mormeck |
| Cruiserweight boxing champion (WBC) January 7, 2006-March 17, 2007 |
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| Preceded by Kelvin Davis |
Cruiserweight boxing champion (IBF) May 20, 2005–March 31, 2006 (Vacated) |
Succeeded by Vacancy filled by Krzysztof Włodarczyk |
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