Joey Abell is a heavyweight

Heavyweight

Heavyweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. Fighters who weigh over 200 pounds are considered heavyweights by the major professional boxing organizations: the International Boxing Federation, the World Boxing Association, the World Boxing Council, and the World Boxing...

 professional boxer

Boxing

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 from Minnesota

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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 avenged this result by knocking Goosehead out 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

Blue Horizon

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 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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. As of May 16, 2009, Abell's professional record was 24 wins (23 by knockout

Knockout

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), 4 losses, no draws, and 1 no contest

No contest (boxing)

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Abell defeated his first notable opponent in undefeated Teke Oruh

Teke Oruh

Teke Oruh, alias African Prince, is a heavyweight professional boxer from Nigeria.-Professional career:Oruh made his professional debut, a first-round knockout of Gustavo Robleto, on July 28, 2001...

 of Nigeria

Nigeria

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, 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 faded former champion Alfred Cole. In January of 2011 Abell was knocked out in the first round by heavyweight contender Chris Arreola

Chris Arreola

Cristobal Arreola is a Mexican-American professional Heavyweight boxer. Arreola is the former NABF, WBC Continental Americas, and current WBC FECOMBOX Heavyweight Champion. Chris is promoted by Goossen Tutor and trained by Henry Ramírez....

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