O'Neil Bell

O'Neil Bell
Statistics
Nickname(s)	Supernova Give 'em Hell
Rated at	Cruiserweight
Height	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Reach	75 in (191 cm)
Nationality	Jamaican
Born	(1974-12-29)December 29, 1974 Jamaica
Died	Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	32
Wins	27
Wins by KO	25
Losses	4
Draws	1

O'Neil Bell (December 29, 1974 – November 25, 2015) was a Jamaican professional boxer who held the unified WBA (Super), WBC, IBF and The Ring magazine cruiserweight titles.

Professional career

Bell lost his second fight against an Algerian amateur star (M.Benguesima) but kept winning for years after that. He defeated former IBF champion Arthur Williams 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, with Evander Holyfield being the first.

The IBF later stripped Bell in April 2006 for pulling out of a mandatory bout against Steve Cunningham because of a tooth problem. After nearly 11 months of inactivity, Bell was due to take part in the postponed Superfighter Tournament at heavyweight on December 1 of that year.

Bell lost the WBA and WBC belts to Jean-Marc Mormeck on March 17, 2007 in the Frenchman's backyard in Levallois, France via a close but unanimous decision.

On April 19, 2008, in Poland, Bell fought former WBC light heavyweight champion Tomasz Adamek. Bell was dropped in the first round and quit after the end of round seven, citing that he was feeling dizzy and sick.

After the Adamek fight, Bell announced his move to the heavyweight division, saying that making the cruiserweight limit sapped his strength for his last two fights. Bell's first heavyweight bout was scheduled to be against Willie Palms on January 14, 2009, but that fight never occurred.

Outside the ring

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, but was released. [1].

Disappearance

According to ESPN's Wednesday Night Fights on August 8, 2007, Bell, who was originally scheduled to appear, was not available to fight or be contacted in any form. He was scheduled to against Louis Azille on the fight card, but his promoter pulled him from the fight three weeks prior because he could not be located.

Death

Bell was shot and killed while being robbed in Atlanta, Georgia, on November 25, 2015.

Professional boxing record

32 fights, 27 wins (25 knockouts), 4 losses (3 knockouts), 1 draw
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Win	27–4–1	Rico Cason	TKO	1	17/12/2011	Arlington, Virginia, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 0:58 of the first round.
Loss	26–4–1	Richard "Destroyer" Hall	TKO	2	04/06/2011	Hollywood, Florida, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 1:58 of the second round.
Loss	26–3–1	Tomasz Adamek	TKO	8	19/04/2008	Katowice, Poland	IBF World Cruiserweight Title Eliminator.
Loss	26–2–1	Jean-Marc "Marksman" Mormeck	UD	12	17/03/2007	Levallois-Perret, Hauts-de-Seine, France	WBA Super/WBC World Cruiserweight Titles. 113–115, 113–115, 112–116.
Win	26–1–1	Jean-Marc "Marksman" Mormeck	KO	10	07/01/2006	New York City, United States	WBA Super/WBC/IBF World Cruiserweight Titles. Mormeck knocked out at 2:50 of the tenth round.
Win	25–1–1	Sebastiaan Rothmann	KO	11	26/08/2005	Hollywood, Florida, United States	IBF World Cruiserweight Title. Rothmann knocked out at 2:09 of the 11th round.
Win	24–1–1	"Cowboy" Dale Brown	UD	12	20/05/2005	Hollywood, Florida, United States	IBF World Cruiserweight Title. 117–111, 116–112, 115–113.
Win	23–1–1	Ezra Sellers	KO	2	04/09/2004	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	IBF World Cruiserweight Title Eliminator. Sellers knocked out at 2:04 of the second round.
Win	22–1–1	Derrick "Royalty" Harmon	TKO	8	19/12/2003	Rosemont, Illinois, United States	NABF Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:41 of the eighth round.
Win	21–1–1	Kelvin "Concrete" Davis	TKO	11	23/05/2003	Concho, Oklahoma, United States	NABF/IBF USBA Cruiserweight Titles/IBF World Cruiserweight Title Eliminator. Referee stopped the bout at 1:03 of the 11th round.
Win	20–1–1	"King" Arthur Williams	TKO	9	08/11/2002	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	NABF/IBF USBA Cruiserweight Titles. Referee stopped the bout at 2:06 of the ninth round.
Win	19–1–1	Eric "Landlord" Davis	TKO	3	28/06/2002	Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Draw	18–1–1	Ernest "M-16" Mateen	TD	3	26/04/2002	Rosemont, Illinois, United States
Win	18–1	Ka-Dy King	TKO	3	09/04/2002	Rosemont, Illinois, United States
Win	17–1	"King" Arthur Williams	TKO	11	07/09/2001	Hankinson, North Dakota, United States	NABF Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:30 of the 11th round.
Win	16–1	Jason "Nightmare" Robinson	UD	10	03/07/2001	Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Win	15–1	Jose Luis Rivera	TKO	11	10/05/2001	East Saint Louis, Illinois, United States	NABF Cruiserweight Title.
Win	14–1	James "Hurricane" Walton	TKO	10	18/01/2001	Biloxi, Mississippi, United States	NABF Cruiserweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:38 of the tenth round.
Win	13–1	Michael "Gold" Rush	KO	5	19/10/2000	Columbus, Georgia, United States	WBA NBA Cruiserweight Title.
Win	12–1	Eric "Landlord" Davis	TKO	2	13/10/2000	Stone Mountain, Georgia, United States
Win	11–1	Jose Hiram Torres	TKO	3	02/06/2000	Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Win	10–1	John "Papa" Moore	TKO	3	22/04/2000	Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Win	9–1	Wes "Tinker" Taylor	TKO	3	27/01/2000	Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Win	8–1	George Holder	TKO	2	03/09/1999	Cherokee, North Carolina, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 2:47 of the second round.
Win	7–1	Carl "Kojak" Handy	TKO	4	11/08/1999	New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Win	6–1	John Ivan Battle	KO	2	03/03/1999	Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Win	5–1	Cliff Nellon	TKO	4	22/01/1999	Tunica, Mississippi, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 1:57 of the fourth round.
Win	4–1	John "Hurricane" Carter	TKO	1	13/11/1998	Cherokee, North Carolina, United States	Referee stopped the bout at 2:10 of the first round.
Win	3–1	Larry Donnell	TKO	2	30/07/1998	Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Win	2–1	James Sealey	KO	1	26/06/1998	Doraville, Georgia, United States
Loss	1–1	Mahamed Benguesmia	KO	4	11/04/1998	Columbia, South Carolina, United States
Win	1–0	William Holyfield	TKO	1	19/02/1998	Atlanta, Georgia, United States

See also

• List of cruiserweight boxing champions
• List of WBC world champions
• List of undisputed boxing champions
• Reigning boxing champions

External links

• Bell wins the IBF cruiserweight title
• Professional boxing record for O'Neil Bell from BoxRec

Vacant Title last held by Kelvin Davis	IBF cruiserweight champion May 20, 2005 – March 31, 2006 Stripped	Vacant Title next held by Krzysztof Włodarczyk
Preceded by Jean-Marc Mormeck	WBC, WBA (Super) and The Ring magazine cruiserweight champion January 7, 2006 – March 17, 2007	Succeeded by Jean-Marc Mormeck