COLE WINS ON SPLIT DECISION
HEADBUTT IN THE SECOND ROUND RESULTS IN BLOODY BOUT FOR ICE
Joey delivers hard body shot
Joey lost a close fight tonight in Karlstad, Sweden. It was a split decision and ringside fans thought Joey had won the first four rounds and should have won the 6 round decision. He received a headbutt in the second round and things got bloody from that point on. It was a 12 stitch cut that bled alot. Judges had Cole 58-57 and Joey 58-56. After the fight Al said Joey is a future great fighter but tonight I was better.
photo by Mikael Lindblom/nwt.se
SEPTEMBER 5TH FIGHT ANNOUNCEDABELL (20-2) vs. COLE (34-14)
It seems only appropriate that Minnesota Ice meets Ice Cole in Sweden. Al ‘Ice’ Cole, at 6’4”, is a large and dominant fighter whose career started on a 20-1 tear capturing the cruiserweight title by defeating James Warring. Cole went on to defend the title six times, with his most notable defense came against Uriah Grant. Cole went up to heavyweight without losing his title but lost his first fight being nearly swept on all cards by Tim Witherspoon in a decision loss. Al Cole’s last fight was a crushing TKO loss to Sultan Sultan Ibragimov (pictured below). A Knockout Night of Boxing at Madison Square Garden Story and Photos by John Friest Undefeated heavyweight Sultan Ibragimov easily handled the usually durable Al “Ice” Cole. Ibragimov, the 2000 Olympic silver medalist, set the tone early by stinging Cole in round two with a left that sent him down for an eight count. Cole recovered to finish the round. Ibragimov finished Cole off at 1:46 of round three after a barrage of punches forced referee Arthur Mercante to step in. This is a good measuring stick for Ibragimov as Cole went the distance with former champ Hassim Rahman on March 11, 2004. Ibragimov raises his record to 15-0 with 13 KO’s. Cole falls to 34-14-3 with 16 KO’s.
It seems only appropriate that Minnesota Ice meets Ice Cole in Sweden. Al ‘Ice’ Cole, at 6’4”, is a large and dominant fighter whose career started on a 20-1 tear capturing the cruiserweight title by defeating James Warring. Cole went on to defend the title six times, with his most notable defense came against Uriah Grant. Cole went up to heavyweight without losing his title but lost his first fight being nearly swept on all cards by Tim Witherspoon in a decision loss. Al Cole’s last fight was a crushing TKO loss to Sultan Sultan Ibragimov (pictured below).
A Knockout Night of Boxing at Madison Square Garden Story and Photos by John Friest
Undefeated heavyweight Sultan Ibragimov easily handled the usually durable Al “Ice” Cole. Ibragimov, the 2000 Olympic silver medalist, set the tone early by stinging Cole in round two with a left that sent him down for an eight count. Cole recovered to finish the round. Ibragimov finished Cole off at 1:46 of round three after a barrage of punches forced referee Arthur Mercante to step in. This is a good measuring stick for Ibragimov as Cole went the distance with former champ Hassim Rahman on March 11, 2004. Ibragimov raises his record to 15-0 with 13 KO’s. Cole falls to 34-14-3 with 16 KO’s.