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snaplocally.com Abell Silences White Joey "Minnesota Ice" Abell (25-4, 24 KO's) stopped Larry "Super King" White (3-7, 3KO's) in round two Saturday night in Mounds View, MN. Abell cleverly landed big left hands to the head in round one while bobbing and weaving away from White's counter punching attempts. White did a lot of talking and mocking of Abell in round one, inviting the big southpaw to engage him. Abell smiled as he rocked White on several occasions.
A big right uppercut from Abell rocked White early in round two. White switched his passive strategy after taking the shot and came forward with heavy punches. A slugfest momentarily broke out as both men looked to land a knockout punch. Abell put an end to White's KO hopes with a crushing right hand to the head that sent him slumping to the canvas where referee Mark Nelson waived the fight off midway through the round By Jesse Kelley Minnesota Boxing - minnesotaboxing.com 
FAST EDDIE CHAMBERS WITH ICE 
Eddie Chambers poses with ICE after Willis fight.
WILLIS VS ABELL
"Minnesota Ice" hammers out Willis in 3, Gee Cullmer pulls out a split decision win! Philly Keith Sports .jpg)
The big lumberjack from Minnesota, Joey Abell (24-4, 23 KO’s) did it again, pleasing the crowd with 3 rounds of target practice which led to a stoppage over Houston's Billy "The Kid" Willis (12-14-1, 9ko's). Abell looks to have added a jab to his arsenal, a punch he threw a lot of in the 1st which would set up that wrecking ball of a left hand. Give Willis credit, he ate some SCUD missiles and still had the audacity to connect with a strong right hook as round 1 ended, a punch that surely caught Abell's attention. The fight continued and it was more of Abell hammering the concerete head of Willis. The first knockdown came early in the 3rd which from my vantage point actually looked like a slip. Willis jumped right up but was attacked on the ropes and referee Blair Talmedge jumped right in to stop what could have been a severe beating. Video with Abell coming soon. http://www.phillykeith.com
NIGHT AT THE BLUE 
Tickets and Directions to the Blue Horizon Joey will be part of the 'Health and Education Night at The Legendary Blue Horizon' on May 15th facing Billy 'The Kid' Willis (12-13). Willis will be getting an Education but it won't be healthy. Minnesota ICE is in the top of his form and I for one will be tuning in to the live broadcast of Go Fight Live to watch the Big Man in action. The Blue is one of the premier boxing venues in the country and the Philly Boxing Fans are fantastic. So kick back, grab a cool boy, put on your ICE Hat and enjoy the fight on May 15th.
WILLIS FIGHTS FOR TEXAS CHAMPIONSHIP 03/10/06  FERREIRO DECISIONS WILLIS.
In the Telefutura co-feature, Laredo, Texas’ own Hector ''Huracan'' Ferreiro (12-5-1, 10 KOs) split decisioned Houston's Billy Willis (6-7-1, 5 KOs) at the end of eight.
Willis suffered a flash knockdown in the second round as Ferreiro smashed a right hand upstairs, but he came back gunning, putting his foe in trouble in spots during the third round and making it an all out brawl by engaging Ferreiro in a shootout for a good fight. Ferreiro dug in deep to wail away with repeated right hands in the seventh round, leaviover the next two rounds. But Ferreiro dished back as good as he received to the delight of the crowd at hand.
Neither man will ever be known as a defensive specialist, which was all well and good as it made ng a tired Willis barely being able to get away from any single shot.
The fight went the distance as Willis let it all hang out in the final round. Ferreiro came back to score well, sending the bout to the judges’ scorecards at the end of eight.
Scores were 76-75, 76-75 and 77-74, allowing Ferreiro to retain his Texas Heavyweight Championship.
GALEN GONE IN 38 SECONDS Minnesota Ice Knocked out Galen 'Bad Boy' Brown 38 Seconds into the 1st round. Joey hit Brown with a stinging jab early in round one. Brown responded by taunting Joey with his gloves. Joey accepted the invitation with a devastating three punch combo that put the ex-title holder to the mat. In all his 42 previous fights, Brown has never been knocked out and never has gone less than 4 rounds with anyone. 
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ABELL ROCKS RHODE WITH DEVESTATING COMBINATIONS February 13th, 2009 ICE WINS 22ND * KO IN ROUND #1 With thousands of fans crowded into a venue that resembled a Singapore cock fight, Ice floored Marcus Rhode in a first round KO. The 'Big Tuna' spent most of round one flopping on the canvas as ICE dropped the big fish 3 times ending the fight at 1:09 in round one. Joey clipped Rhode early with stinging left jab followed by a combination that left Marcus groggy and stumbling throughout the short fight. This was the 21st knockout in 22 wins for Abell. Joey demonstrated speed and extremely effective combinations in overwhelming the experienced heavyweight.
Joey 'Minnesota Ice' Abell, The future may be here
| | WHITE VS ABELL II VIDEO
Minnesota Ice will be fighting at Roberts in Moundsview on June 13th. Larry White will be the opponent in this rematch of the January 07 fight. That fight was one of the most exciting fights of Joey's career with none stop action. Although White's record is 3-6, all but 3 of his opponents were undefeated and the other 3 had only lost 1 fight. Check out fight one on the White vs Abell web page. Joey is working on a fight in Atlantic City in July and will be off to Sweden for COLE V ABELL II in September.
COLE AND ABELL IN SEPTEMBER 
Joey will be traveling to Sweden in September for a rematch with Alfred Cole (35-14). Details to follow......
VIDEO WILLIS VS ABELL THE FIGHT THE KNOCKOUT THE CELEBRATION POST FIGHT INTERVIEW Abell uses expanded repertoire to halt Willis By BERNARD FERNANDEZ
Philadelphia Daily NewsYou might never see heavyweight Joey "Minnesota Ice" Abell tripping the light fantastic on "Dancing With the Stars," but that doesn't mean the heavyweight with heavy feet and even heavier hands can't pick up a new move or two. Abell's repertoire throughout much of his professional career consisted of the two most basic punches in boxing - a jab and a straight right hand, or, since Abell is a southpaw, a jab and a straight left hand. Those were good enough to hand him 22 knockouts among his 23 victories, to go with four defeats. But in his first bout at his adopted boxing home, the BlueHorizon, in 13 months, Abell has learned that the basics can be improved and extended. In scoring a third-round technical knockout of veteran Billy Willis (12-14-1, 9 KOs) in the scheduled six-round main event last night, Abell (24-4, 23 KOs) demonstrated more snap in his jab and a nice hook. The embellishments might not seem like much, but when you have punching power like Abell, a slight addition here and there can seem like so much more than a mere tweak. "I've been working on it," Abell said of his jab, which has been overhauled by trainer Jim Lyke. "I learned not to give up on it." Now, with the right hook a weapon of more common usage, especially when used as the punctuation mark of three-punch combinations, Abell could be gearing himself up for a run at higher-quality opponents and bigger paydays. "It all gets down to basics," Abell said. "The straight 1-2, then throw in the hook. If you can perfect those, you're good. "I haven't perfected it yet, but I'm working on it." Willis, a thick-bodied scrapper from Houston, can testify that Abell, a work in progress, is taking steps toward becoming a more finished product. Abell snapped Willis' head back with a jolting jab less than a half-minute into the first round, and he stunned him with several looping left hands that found the mark. It was more of the same in the second round, but the end came quickly in Round 3 when Abell connected with a right hook to the jaw that sent Willis crashing to the canvas. He beat the count, but Abell charged in and landed three more shots before the end came after an elapsed time of only 34 seconds.
4/20/09 - Big Joey Abell returns to the Blue Horizon. READ IT
TENTATIVE FIGHT SCHEDULE MAY - PHILLY* JUNE - ATLANTIC CITY/MINNESOTA SEPT - SWEDEN *confirmed
BROWN GRACIOUS IN DEFEAT I exchanged a few words with Galen after the fight and he had only good things to say about Joey. “Joey is the only guy to ever even knock me down with a head shot and I have fought a lot of strong guys and will be the first to say he knocked me out and I don't remember the fight so he must have hit me hard . He is a force to be reckoned with for sure. I have never been down or even hurt with a punch, the only time I have been stopped is because I got tired and had to quit, he has a bright future for sure.”
ABELL SHATTERS BROWN
By Brett Mauren * Minnesota Boxing
Tuesday, April 7th, 2009 Cold blooded would be the correct description for the vibe that Joey Abell has left Epic night club feeling in his last two outings. His nickname may be “Minnesota Ice” but Abell has been red hot...........more
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