ICE LACERATES LYONS

    27TH WIN WITH TKO IN 4TH    

ABELL STOPS LYONS AT THE ARMORY
Report by Ray Kilgore
Photo's by Jesse Kelley
July 18th, 2010

Heavyweight Joey Abell (27-4, 26 KOs) had several fighters on his hit list these past several months. Aaron Lyons (11-9, 8 KOs) wasn't one of the targeted men, but once the fight was set, Abell, a popular Minnesota heavyweight, had plenty of motivation to win......more

JANUARY 17, 2009

ABELL HAMMERS HOLLYWOOD 

In a brutal display of power and aggression, Ice took out Derek 'Hollywood' Amos in the first round at the St. Paul Armory.  With less than a minute to go in the first, the referee stopped the fight as a staggering Amos looked on helplessly.  This was Joey's 21st win and his 20th knockout.  MORE........

 MAY 15, 2009

  ICE WALLOPS WILLIS

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. MORE.......

LYONS CUT, DOC CALLS IT

ROUND I

ROUND II

ROUND III

ROUND IV

Abell/Lyons weigh-in

Joey Abell (right) and Aaron Lyons pose after weigh-ins for tomorrow nights main event rematch at the Saint Paul Armory. Photo courtesy of Seconds Out Promotions

Joey Abell 245 Arron Lyons 238

“the hardest punching heavyweight since John L. Sullivan.” 

Notes and Nuggets by Thomas Hauser      

 February 12, 2010 Don Elbaum telephoned last week to spread a message: Boxing fans should no longer be depressed about the demise of Pacquiao-Mayweather. A new mega-fight is on the  complete article....

  2009   

5 WINS - 5 KO's - 0 LOSSES 

FEBRUARY 13, 2009 

ICE ROCKS RHODE 

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 Joey.   Joey demonstrated speed and extremely effective combinations in overwhelming the experienced heavyweight.  MORE.......

JUNE 13, 2009

 ABELL WHIPS 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.  MORE.......

  APRIL 4, 2009

ABELL  BRUTALIZES  BAD BOY

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.   MORE...

DECEMBER 4, 2009

ABELL VS BUTLER

NO CONTEST DECISION 

It was the ding -- or lack thereof -- heard 'round the Minnesota boxing world.

The match between friends and elite boxers Joey (Minnesota Ice) Abell and Raphael (The Silencer) Butler was much-anticipated. Their Friday night fight at the Target Center in downtown Minneapolis was billed as the first Minnesota heavyweight championship since 1977, when Duane Bobick took out Scott LeDoux with two knockdowns in the eighth round.

Friday's bout didn't last that long, but there was no shortage of punches. When the bell signifying the end of the first round apparently went unheard by the referee and Abell, the latter threw a post-round punch that put Butler's lights out. That ignited a melee inside the ring that involved both fighters' trainers. MORE........

2010 PROMISES TO EXPLODE WITH EXCITEMENT AS JOEY 'MINNESOTA ICE' ABELL CONTINUES HIS QUEST TO THE TOP