NAME: Joey "Minnesota Ice" Abell
RECORD: 35 Wins, 11 Losses, 33 KO's (view full record here)
STATS:
Weight: HeavyweightHeight: 6'4"Reach:76"Fighting Out Of:Coon Rapids, MinnesotaHometown:Neenah, WisconsinStance:Southpaw
ABOUT:
QUICK HITS:
PHOTO GALLERY:
It was announced yesterday at the new Circle of Discipline training facility in Minneapolis that Minnesota based WBA world super middleweight champion David Morrell Jr. (5-0, 4 KO's) will be returning to the MNPLS Armory in mid December. The official date was not announced at Tuesday afternoon's press conference but the MN Combative Sports Commissions website lists...
Last Saturday's title fight did not go as planned for Minneapolis' boxing hero Jamal "Shango" James (now 27-2, 12 KO's). Despite losing by 9th round TKO to Russia's Radzhab Butaev (14-0, 11 KO's), James says he will not be taking a step back and is already listening to future opportunities.
WBA Welterweight Champion Jamal “Shango” James says he is set to represent Minneapolis and the state of Minnesota this weekend against undefeated contender Radzhab Butaev. The two boxers clash this Saturday, October 30, in the Showtime televised main event at the Michelob Ultra Arena at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. As usual, James...
Fans packed the Grand Casino in Hinckley, MN on Friday, October 25, 2021 to see pro boxing's big return to the venue. There were plenty of memorable moments throughout the night but it was Tim Taggart Jr.’s spectacular second round knockout over talented James Dancing Bull Jackson that stole the show. Taggart may have been returning from...
2021 AMATEUR RESULTS
TOP MIDWEST BOXERS MEET AT RICE STREET OLD SCHOOL GYM SHOW THIS SATURDAY!
Jesse Kelley -
Top amateur boxers from Minnesota and Wisconsin will meet this Saturday, October 23, 2021 at The Rice Street Old School Boxing Gym's Golden Gloves amateur show fundraiser. Competing in the main event which takes place at the Gethsemane Church in Maplewood, MN will be Rice Street's Ben Pelzer and Wisconsin's Ricky Ruiz in a 165 pound bout....
Eight bouts were scheduled heading into tonight's weigh-ins at the Grand Casino in Hinckley, Mn and that is how many matches will take place tomorrow night. Boxers competing at "Grand Friday Night Fights" presented by The Grand Casino Hinckley, The Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe and put together by Rapacz Boxing hit the scales mostly without a...
MN BOXING NEWS
WBA WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPION JAMAL JAMES BATTLES UNDEFEATED RADZHAB BUTAEV ON SHOWTIME OCTOBER 30
Jesse Kelley -
WBA Welterweight Champion Jamal “Shango” James will defend his title against unbeaten contender Radzhab Butaev in a 12-round duel that headlines a night of action live on SHOWTIME Saturday, October 30 in a Premier Boxing Champions event from Michelob ULTRA Arena at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.
The SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP...
It's been 21 months since Minnesota’s only active professional female boxer, 23 year old Amy "Hard Hands" Lemenager stepped into the ring. After winning her second consecutive professional fight in January of 2020, the Covid pandemic, coupled with starting her career as a police officer in Duluth Minnesota, put the brakes on her boxing momentum. Hard...
An amazing amateur boxing line-up is set and presented by Jungle Gym and Zach Walters tomorrow night (10/15/21). The back to boxing show takes place at the Buffalo House Junction in Duluth, MN located at 2590 Township Road, Duluth, MN 55810. Doors open at 5 PM and the action begins at 6 PM. Check out the bout...



