O'Neil Bell was a Jamaican professional boxer who competed from 1998 to 2011.
11 Facts About O'Neil Bell
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O'Neil Bell held the undisputed cruiserweight title in 2006 and the lineal cruiserweight title from 2006 to 2007.
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O'Neil Bell defeated former IBF champion Arthur Williams twice by KO and climbed the rankings.
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O'Neil Bell defeated Canadian Dale Brown in a controversial but unanimous decision on May 20,2005, on Friday Night Fights to capture the vacant IBF title.
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O'Neil Bell unified the title 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.
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O'Neil Bell lost the WBA, WBC and lineal cruiserweight titles to Jean-Marc Mormeck on March 17,2007 in the Frenchman's backyard in Levallois, France via a close but unanimous decision.
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O'Neil Bell was dropped in the first round and quit after the end of round seven, complaining of feeling dizzy and sick.
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On February 5,2007, O'Neil Bell allegedly threw an axe at his sparring partner, Larry Slayton, while training in the woods of Big Bear, California.
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O'Neil Bell was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon but was released.
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O'Neil Bell was scheduled to appear against Louis Azille on the fight card, but his promoter pulled him from the fight three weeks prior because he could not be located.
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O'Neil Bell was shot and killed while being robbed in Atlanta, Georgia, on November 25,2015.