Albert Bell (boxer)
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January 21, 1993
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
Nickname | Prince |
| Born | Albert Laron Bell January 21, 1993 Toledo, Ohio, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
| Weight | Super featherweight |
| Boxing career | |
| Reach | 73 in (185 cm) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 27 |
| Wins | 26 |
| Win by KO | 9 |
| No contests | 1 |
Albert Laron Bell (born January 21, 1993), is an American professional boxer from Toledo, Ohio.[1]
Vs. Jayson Vélez
Bell made his professional debut on June 28, 2013.
Bell knocked out Jayson Vélez in November 2023.[2]
Vs. Jonatan Romero
Bell knocked out former world champion Jonatan Romero in March 2024.[3]
WBO Top Contender
Albert Bell was the number 1 ranked junior lightweight contender by the WBO from August 2023 to August 2024 and never received a title shot in that time. He requested to fight number 3 ranked Archie Sharp in November 2023 for an Interim belt. The request was denied by the WBO in January 2024. Stating that "Super Champion" Emanuel Navarrete was not required to fight any mandatory challengers until February 2025. "An interim championship and/or elimination bout is not warranted nor justified."[4] Shortly after rejecting this fight, the WBO then skipped over Bell, and sanctioned the number 2 ranked Oscar Valdez to fight number 4 ranked Liam Wilson for the Interim belt. In September 2024 Bell was replaced as number 1 with Charly Suarez, and only 6 months later (March 2025) Albert Bell had dropped in the rankings all the way to 15th. Despite winning every fight.[5]
WBO President Gustavo Olivieri [@OlivieriLaw] (December 23, 2024). "Mr. Bell must face rated opposition. Unfortunately, that has not been the case" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
IBF Title Eliminator
Bell moved up to lightweight and won both his fights in 2025. In February 2026, the IBF ordered a world title eliminator for Albert Bell to fight Lucas Bahdi. The winner would fight champion Raymond Muratalla.[6] Bell accepted, Bahdi did not, and days later the IBF ordered Bell against Andy Cruz.[7]
Professional boxing record
| 27 fights | 26 wins | 0 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 9 | 0 |
| By decision | 17 | 0 |
| No contests | 1 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Win | 26–0 (1) | Jonatan Romero | KO | 1 (10) | 2024-03-22 | Glass City Center, Toledo, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 26 | Win | 25–0 (1) | Jayson Vélez | TKO | 2 (10) | 2023-11-11 | Glass City Center, Toledo, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 25 | Win | 24–0 (1) | Presco Carcosia | RTD | 5 (8) | 2023-08-11 | Overtime Elite Arena, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | |
| 24 | Win | 23–0 (1) | William Encarnación | UD | 10 (10) | 2023-05-13 | Seagate Convention Center, Toledo, Ohio, U.S. | Retained NABO super-featherweight title |
| 23 | Win | 22–0 (1) | Nicolas Polanco | UD | 10 (10) | 2022-09-03 | Huntington Center, Toledo, Ohio, U.S. | Won vacant NABO super-featherweight title |
| 22 | Win | 21–0 (1) | Martin Diaz | UD | 8 (8) | 2022-04-15 | Seagate Convention Center, Toledo, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 21 | Win | 20–0 (1) | Daulis Prescott | TKO | 1 (8) | 2022-02-26 | International Convention Center, College Park, Georgia, U.S. | |
| 20 | Win | 19–0 (1) | Julio Cortez | UD | 8 (8) | 2021-08-14 | Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
| 19 | Win | 18–0 (1) | Manuel Rey Rojas | UD | 8 (8) | 2021-04-10 | Osage Casino, Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
| 18 | Win | 17–0 (1) | Mark Bernaldez | UD | 10 (10) | 2020-07-02 | MGM Grand, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 17 | Win | 16–0 (1) | Frank De Alba | UD | 8 (8) | 2019-10-26 | Sparks Convention Center, Reno, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 16 | Win | 15–0 (1) | Andy Vences | UD | 10 (10) | 2019-06-15 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | Won WBC Continental Americas super-featherweight title |
| 15 | Win | 14–0 (1) | Edward Kakembo | UD | 6 (6) | 2019-02-15 | Grand Casino, Hinckley, Minnesota, U.S. | |
| 14 | Win | 13–0 (1) | Carlos Padilla | RTD | 6 (8) | 2018-11-16 | Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. | |
| 13 | Win | 12–0 (1) | Orlando Rizo | KO | 1 (6) | 2018-09-01 | Seagate Convention Center, Toledo, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 12 | Win | 11–0 (1) | Orlando Rizo | UD | 6 (6) | 2018-06-02 | World Congress Center, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | |
| 11 | Win | 10–0 (1) | Ricardo Maldonado | UD | 8 (8) | 2018-03-10 | Seagate Convention Center, Toledo, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 10 | Win | 9–0 (1) | Charles Mulindwa | TKO | 1 (6) | 2017-11-04 | Seagate Convention Center, Toledo, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 9 | Win | 8–0 (1) | Tyrome Jones | UD | 6 (6) | 2017-09-02 | Seagate Convention Center, Toledo, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 8 | Win | 7–0 (1) | Justin Savi | UD | 4 (4) | 2017-04-08 | St. Clement's Hall, Toledo, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 7 | NC | 6–0 (1) | Andrew Rodgers | NC | 4 (4) | 2017-02-10 | Huntington Center, Toledo, Ohio, U.S. | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Scott Furney | TKO | 2 (4) | 2015-08-28 | DeCarlo’s Convention Center, Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Josh Ross | UD | 4 (4) | 2014-07-10 | American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida, U.S. | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Micah Branch | UD | 4 (4) | 2014-04-18 | Convention Center, Monroeville, Pennsylvania, U.S. | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Angel Hernandez | UD | 4 (4) | 2013-11-26 | BB&t Center, Sunrise, Florida, U.S. | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Angel Albelo | UD | 4 (4) | 2013-09-20 | Civic Center, Kissimmee, Florida, U.S. | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Harold Torres | TKO | 4 (4) | 2013-06-28 | Civic Center, Kissimmee, Florida, U.S. |