Andrew Langley (born 16 July 1985), better known as Andy Bell, is a British former professional boxer who competed from 2004 to 2010. He held the British super flyweight title in 2008.
Early Professional Career Andy begun his professional career in November 2004 with a 5th round stoppage over journeyman Steve Gethin at the Mansfield Leisure Center. His next two fights were also held at the same venue and also ended with victories giving him a record of 3–0. A change of venue however coincided with his first loss as a professional losing to fellow prospect Wayne Bloy at the Askern Miners Welfare Club in Askern. A further loss followed the following month in May 2006 when he lost to former victim Steve Gethin, this time it was Bell who ended up getting stopped in the 2nd round. Two more fights in 2006 would end with a win against journeyman Shaun Walton and a loss to prospect Jamie McDonnell. Despite a promising start to his pro career Bell finished 2006 with a disappointing record of 4–3.
English Champion Bell's first fight of 2007 was in April and saw him travelling to Shrewsbury where he would compete for the Midlands Area bantamweight title against Neil Marston. For Bell it was his first 10-round fight but it wouldn't end up going the distance when the fight was stopped in the 8th round and Andy Bell was crowned the new Midlands Area champion. Five more fights that year saw Andy claim five more wins and a couple more titles. He beat Mo Khalid to win the British Masters bantamweight title in June and much more significantly stopped Robert Nelson in September to win the English super flyweight crown.Boxingscene.com | Andy Bell can't wait to face NelsonTelegraph & Argus | Nelson suffers first defeat In December 2007 he crowned an excellent year by beating former conqueror Wayne Bloy in the first defence of his English crown.
British Champion The toughest fight of his career so far took place in March 2008 when Bell fought reigning British champion Chris Edwards for the national super flyweight belt live on Sky Sports. The fight took place at the Barnsley Metrodome and ended with victory for the man from Doncaster who won a unanimous decision over the champion. In November 2008 Bell faced another tough contest when for his first defence he took on former Commonwealth champion Lee Haskins at the Robin Park Center in Wigan again in a bout again shown live on Sky. The fight ended with defeat for Bell as Haskins claimed victory in a close fight over 12 rounds.
Suspension from Boxing On 13 January 2009 Andy Bell received a six-month ban following a positive drug test which showed traces of cannabis in his system. The test had been taken after the defeat to Haskins and a hearing held to hear the matter took place on 8 January 2009. The case was dealt with by Sports Resolution UK and the Anti-doping panel who decided that Bell was guilty of taking a banned substance. Before the sanction was announced Bell had been due to meet former amateur star Don Broadhurst in a challenge for his Commonwealth title. He returned to the ring on 5 February 2010 only to suffer defeat for the second time in a row to unbeaten prospect Paul Edwards and suffered a further setback, when on 19 March 2009, he was stopped in the first round by the former Bantamweight British title holder Gary Davies at the Leigh sports centre. On 28 May 2010 Bell continued his losing streak, retiring in the 3rd round against John Donnelly in a match up staged at super bantamweight.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes18Loss11–7John DonnellyRTD3 (6), 28 May 201017Loss11–6Gary DaviesKO1 (8), 19 Mar 201016Loss11–5Paul EdwardsPTS65 Feb 201015Loss11–4Lee HaskinsUD127 Nov 200814Win11–3Chris EdwardsUD1228 Mar 200813Win10–3Wayne BloyPTS101 Dec 200712Win9–3Robert NelsonTKO7 (10), 7 Sep 200711Win8–3Delroy SpencerPTS622 Jul 200710Win7–3Mo KhaledPTS1017 Jun 20079Win6–3Delroy SpencerPTS419 May 20078Win5–3Neil MarstonTKO8 (10), 1 Apr 20077Loss4–3Jamie McDonnellTKO3 (6), 1 Dec 20066Win4–2Shaun WaltonPTS66 Oct 20065Loss3–2Steve GethinTKO2 (6), 13 May 20064Loss3–1Wayne BloyPTS424 Apr 20053Win3–0Abdul MghrbelPTS46 Mar 20052Win2–0Dean WardPTS610 Dec 20041Win1–0Steve GethinTKO5 (6), 22 Oct 2004
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