Former world cruiserweight champion O’Neil “Super Nova” Bell was killed during a robbery according to WSB-TV.
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Police are searching for the suspects accused of killing one person and injuring another during a shooting in southwest Atlanta overnight.
Authorities said the victims had been gunned down by two suspects driving a red PT Cruiser. He moved to Atlanta in 1995, where he worked as a UPS driver before becoming a professional boxer, AJC.com reported.
A second victim was shot in the hip and is being treated at Grady Memorial Hospital.
Police reports indicated Bell was lying in the street before he was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said the vehicle was stolen out of East Point and used in a different robbery on Tuesday night.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 404-577-TIPS (8477). He took the IBF cruiserweight title in 2005 and unified the belts by knocking out WBA and WBC champion Jean-Marc Mormeck at Madison Square Garden in January 2006.
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Mr Bell’s mother Norma was quoted by the station as saying: “I just hope they catch the people who did this to him”. Bell finished his boxing career with a 27-4-1 record. His last appearance came in December 2011, when he beat Rico Cason in a first-round knockout.
