
Joe Joyce Demolishes Joe Hanks in One Round
Staples Center, Los Angeles - Olympic silver medal winner Joe Joyce (7-0, 7 KOs) blew away Joe Hanks (23-3, 15 KOs) with a single left hook in the first round.
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Staples Center, Los Angeles - Olympic silver medal winner Joe Joyce (7-0, 7 KOs) blew away Joe Hanks (23-3, 15 KOs) with a single left hook in the first round.

Joyce, Hanks BoxingScene Scorecard Live - WBC heavyweight world champion Deontay Wilder (40-0, 39KOs) faces lineal champion Tyson Fury (27-0, 19KOs) live on SHOWTIME PPV (9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT) from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles.

Joe Hanks was a hot heavyweight prospect as recently as 2013, when his record stood at 21-0 (14 knockouts). And then, in a 10-month span, his career went south. The strapping, 6-foot-4 product of Newark, New Jersey, was stopped that year by then-unbeaten Andy Ruiz in four rounds in Macao and in his next fight in 2014 he lost a majority decision to Derric Rossy in Montreal.

Joe Joyce, Joe Hanks Weights Photos Gallery - SHOWTIME Sports will present live HD Satellite and Internet coverage of fight week events in advance of this Saturday’s WBC Heavyweight World Championship between unbeaten American champion Deontay Wilder (40-0, 39 KOs) and lineal champion Tyson Fury (27-0, 19 KOs) live on SHOWTIME PPV (9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT) from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles.

Joe Hanks, Joe Joyce Final Press Conference Photos Gallery - Fighters competing on Saturday's PPV undercard headlined by the heavyweight championship showdown between Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury went face-to-face on Thursday at the final press conference before they enter the ring on SHOWTIME PPV® from STAPLES Center in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions.

For those fighting in the blockbuster night of boxing on Saturday, December 1 from STAPLES Center in Los Angeles, this year's Thanksgiving will come during the tail end of training camp for their respective matchups. While the fighters may not be able to surround themselves with their loved ones or enjoy a traditional holiday meal, they still have plenty to be thankful for.

2016 Olympic silver medalist Joe Joyce (6-0, 6 KOs) is planning to do a lot of damage when he faces his sixth opponent of 2018. Joyce will collide with heavyweight veteran Joe Hanks (23-2, 15 KOs) in a 10 round bout, as part of the undercard to the WBC world title clash between Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury.

Undefeated, unified 154-pound world champion Jarrett Hurd along with heavyweight title contender Luis Ortiz and top heavyweight prospect Joe Joyce will fight in separate bouts on the SHOWTIME PPV® undercard of the Deontay Wilder vs. Tyson Fury heavyweight blockbuster event presented by Premier Boxing Champions on Saturday, December 1 at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles.

A deal for the opener of Showtime’s four-fight pay-per-view telecast December 1 has been finalized. BoxingScene.com has learned heavyweights Joe Joyce and Joe Hanks have agreed to terms to fight on the Deontay Wilder-Tyson Fury undercard that night. London’s Joyce (6-0, 6 KOs) and Hanks (23-2, 15 KOs), of Newark, New Jersey, will meet in a 10-rounder at Staples Center in Los Angeles.

Philadelphia, PA - Last Friday night Tyrone Brunson stopped Manny Woods to win the UBF International Junior Middleweight title after eight-rounds of a scheduled ten-round bout in front of a sold out crowd at the 2300 Arena.