Joe Joyce: record, next fight and profile →
The Entente Cordial in British boxing lasted about 20 minutes. If people thought Thursday's announcement of a fight between Joe Joyce and Joseph Parker - a contest that sees a Sky/Boxxer signed fighter appear on a BT/Queensberry show - was about to signal a new world where people get round a table for the good of boxing, the atmosphere remains decidedly frosty.
Joyce, Parker Press Conference Photos Gallery - Joe Joyce went head-to-head with Joseph Parker today at the kick-off press conference ahead of their 24 September clash at the AO Arena, Manchester being shown exclusively live on BT Sport Box Office, promoted by Frank Warren for Queensberry Promotions in association with BOXXER.
As BoxingScene.com reported on Wednesday, Olympic silver medal winner Joe Joyce will take on former world champion Joseph Parker on September 24 at the AO Arena in Manchester exclusively live on BT Sport Box Office, promoted by Frank Warren for Queensberry Promotions in association with BOXXER.
Three months after Joe Joyce and Joseph Parker stood side by side and prematurely announced their fight, the heavyweights will come together again Thursday in London to make it official. BoxingScene.com has confirmed that the Joyce-Parker bout will be announced Thursday at a press conference in Joyce’s hometown. London’s Joyce (14-0, 13 KOs) and New Zealand’s Parker (30-2, 21 KOs) have been scheduled to fight September 24 at a venue to be announced.
Shane McGuigan, the head trainer for WBA 'regular' heavyweight champion Daniel Dubois, is hoping that his boxer will a top opponent in the second half of the year. Last month, Dubois traveled to the United States to score a knockout of Trevor Bryan to capture the WBA 'regular' belt.
THE HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION is about to get very interesting when it explodes fully back into life post August 20. Three of the belts have effectively been parked up since the end of 2020 when Anthony Joshua recorded victory over Kubrat Pulev in London. After this point, Oleksandr Usyk was the next mandatory challenger at the back end of August 2021 but, due to Joshua continually being insulated against the cost of defeat, we are still waiting for this engagement to come to a conclusion.
Frank Warren, promoter for heavyweight contender Joe Joyce, would love to match his boxer against former WBC world champion Deontay Wilder. Wilder has been out of the ring since getting knocked out in the eleventh round of his trilogy fight with Tyson Fury in October of last year.
Joe Joyce says he wants to stay busy while waiting for a world title shot and is happy to face any ranked heavyweight. Joyce bludgeoned Christian Hammer to defeat in four rounds at Wembley Arena on Saturday night, knocking down the experienced Germany-based Romanian four times.
Heavyweight contender Frank Sanchez has no fear of power punching Olympic silver medal winner Joe Joyce. Joyce was in action on Saturday night, when he dropped Christian Hammer four times to secure a stoppage in four rounds.
By Corey Erdman - After taking two overhand rights flush on the chin at the end of the first round of his bout against Christian Hammer last Saturday, Joe Joyce had a knowing glance on his face. His eyebrows raised, his lips pursed, the facial pronunciation of “whew, okay.” In that moment, Joyce could have been thinking any of the following and it would have made sense: 1. “I shouldn’t have been hit by those,” 2. “Those were some hard shots,” or 3. “I have quite the chin.”