Joe Joyce: record, next fight and profile →
Wembley, UK - In a stay busy heavyweight fight, top rated contender Joe Joyce (14-0, 13 KOs) dropped Christian Hammer (27-10, 17 KOs) four times for a stoppage win in the fourth round.
Frank Warren can envision a two-fight process to get Joe Joyce to the heavyweight title stage. The Hall of Fame promoter believes time is on the side of his unbeaten heavyweight contender, who ended a 49-week layoff with a fourth-round knockout of Christian Hammer. The bout headlined the latest Queensberry Promotions show this past Saturday from Wembley’s OVO Arena.
Former WBO heavyweight champion Joseph Parker is pressing for a showdown with Olympic silver medal winner Joe Joyce. The two boxers were in serious discussions to fight each other a few months ago, but that contest fell through when Parker signed a promotional agreement with BOXXER and Sky Sports. Joyce is contractually tied to Frank Warren and BT Sport.
Joe Joyce did what Joe Joyce does as he battered Christian Hammer into submission in four rounds at Wembley Arena to stay on track for a world heavyweight title shot.
Every now and again, a fighter comes along that seems to be impossible to shift. In the heavyweight division there was George Chuvalo and Randall “Tex” Cobb, men who seemed to stay standing no matter how hard they were hit. Joe Joyce seems to fit that profile.
The fight that’s up next wasn’t the first choice for Joe Joyce. Nevertheless, his upcoming clash with late replacement Christian Hammer is at least a chance for the unbeaten heavyweight to get reacquainted with the ring. Joyce and Hammer will meet atop a July 2 BT Sport telecast from at OVO Arena Wembley, marking Joyce’s first fight in nearly a year.
Olympic silver medal winner Joe Joyce fully expects WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury to fight again. Fury saw action in April when he knocked out mandatory challenger Dillian Whyte in six rounds, before a crowd of 94,000 at Wembley Stadium.
Joyce, Hammer Weights Wembley Photos Gallery - JOE JOYCE WILL battle the experienced German Christian Hammer at the OVO Arena, Wembley on July 2, as part of a huge fight night also featuring Jason Cunningham v Zolani Tete, live on BT Sport.
Joe Joyce is ready to shake off some ring rust as he remains on the verge of a heavyweight title run. The unbeaten London-bred heavyweight returns to the ring for the first time in nearly a year, as he faces Germany’s Christian Hammer. Their scheduled twelve-round regional heavyweight title fight headlines a show that will air live on BT Sport in the UK and ESPN+ in the U.S. from Wembley’s OVO Arena.
THE FIGHTING CAST for Saturday's High Stakes card at the OVO Arena gathered Thursday at Wembley for the final press call before blows are traded live on BT Sport.