Joe Joyce: record, next fight and profile →
Carl Frampton will have to wait a little longer for his attempt to become a three division world champion, due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. There was a date in June, in Belfast, being targeted for Frampton's challenge of WBO super featherweight world champion Jamel Herring.
Olympic silver medal winner Joe Joyce is obviously disappointed that his scheduled fight with Daniel Dubois was pushed back to a date of July 11th, after the two of them were set to collide on April 11. The fight was pushed back due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Olympic silver medal winner Joe Joyce has had a run of bad luck with fights being canceled or pushed back. Joyce has been out of the ring since winning a decision over veteran Bryant Jennings back in July of 2019. He was scheduled to face Marco Huck in January, which fell out due to an injury to Huck.
Frank Warren, promoter for undefeated heavyweight banger Daniel Dubois, says his fighter will take a three week break before he resumes his preparation, to continue working for a planned showdown with Olympic silver medal winner Joe Joyce, who also works with Warren.
The coronavirus has already caused several March boxing cards to be postponed or canceled but the hope is that the sport and everyday life in general will get back to normal in the very near future.
As of this writing, the Daniel Dubois-Joe Joyce show will still go ahead at the O2 Arena in London on April 11th. This is of course subject to change as the coronavirus has wreaked havoc throughout the world and shut down several professional sporting events and leagues. There certainly is no love lost between the two fighters with both men looking to finish the fight inside of the distance.
LAS VEGAS – Joe Joyce is certain Daniel Dubois has taken on too much too soon. The 2016 Olympic silver medalist thinks he’ll end their battle between unbeaten heavyweight knockout artists inside the distance April 11 at O2 Arena in London. Most handicappers have made the 6-feet-5, 240-pound Dubois a 4-1 favorite over the 6-feet-6, 255-pound Joyce in a 12-round fight for the British Boxing Board of Control heavyweight title.
In light of press speculation regarding upcoming British boxing fights amid concerns over coronavirus, Queensberry Promotions wish to assure all fans looking forward to the Daniel Dubois v Joe Joyce event at the O2 next month that as matters currently stand it is NOT in jeopardy.
On April 11th Joe Joyce (10-0) and Daniel Dubois (15-0) will meet in a heavyweight clash at the O2 Arena in London. The all British showdown is a huge fight both domestically and internationally. It will headline a BT Box Office Sports pay-per-view in the United Kingdom and in the United States it likely will be streamed live on ESPN+.
NATHAN GORMAN believes Joe Joyce is capable of upsetting Daniel Dubois in their huge Heavyweight clash, despite what cousin Tyson Fury believes. Gorman famously felt the power of Dubois, getting knocked out in five rounds, when they met for the vacant British championship last July.