Joe Joyce: record, next fight and profile →
Nick Webb has accused his old amateur rival Joe Joyce of ‘bottling’ the chance to face him on the undercard of Dillian Whyte’s Heavyweight clash with Joseph Parker at The O2 in London this Saturday.
Joe Joyce will not be fighting later this month. The Commonwealth heavyweight champion was, according to Eddie Hearn, going to fight at the O2 Arena a week on Saturday. Joyce, whose last fight was a one-round stoppage of Ivica Bacurin at York Hall in Bethnal Green last month, had been targeted as a potential replacement fighter for the supporting cast of Dillian Whyte's must-win heavyweight showdown against Joseph Parker on July 28.
Billy Nelson, trainer for hard-hitter Martin Bakole (11-0, 8 KOs), believes his man would score a knockout victory over Olympic silver medal winner Joe Joyce (5-0, 5 KOs). Last weekend at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow, Bakole blew away DL Jones in the first round - quicker than what Daniel Dubois had accomplished when he stopped Jones in three rounds in February.
Last Friday night at York Hall, Olympic silver medal winner Joe Joyce (5-0, 5 KOs) crushed Ivica Bacurin in the first round. Bacurian was a late replacement for Richard Lartey, who withdraw a few days before the contest with Joyce was scheduled. Back in May, Joyce destroyed Lenroy Thomas to win the Commonwealth heavyweight title as part of the undercard to the Tony Bellew-David Haye rematch at the O2 Arena in London.
Joe Joyce maintained his undefeated record with a first round knockout of late replacement Ivica Bacurin last night at London’s home of boxing The York Hall, Bethnal Green, promoted by Hayemaker Ringstar. In front of a packed house with an electric atmosphere, Joyce, the Commonwealth Champion, made it his third first round stoppage as he halted Croatia’s Bacurin at just 1:54 of the opening round.
York Hall, London - Olympic silver medal winner and the Commonwealth heavyweight champion Joe Joyce (5-0, 5 KOs) crushed the very late replacement Ivica Bacurin (29-14-1, 18 KOs), who accepted the fight on a few days notice.
Here are the results from today’s official weigh-in ahead of tomorrow night’s Hayemaker Ringstar event at the York Hall, Bethnal Green. Joe Joyce will now face late replacement Ivica Bacurin, who replaces Richard Lartey.
Joe Joyce has been forced into a last-minute opponent change. The Commonwealth heavyweight champion will be back in the ring on Friday. Joyce is an Olympic silver medallist and, after beating Lenroy Thomas inside two rounds at the O2 Arena in London last month, is set to come back to the capital to make his first defence.
Dynamite-fisted Commonwealth Heavyweight Champion Joe Joyce will defend his title and unbeaten record against Ghanaian powerhouse Richard Lartey at the home of London boxing, The York Hall, Bethnal Green, on Friday 15th June, televised live and exclusive on free-to-air Dave.
Britain has seldom been blessed with a brighter crop of talented heavyweight cubs but Cheshire colossus Nathan Gorman is adamant that it’s his destiny to surface as the King of the Pride. Putney’s 2016 Olympic silver medallist ‘Juggernaut Joe’ Joyce is already nestled on the Commonwealth throne after just five paid gigs whilst fellow south Londoner ‘Dynamite’ Daniel Dubois has required just 12 rounds combined to violently eradicate his seven victims thus far.