David Oliver Joyce

David Oliver Joyce
Joyce at the 2016 Olympics
Statistics
Nickname(s) The Punisher
Weight(s) Lightweight
Height 171 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Nationality Irish
Born (1987-02-12) 12 February 1987
Mullingar, Westmeath, Ireland
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 7
Wins 7
Wins by KO 6
Losses 0
Medal record
Representing Republic of Ireland Ireland
European Union Championships
2008 Cetniewo-57 kg
Representing Republic of Ireland Ireland
European Union Championships
2009 Odense-57 kg

David Oliver Joyce (born 12 February 1987) is an Irish professional boxer. As an amateur, he won two European Union gold medals, and competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Personal life

Joyce was born into a boxing family in Mullingar, Co. Westmeath. His cousins John Joe Joyce and Joe Ward are also international boxers. Joyce is married to Melissa and has three children: Amber, Mickey Joe and Reanna.[2]

Amateur Career

In April 2016, he qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, beating Volkan Gockek on points in a fight in Turkey.[3] He reached the last sixteen of the men's lightweight competition, defeating Andrique Allisop in a first round bout by unanimous decision.[4]

Professional career

Joyce made his professional debut on June 07, 2017, at the Waterfront Hall in Belfast. In a six round bout against Gabor Kovacs, he won via second round tko.[5]

Professional boxing record

Professional record summary
3 fights 3 wins 0 losses
By knockout 2 0
By decision 1 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
3 Win 3–0 Slovakia Ivan Godor PTS 6 (6) 26 September 2017 United Kingdom Devenish Complex, Belfast, Northern Ireland
2 Win 2–0 Nicaragua Lesther Cantillano TKO 3 (6) 22 July 2017 United Kingdom Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, Essex
1 Win 1–0 Hungary Gabor Kovacs TKO 2 (6) 17 June 2017 United Kingdom Waterfront Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland Professional debut.

References

  1. ↑ David Oliver Joyce Archived 27 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine.. rio2016.com
  2. ↑ David Oliver Joyce. nbcolympics.com
  3. ↑ "David Oliver Joyce becomes sixth Irish boxer to reach Rio 2016". The Irish Times. 17 April 2016.
  4. ↑ Diallo, Raf (7 August 2016). "David Oliver Joyce gives Ireland's boxers another win on his Olympic debut". Newstalk.com.
  5. ↑ "Debut date set for David Oliver Joyce". Irish Boxing. 26 April 2017.


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