David Oliver Joyce

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

David Oliver Joyce
Joyce at the 2016 Olympics
Statistics
Nickname(s)The Punisher
Weight(s)
Height171 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1]
NationalityIrish
Born (1987-02-12) 12 February 1987
Mullingar, Westmeath, Ireland
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights13
Wins12
Wins by KO9
Losses1
Medal record
Representing Ireland
European Union Championships
2008 CetniewoFeatherweight
2009 OdenseFeatherweight
2014 SofiaLightweight

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 7 June 2017, at the Waterfront Hall in Belfast. In a six-round bout against Gabor Kovacs, he won via second round technical knockout (TKO).[5]

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
13 fights 12 wins 1 loss
By knockout 9 1
By decision 3 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
13 Win 12–1 Lee Haskins TKO 5 (10), 2:54 1 Feb 2020 Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland Won vacant WBO European super-bantamweight title
12 Loss 11–1 Leigh Wood TKO 9 (10), 2:23 4 Oct 2019 York Hall, London, England Lost WBO European featherweight title;
The Golden Contract: Featherweight – Quarter-final
11 Win 11–0 Breilor Teran UD 10 6 Jul 2019 Barys Arena, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan Retained WBO European featherweight title
10 Win 10–0 Stephen Tiffney TKO 7 (10), 3:00 5 Apr 2019 Emirates Golf Club, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Won vacant WBO European featherweight title
9 Win 9–0 Jorge Rojas Zacazontetl UD 6 27 Oct 2018 The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
8 Win 8–0 Arturo Lopez TKO 6 (8), 1:23 24 Aug 2018 Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland
7 Win 7–0 Jordan Ellison TKO 6 (8), 1:43 21 Apr 2018 SSE Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
6 Win 6–0 Lyuben Todorov TKO 2 (6), 0:29 10 Feb 2018 The Devenish Complex, Belfast, Northern Ireland
5 Win 5–0 Reynaldo Cajina RTD 3 (6), 3:00 18 Nov 2017 SSE Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
4 Win 4–0 Andy Harris TKO 1 (4), 1:43 21 Oct 2017 SSE Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
3 Win 3–0 Ivan Gobor PTS 6 16 Sep 2017 The Devenish Complex, Belfast, Northern Ireland
2 Win 2–0 Lesther Cantillano TKO 3 (6), 2:42 22 Jul 2017 Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, England
1 Win 1–0 Gabor Kovacs TKO 2 (6), 2:38 17 Jun 2017 Waterfront Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland

References
  1. David Oliver Joyce Archived 27 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  2. David Oliver Joyce Archived 27 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine. 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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