Joe Joyce is a British professional boxer. He held the WBO interim heavyweight title from 2022 to April 2023.
At regional level, he has held multiple heavyweight championships, including the Commonwealth title twice between 2018 and 2021; the British title from 2020 to 2022; and the European title from 2020 to 2021.
As an amateur, he won a bronze medal at the 2013 European Championships; gold at the 2014 Commonwealth and 2015 European Games; bronze at the 2015 World Championships; and silver at the 2016 Olympics.
As of October 2022, he is ranked as the world’s second-best active heavyweight by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board, fourth by The Ring magazine, and sixth by ESPN and BoxRec.
He currently holds a 93% knockout-to-win percentage.
Who is Joe Joyce ?
Born on September 19, 1985, to a Scottish-born Irish father and a mother of Nigerian origin, Joe Joyce grew up in London and studied at Elliott School, based in Putney.
He took up boxing at the age of 22, having his interest in track and field athletics curtailed by injuries, and joined Earlsfield ABC, based in Earlsfield, London.
Joyce is on record saying ‘I don’t really like boxing, but I enjoy doing it’, highlighting the fact that he was not a big boxing fan growing up, and only started watching some of the greats after getting into boxing properly.
Joyce obtained a BSc degree in Fine Arts at Middlesex University in 2009; he graduated with Upper Second Class Honours. In 2017, Joyce has displays with the Art of the Olympians.
Joe Joyce won the super heavyweight class at the 2012 ABA Championships and 2012 GB Amateur Boxing Championships.
He won the bronze in his class at the 2013 European Amateur Boxing Championships after getting KO’d by defending Russian champion Sergei Kuzmin in the semifinal.
He competed in the men’s super heavyweight division at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where he won the gold medal.[13] He also won the title at the 2015 European Games in Baku.
He had success during 2015 and 2016 in the World Series of Boxing, and in April 2016 won a gold medal at the European Olympic trials to qualify for the Olympics.
On 21 August 2016 Joyce won the silver medal in the super heavyweight class at the 2016 Summer Olympics, losing in the final, via a controversial split decision to Tony Yoka of France.
It was the final medal won by Team GB at the Olympics Joyce turned professional in July 2017 at the age of 31, signing with Hayemaker Ringstar.
Joe Joyce Wife: Is Joe Joyce married?
As of the time of publishing this article (September 2023), Joe Joyce is not married and does not have a wife.
Joe Joyce Children: Does Joe Joyce have Kids?
As of September 2023, it is not known if Joe has any kids or not.
Joe Joyce Girlfriend: who is Joe Joyce dating?
Joe Joyce is in a relationship with Nadine Davison. She was born on August 20, 1993, in Guernsey, Channel Island.
Not much is known about her early life and family background however it has been reported that she shares a very close relationship with her mother Mumma K, and her sibling Ashley Davison.
Nadine Davison has graduated from the University of Brighton and has a degree in applied science. She also has a degree in trauma science from Queen Mary University in London.
Joe Joyce, 38, has rarely spoken publicly about his relationship with Nadine Davidson.
However, the pair are prone to Instagram posts, and last year the Olympic silver medalist revealed the couple were on holiday in Guernsey, writing: “Flying visit to Guernsey. Great to see her home, best tour guide in the business.”
Indeed, it’s social media which reveals much about Davidson herself. Having worked as an A&E nurse, she has over 2,000 followers on Instagram and uses the social media platform to raise awareness about vital causes. Her posts often centre around various outreach programs targeted to help the sick.
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