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.
Joe Joyce Biography
Joe Joyce was Born on September 19, 1985, to a Scottish-born Irish father and a mother of Nigerian origin, 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.
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.
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Joe Joyce Wiki
Joe is a British professional boxer. He held the WBO interim heavyweight title from 2022 to April 2023.
Joe Joyce Age
Joe was born on September 19, 1985, and is currently 38 years old.
Joe Joyce Net Worth
Joe’s net worth is estimated to be $5 Million, according to Allfamousbirthday.
Joe Joyce Wife
Joe is not married. However, Joe Joyce is in a relationship with Nadine Davidson.
Joe Joyce Children
As of September 2023, it is not known if Joe has any kids or not.
Joe Joyce Parents
Joe was born to a Scottish-born Irish father, Phillip Joyce and Marvel Opara, a mother of Nigerian
Joe Joyce Siblings
Joe has a younger brother named Torann Opara.
Joe Joyce Family
Father Name – Philip Joyce
Mother Name – Marvel Opara
Brother Name – Torann Joyce
Girlfriend – Nadine Davidson
FAQs
Q. Who is Joe Joyce?
Ans. Joe Joyce is a British professional boxer who has held the British, Commonwealth, WBC Silver and WBO international heavyweight titles.
From London he turned pro after the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, where he won gold for Team GB.
His gold medal was only awarded after a fixing probe into the gold medal match in Brazil.
Who is Joe Joyce’s girlfriend?
A. Nadine Davison is Joe’s girlfriend.
Q. How many children does Joe Joyce have?
A. Joe has no children.
Q. How much is Joe Joyce’s net worth in 2023?
Ans. Joe’s net worth in 2023 is estimated to be around $5 million.
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