David Oliver Joyce
Joyce at the 2016 Olympics
Born (1987-02-12) 12 February 1987
NationalityIrish
Other namesThe Punisher
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height171 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1]
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights14
Wins12
Wins by KO9
Losses2
Medal record
Representing Republic of Ireland Ireland
European Union Championships
Gold medal – first place2008 CetniewoFeatherweight
Gold medal – first place2009 OdenseFeatherweight
Gold medal – first place2014 SofiaLightweight

David Oliver Joyce (born 12 February 1987) is an Irish professional boxer. As an amateur, he won gold medals at the 2008, 2009 and 2014 European Union Championships, and competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Personal life

Joyce was born into a boxing family in Mullingar, County 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

14 fights 12 wins 2 losses
By knockout 9 2
By decision 3 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
14 Loss 12–2 Romania Ionuț Băluță TKO 3 (10), 1:49 26 Sep 2020 United Kingdom York Hall, London, England Lost WBO European super-bantamweight title
13 Win 12–1 United Kingdom Lee Haskins TKO 5 (10), 2:54 1 Feb 2020 United Kingdom Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland Won vacant WBO European super-bantamweight title
12 Loss 11–1 United Kingdom Leigh Wood TKO 9 (10), 2:23 4 Oct 2019 United Kingdom York Hall, London, England Lost WBO European featherweight title;
The Golden Contract: Featherweight – Quarter-final
11 Win 11–0 Venezuela Breilor Teran UD 10 6 Jul 2019 Kazakhstan Barys Arena, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan Retained WBO European featherweight title
10 Win 10–0 United Kingdom Stephen Tiffney TKO 7 (10), 3:00 5 Apr 2019 United Arab Emirates Emirates Golf Club, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Won vacant WBO European featherweight title
9 Win 9–0 Mexico Jorge Rojas Zacazontetl UD 6 27 Oct 2018 United States The Theater at Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
8 Win 8–0 Mexico Arturo Lopez TKO 6 (8), 1:23 24 Aug 2018 United Kingdom Emirates Arena, Glasgow, Scotland
7 Win 7–0 United Kingdom Jordan Ellison TKO 6 (8), 1:43 21 Apr 2018 United Kingdom SSE Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
6 Win 6–0 Bulgaria Lyuben Todorov TKO 2 (6), 0:29 10 Feb 2018 United Kingdom The Devenish Complex, Belfast, Northern Ireland
5 Win 5–0 Nicaragua Reynaldo Cajina RTD 3 (6), 3:00 18 Nov 2017 United Kingdom SSE Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
4 Win 4–0 United Kingdom Andy Harris TKO 1 (4), 1:43 21 Oct 2017 United Kingdom SSE Arena, Belfast, Northern Ireland
3 Win 3–0 Slovenia Ivan Gobor PTS 6 16 Sep 2017 United Kingdom The Devenish Complex, Belfast, Northern Ireland
2 Win 2–0 Nicaragua Lesther Cantillano TKO 3 (6), 2:42 22 Jul 2017 United Kingdom Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, England
1 Win 1–0 Hungary Gabor Kovacs TKO 2 (6), 2:38 17 Jun 2017 United Kingdom 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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