David Oliver Joyce
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![]() Joyce at the 2016 Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||
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Nationality | Irish | |||||||||||||||||
Other names | The Punisher | |||||||||||||||||
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Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||
Stance | Orthodox | |||||||||||||||||
Boxing record | ||||||||||||||||||
Total fights | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
Wins | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
Wins by KO | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
Losses | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.
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
13 fights | 12 wins | 1 loss |
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By knockout | 9 | 1 |
By decision | 3 | 0 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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14 | — | — | ![]() |
— | – (10) | 26 Aug 2020 | ![]() |
Defending WBO European super-bantamweight title |
13 | Win | 12–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 (10), 2:54 | 1 Feb 2020 | ![]() |
Won vacant WBO European super-bantamweight title |
12 | Loss | 11–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 9 (10), 2:23 | 4 Oct 2019 | ![]() |
Lost WBO European featherweight title; The Golden Contract: Featherweight – Quarter-final |
11 | Win | 11–0 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | 6 Jul 2019 | ![]() |
Retained WBO European featherweight title |
10 | Win | 10–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 7 (10), 3:00 | 5 Apr 2019 | ![]() |
Won vacant WBO European featherweight title |
9 | Win | 9–0 | ![]() |
UD | 6 | 27 Oct 2018 | ![]() |
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8 | Win | 8–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 6 (8), 1:23 | 24 Aug 2018 | ![]() |
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7 | Win | 7–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 6 (8), 1:43 | 21 Apr 2018 | ![]() |
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6 | Win | 6–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (6), 0:29 | 10 Feb 2018 | ![]() |
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5 | Win | 5–0 | ![]() |
RTD | 3 (6), 3:00 | 18 Nov 2017 | ![]() |
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4 | Win | 4–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (4), 1:43 | 21 Oct 2017 | ![]() |
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3 | Win | 3–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | 16 Sep 2017 | ![]() |
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2 | Win | 2–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 (6), 2:42 | 22 Jul 2017 | ![]() |
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1 | Win | 1–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (6), 2:38 | 17 Jun 2017 | ![]() |
References
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- ^ David Oliver Joyce Archived 27 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
- ^ David Oliver Joyce Archived 27 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine. nbcolympics.com
- ^ "David Oliver Joyce becomes sixth Irish boxer to reach Rio 2016". The Irish Times. 17 April 2016.
- ^ Diallo, Raf (7 August 2016). "David Oliver Joyce gives Ireland's boxers another win on his Olympic debut". Newstalk.com.
- ^ "Debut date set for David Oliver Joyce". Irish Boxing. 26 April 2017.