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.

David Oliver Joyce
Joyce at the 2016 Olympics
Born (1987-02-12) 12 February 1987 (age 37)
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 place 2008 Cetniewo Featherweight
Gold medal – first place 2009 Odense Featherweight
Gold medal – first place 2014 Sofia Lightweight

Personal life

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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

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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. He was eliminated in the round of 16.[4]

Professional career

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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

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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   Ionuț Băluță TKO 3 (10), 1:49 26 Sep 2020   York Hall, London, England Lost WBO European super-bantamweight title
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

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  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.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Debut date set for David Oliver Joyce". Irish Boxing. 26 April 2017.