In 2017, Joyce has displays with the Art of the Olympians. Joyce obtained a BSc degree in Fine Arts at Middlesex University in 2009 he graduated with Upper Second Class Honours. 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. 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.

Early life īorn on 19 September 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 is known for his exceptional punching power, relentless pace, and granite chin, and currently holds a 93% knockout-to-win percentage. 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.Īs 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. At regional level, he has held multiple heavyweight championships, including the Commonwealth title twice between 20 the British title from 2020 to 2022 and the European title from 2020 to 2021. He held the WBO interim heavyweight title from 2022 to April 2023. Joe Joyce (born 19 September 1985) is a British professional boxer.

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