David Oliver Joyce

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) Mullingar, Westmeath, Ireland
Nationality	Irish
Other names	The Punisher
Statistics
Weight(s)	Super-bantamweight Featherweight Lightweight
Height	171 cm (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	14
Wins	12
Wins by KO	9
Losses	2
Medal record Representing Ireland European Union Championships 2008 Cetniewo Featherweight 2009 Odense Featherweight 2014 Sofia Lightweight

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. He was eliminated in the round of 16.^[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	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

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.