Introduction
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.
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. He reached the last sixteen of the men's lightweight competition, defeating Andrique Allisop in a first round bout by unanimous decision.
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).
Professional boxing record
| Professional record summary | ||
| 13 fights | 12 wins | 1 loss |
| By knockout | 9 | 1 |
| By decision | 3 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Win | 12–1 | Lee Haskins | TKO | 5 (10) | 1 Feb 2020 | Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland | Won vacant WBO European super-bantamweight title |
| 12 | Loss | 11–1 | Leigh Wood | TKO | 9 (10) | 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 |