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.
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.David Oliver Joyce . nbcolympics.com
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. He was eliminated in the round of 16.
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
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes14Loss12–2Ionuț BăluțăTKO3 (10), 26 Sep 202013Win12–1Lee HaskinsTKO5 (10), 1 Feb 202012Loss11–1Leigh WoodTKO9 (10), 4 Oct 201911Win11–0Breilor Teran UD106 Jul 2019 10Win10–0Stephen TiffneyTKO7 (10), 5 Apr 2019 9Win9–0Jorge Rojas Zacazontetl627 Oct 20188Win8–0Arturo LopezTKO6 (8), 24 Aug 20187Win7–0Jordan EllisonTKO6 (8), 21 Apr 20186Win6–0Lyuben TodorovTKO2 (6), 10 Feb 20185Win5–0Reynaldo Cajina3 (6), 18 Nov 20174Win4–0Andy HarrisTKO1 (4), 21 Oct 20173Win3–0Ivan Gobor616 Sep 20172Win2–0Lesther CantillanoTKO3 (6), 22 Jul 20171Win1–0Gabor Kovacs2 (6), 17 Jun 2017
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