John Joe Joyce (born 17 October 1987) is an Irish amateur boxer who represented Ireland in the 2008 Olympic Games in the light welterweight division.
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Joyce was born in Mullingar, County Westmeath. Joyce is a national Irish boxing champion who competed in the light welterweight and welterweight division. In the 2008 Olympic games he defeated Gyula Kate of Hungary by a score of 9–5, but lost via countback the round of 16 to eventual gold medallist Felix Diaz of the Dominican Republic in a match that was scored at a tie (11-11).[1][2]
References
edit- ^ [1] 2008 Olympic Games Boxing Results. Retrieved August 14, 2008.
- ^ "Medallists by weight category" (PDF). AIBA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2009. Retrieved 16 November 2008.
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