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LOS ANGELES, (Mai 15, 2018) — On May 5th in London, England, boxing history was made when 2016 Olympia-Zweite Joe Joyce became the first fighter to win the Commonwealth Heavyweight Championship in just his fourth professional fight.
On the undercard of Bellew-Haye at the O2, Joyce, 32 dropped champion Lenroy Thomas three times before finally stopping him in the second round. Es war eine beeindruckende Machtdemonstration, Ausgeglichenheit und Genauigkeit, die den Haymaker / Ringstar-Boxer bereits in den Mittelpunkt aller Gespräche über die gestapelte Schwergewichtsabteilung gestellt haben.
Joyce erwartet gespannt seine nächste Herausforderung; sei es der frisch gekrönte britische Champion Hugie Fury oder ein möglicher Showdown Derrick Chisora oder der amerikanische Jarrell “Big Baby” Müller.
“Der 5. Mai war das Übergeben der Fackel,” bekannter Promoter David Haye, “Joe lieferte auf beeindruckende Weise, während er den Commonwealth-Titel gewann. Dies ist nur der Anfang seiner erstaunlichen Reise zum unbestrittenen Schwergewichts-Champion der Welt und ich bin stolz, Teil dieser Suche zu sein ”
“Die Schwergewichte sind die Glamour-Division unseres Sports und diesen Titel zu erobern ist erst der Anfang,” sagte Joyce. “No challenge is too big for me and along with the team I have behind me, I am more than confident that we have just scratched the surface. I made room in my trophy cabinet for this title but there is a lot more space that needs to be filled. I want to thank my friends, Familie, fans and my team for supporting me. To them I promise — I won’t let you down!”
Co-promoter Richard Schaefer said, “Joe Joyce is the real deal! For his Cinco De Mayo event, he dedicated this fight to the legendary Rafael Garcia and truly fought “Mexican Style”. Arriving in a sombrero and Mexican gear, he knocked out his opponent with the legendary liver shots made famous by Julio Cesar Chaves Sr. Yes he fought for the Commonwealth Title but he also fought for Mexico. The UK and Mexico have a new champion. His name is Joe “Jose” Joyce. From now on, Cinco de Mayo will be known as Cinco de Joe!
On the same night Hayemaker Ringstar fighters, Kody Davies and Money Powell IV also demonstrated their future intent! Davies, landed a devastating body shot to his opponent in the first round to secure the win. The much avoided super middleweight has certainly got the boxing fraternity talking, having sparred with the likes of Joshua, Groves and Sexton. Davies also beat the recently crowned British Heavyweight Champion Hughie Fury as an amateur. Mentored by former two weight world champion Joe Calzaghe, he will next fight on the Hayemaker Ringstar show in June.
Geld Powell IV, the youngest of the Hayemaker Ringstar stable, super welterweight continued his winning record in London with a TKO in the 4thround against seasoned professional Mark Krammerstodter.