Joyce vs Wallisch

Who won Joyce vs Wallisch?

Joe Joyce beat Michael Wallisch by technical knockout in the 3rd round on Saturday, July 25th, 2020, at BT Sport Studio, London.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

The undercard featured the clash of Bourke vs Mahmood.

Joyce vs Wallisch stats

Back in July 2020, Joe Joyce stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 10 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Michael Wallisch made his way to the ring with a record of 20 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, with 13 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Joyce had a large advantage in power over Wallisch, boasting a 90% knockout percentage compared to Wallisch's 65%.

Joe Joyce was the same age as Michael Wallisch, at 35 years old.

Joyce had a height advantage of 1 inch over Wallisch.

Both Joe Joyce and Michael Wallisch fought out of an orthodox stance.

Joyce was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 13 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 7 years and 6 months later than Wallisch, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 12 fewer professional rounds, totaling 105 compared to Wallisch's 117.

Joe Joyce went into the fight ranked number 11 by the WBC, and 12 by the WBO at heavyweight.

Joyce vs Wallisch form

Joyce had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Bryant Jennings on July 13, 2019, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Alexander Ustinov on May 18, 2019, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Lamex Stadium, Hertfordshire.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Bermane Stiverne on February 23, 2019, by technical knockout in the 6th round at O2 Arena, London.

Before that, he had defeated Joe Hanks on December 1, 2018, by knockout in the 1st round at Staples Center, LA, United States.

He had won against Iago Kiladze on September 30, 2018, by knockout in the 5th round at Citizens Business Bank Arena, California.

Activity check

Joyce's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 25 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 4 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 27 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 5.4 rounds on average.

Wallisch's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 2 months and 28 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What time did Joyce vs Wallisch start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 10:00 PM BST at BT Sport Studio, London, United Kingdom, which was 5:00 PM EST or 2:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Joyce vs Wallisch?

The ESPN+ show began at 2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST. The BT Sport 1 broadcast of the card started at 7:15 PM (BST).

What were the odds on Joyce vs Wallisch?

Joe Joyce was a 1/100 (-10000) favorite going into the contest, while Michael Wallisch made his way into the ring at 16/1 (+1600) with oddsmakers.