Joyce vs Stiverne

Who won Joyce vs Stiverne?

Joe Joyce beat Bermane Stiverne by technical knockout in the 6th round on Saturday, February 23rd, 2019, at The O2 Arena, London.

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

This fight appeared on the undercard of James DeGale losing to Chris Eubank Jr. Also on the undercard Lee Selby beat Omar Douglas.

Joyce vs Stiverne stats

Back in February 2019, Joe Joyce stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 7 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Bermane Stiverne made his way to the ring with a record of 25 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, with 21 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Joyce had an advantage in power over Stiverne, with a 100% knockout percentage compared to Stiverne's 84%.

Joe Joyce was the younger man by 7 years, at 34 years old.

Joyce had a height advantage of 4 inches over Stiverne. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Both Joe Joyce and Bermane Stiverne fought out of an orthodox stance.

Joyce was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 22 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 12 years and 2 months later than Stiverne, whose first professional fight was in 2005. He had fought 30 fewer professional rounds, totaling 105 compared to Stiverne's 135.

Joe Joyce went into the fight ranked number 5 by the WBA at heavyweight.

Joyce vs Stiverne form

Joe Joyce had stopped all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Joe Hanks on December 1, 2018, by knockout in the 1st round at Staples Center, LA, United States.

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

Going into that contest, he had beaten Ivica Bacurin on June 15, 2018, by knockout in the 1st round at York Hall, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had defeated Lenroy Thomas on May 5, 2018, by technical knockout in the 2nd round in their CBC Commonwealth Heavyweight championship fight at The O2 Arena, London.

He had won against Donnie Palmer on March 17, 2018, by knockout in the 1st round at York Hall, London.

Stiverne had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Deontay Wilder on November 4, 2017, by knockout in the 1st round in their WBC World Heavyweight championship fight at Barclays Center, New York, United States.

Prior to that, he had defeated Derric Rossy on November 14, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Deontay Wilder on January 17, 2015, by unanimous decision in their WBC World Heavyweight championship fight at MGM Grand, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Chris Arreola on May 10, 2014, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBC World Heavyweight championship fight at USC Galen Center, Los Angeles.

He had won against Chris Arreola on April 27, 2013, by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Citizens Business Bank Arena, Ontario.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Joe Joyce had been fighting more than Bermane Stiverne.

Going into this contest, Joe Joyce had last fought 2 months and 22 days ago, while Bermane Stiverne's last outing had been 1 year, 3 months and 19 days ago.

Joyce's last 5 fights had come over a period of 11 months and 6 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 2 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Stiverne's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 9 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 41 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.2 rounds on average.

What time did Joyce vs Stiverne start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM GMT at The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Joyce vs Stiverne?

Joyce vs Stiverne was broadcast on ITV Box Office in the UK.

What were the odds on Joyce vs Stiverne?

Joe Joyce was a 1/25 (-2500) favorite going into the contest, while Bermane Stiverne made his way into the ring at 9/1 (+900) with oddsmakers.