Suslenkov vs Joyce

Who won Suslenkov vs Joyce?

Artem Suslenkov beat Joe Joyce by technical knockout in the 11th round on Saturday, July 11th, 2026, at VTB Arena, Moscow.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

This fight appeared on the undercard of Murat Gassiev's and Peter Kadiru's clash for the WBA World Heavyweight championship.

Suslenkov vs Joyce stats

Artem Suslenkov stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 14 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Joe Joyce made his way to the ring with a record of 16 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, with 15 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Joyce had a large advantage in power over Suslenkov, boasting a 94% knockout percentage compared to Suslenkov's 64%.

Artem Suslenkov was the younger man by 10 years, at 30 years old.

Joyce had a height advantage of 5 inches over Suslenkov.

Both Artem Suslenkov and Joe Joyce fought out of an orthodox stance.

Suslenkov was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 6 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2018, 1 year and 1 month later than Joyce, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 61 fewer professional rounds, totaling 63 compared to Joyce's 124.

Artem Suslenkov went into the fight ranked number 10 by the WBA at heavyweight.

Suslenkov vs Joyce form

Joe Joyce had stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Filip Hrgovic on April 5, 2025, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Co-op Live Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had been beaten by Derek Chisora on July 27, 2024, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at The O2 Arena, London.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Kash Ali on March 16, 2024, by knockout in the 10th round at Resorts World Arena, Birmingham.

Before that, he had lost to Zhilei Zhang on September 23, 2023, by knockout in the 3rd round in their WBO Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at OVO Arena Wembley, London.

He had been beaten by Zhilei Zhang on April 15, 2023, by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBO Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at Copper Box Arena, London.

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Joyce's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 39 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 7.8 rounds on average.

What time did Suslenkov vs Joyce start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 7:00 PM UTC at VTB Arena, Moscow, Russia, which was 3:00 PM EST or 12:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 8:00 PM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Suslenkov vs Joyce?

Suslenkov vs Joyce was broadcast on DAZN in both the United States and the UK.

What were the odds on Suslenkov vs Joyce?

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