Usyk vs Joyce

When is Usyk vs Joyce?

Oleksandr Usyk could take on Joe Joyce in Summer 2024 in the United States.

The fight would be contested over 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which means there would be no weight limit.

Usyk vs Joyce stats

Oleksandr Usyk would step into the ring with an undefeated record of 21 wins, zero loses and 0 draws, 14 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Joe Joyce would make his way to the ring with a record of 16 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, with 15 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggest Joyce would have a large advantage in power over Usyk, boosting at 94% knock out percentage over Usyk's 67%.

Oleksandr Usyk is the younger man by 1 year, at 37 years old.

Joyce has a height advantage of 3 inches over Usyk. This also extends to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Oleksandr Usyk fights out of the southpaw stance, while Joe Joyce is an orthodox fighter.

Usyk is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2013, 3 years and 11 months earlier than Joyce, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He has fought 84 more professional rounds, 177 to Joyce's 93.

Joe Joyce is currently ranked number 11 by the WBC, 9 by the IBF and 8 by the RING in the 201lb division.

Usyk vs Joyce form

Usyk remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he beat Daniel Dubois on 26th August 2023 by knockout in the 9th round in their WBO World Heavyweight, WBA Super World Heavyweight, IBF World Heavyweight and The Ring Heavyweight championship fight at Stadion Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland.

Previous to that, he had beat Anthony Joshua on 20th August 2022 by split decision in their IBF World Heavyweight, WBA Super World Heavyweight, WBO World Heavyweight and The Ring Heavyweight championship fight at Jeddah Superdome, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Going into that contest, he had won against Anthony Joshua on 25th September 2021 by unanimous decision in their WBA Super World Heavyweight, IBF World Heavyweight and WBO World Heavyweight championship fight at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had beat Derek Chisora on 31st October 2020 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Wembley (SSE) Arena, London.

He had defeated Chazz Witherspoon on 12th October 2019 by technical knockout in the 7th round at Wintrust Arena, Illinois, United States.

Joe Joyce has stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he won against Kash Ali on 16th March 2024 by knockout in the 10th round at Resorts World Arena, Birmingham, United Kingdom.

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

Going into that contest, he had lost to Zhilei Zhang on 15th April 2023 by technical knockout in the 6th round in their WBO Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at Copper Box Arena, London.

Before that, he had won against Joseph Parker on 24th September 2022 by knockout in the 11th round in their WBO Interim World Heavyweight championship fight at AO Arena, Manchester.

He had defeated Christian Hammer on 2nd July 2022 by technical knockout in the 4th round at Wembley Arena, London.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Joe Joyce has been fighting more than Oleksandr Usyk.

Oleksandr Usyk last fought 11 months ago, while Joe Joyce's last outing was 4 months and 10 days ago.

Usyk's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 9 months and 14 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 11 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 52 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 10.4 rounds on average.

Joyce's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years and 24 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 34 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 6.8 rounds on average.

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