David Oliver Joyce
Joyce
Ireland flag
VS
Oct 04 2019
Friday

York Hall, London, United Kingdom

10 round contest @ Featherweight
11-0-0
TKO 9
TKO 9
22-1-0

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The tape

33
Age
31
5' 7" / 171 cm
Height
5' 7" / 170 cm
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Reach
66.9" / 170 cm
Orthodox (R)
Stance
Orthodox (R)

Tape record

UDTKOUDTKOTKO
Form
KOKOTKOPTSPTS
11
Wins
22
8
By KO
12
73
KO%
55
0
Loses
1
0
Draws
0
2017
Debut
2011

Tape rankings @ Featherweight

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The Ring
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WBA
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WBC
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WBO
10
15
IBF
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David Oliver Joyce vs Leigh Wood report


Who won Wood vs Joyce?

Leigh Wood beat David Oliver Joyce by technical knockout in the 9th round on Friday, October 4th, 2019, at York Hall, London.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 126 pounds (9 stone or 57.1 kg).

Also on the undercard Jazza Dickens was victorious over Carlos Ramos, Tyrone McCullagh beat Carlos Araujo, and Hairon Socarras was overcome by Ryan Walsh.

Wood vs Joyce stats

Back in October 2019, David Oliver Joyce stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 11 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Leigh Wood made his way to the ring with a record of 22 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 12 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Joyce had an advantage in power over Wood, with a 73% knockout percentage compared to Wood's 55%.

David Oliver Joyce was the older man by 2 years, at 33 years old.

Both David Oliver Joyce and Leigh Wood fought out of an orthodox stance.

Joyce was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 12 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2017, 5 years and 7 months later than Wood, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 101 fewer professional rounds, totaling 69 compared to Wood's 170.

David Oliver Joyce went into the fight ranked number 15 by the IBF at featherweight.

Leigh Wood was ranked number 10 by the WBO in the 126lb division.

Wood vs Joyce form

Wood had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Ryan Doyle on May 10, 2019, by knockout in the 10th round in their CBC Commonwealth Featherweight championship fight at Nottingham Arena, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom.

Prior to that, he had won against Abraham Osei Bonsu on March 2, 2019, by knockout in the 2nd round in their CBC Commonwealth Featherweight championship fight at East of England Arena, Cambridgeshire.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Rafael Castillo on March 3, 2018, by technical knockout in the 3rd round at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield.

Before that, he had defeated Reynaldo Mora on November 25, 2017, by points in the 6th round at Harvey Hadden Sports Village, Nottinghamshire.

He had won against Josh Wale on October 24, 2015, by unanimous decision in their 10 round contest at Sheffield Arena, Sheffield.

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Wood's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 31 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 6.2 rounds on average.

What time did Wood vs Joyce start?

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

Who broadcast Wood vs Joyce?

Wood vs Joyce was broadcast on Sky Sports Action in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.

What were the odds on Wood vs Joyce?

David Oliver Joyce was a 173/100 (+170) underdog going into the contest, while Leigh Wood made his way into the ring at 9/20 (-220) with oddsmakers.

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