Joyce defeats Dubois in battle of wills

By Scott Shaffer

29/11/2020

Joyce defeats Dubois in battle of wills

Joe Joyce KO10 Daniel Dubois...Joe Joyce stopped Daniel Dubois in a massive all-British heavyweight fight on Saturday. It was a very close fight with both men landing hard punches.  Dubois' left eye closed and the 23 year-old seemed uncertain in his corner as the fight wore on. By round ten, the eye was nearly completely closed but Dubois was still fighting well right up until the moment Joyce landed a clean jab directly on the eye. Dubois seemed to panic. He touched his eye and took a knee, allowing himself to be counted out.  At time of the stoppage, Dubois was ahead on two cards, 88-83 and 86-85, and trailing on the third 84-87. With the win, Joyce picked up a trio of straps: the European, British and Commonwealth championship. The 35 year-old Joyce showed a great chin and earned a spot in the top five or six heavyweights in the world. Next up could be a fight vs. Oleksandr Usyk, one of the men to beat Joyce in a World Series of Boxing contest. (Usyk won a five-round decision over Joyce in 2013). source: ESPN+