I attended The International School, in Ibadan, Oyo State, for my secondary education. I then obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree in Zoology from the University of Ibadan in 1988.

Main Card starts at 2:00 p.m. ET Preliminary Card starts at 11:00 a.m. ET The 39-year-old Joyce (16-3 with 15 knockouts) was initially booked to face former WBC heavyweight champion Dillian Whyte ...

Main Card starts at 2:00 p.m. ET Preliminary Card starts at 11:00 a.m. ET The 39-year-old Joyce (16-3 with 15 knockouts) was initially booked to face former WBC heavyweight champion Dillian Whyte ...

Joe Joyce suffered a potentially career-damaging defeat as Filip Hrgovic claimed a unanimous points victory at Manchester's Co-op Live Arena. Hrgovic won a brutal 10-round heavyweight contest 97 ...

Joe Joyce's career at the top level of the heavyweight division may be over. The British heavyweight lost a hard-fought unanimous decision (98-92, 97-93, 96-95) to Croatia's Filip Hrgovic on ...

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Joe Joyce knows his career is on the line tonight as he takes on Filip Hrgovic in Manchester. The 39-year-old had been set for an all-British heavyweight showdown with Dillian Whyte, but a change ...

Joyce was due to face fellow Briton Dillian Whyte here, but the latter was forced to withdraw due to injury, having suffered a severe cut on his finger. So, in steps Hrgovic, who has not fought ...

Joe Joyce once likened Oleksandr Usyk's punches to “slaps” as he named the hardest puncher he’d faced. The British heavyweight returns to the ring on Saturday as he takes on Croatian Filip ...

Joe Joyce shrugged off retirement talk despite losing his fourth fight in five outings, with Filip Hrgovic claiming a unanimous decision victory in Manchester. ‘The Juggernaut’ was looking to ...

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