Joe Joyce To Fight On April 15th, Opponent To Be Revealed This Week

By Jake Tiernan: Joe Joyce might be in motion on April fifteenth in opposition to an opponent but to be introduced, in keeping with his promoter Frank Warren.

The opponent might be introduced this week for the unbeaten Joyce’s first protection of his interim WBO heavyweight title. They’re ready for the contract again from the opponent. Hopefully, Joyce might be matched in opposition to a high-caliber contender quite than one other older heavyweight.

The #1 WBO-ranked Joyce might be headlining on the Copper Field Area in London. It will be good to see Joyce preventing at a much bigger venue than the 6,000-seat Copper Field, however Joyce hasn’t reached the extent of recognition the place he can pack a stadium the best way Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury are doing.

Though Tyson Fury had talked of eager to face Joyce (15-0, 14 KOs) in the summertime after he fights Oleksandr Usyk for the undisputed conflict in April, he appears to have modified his thoughts and can possible be going the exhibition route in opposition to former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou to get some coin.

At this level in his profession, the 34-year-old Fury is considering extra about cash and fewer about taking up harmful lions like Joyce that might overturn the applecart and spoil his money-making machine.

“Joe will struggle on April fifteenth on the Copperbox. He’ll defend his [WBO interim heavyweight] title,” stated Frank Warren to iFL TV about Joe Joyce’s subsequent struggle.

“You definitely effectively, as quickly as we get the contract again. Clearly, we’ll have a press convention and get it up and rolling,” Warren stated when requested if Joyce’s opponent might be revealed this week.

Joyce, 37, is coming off an eleventh spherical stoppage victory over former WBO champion Joseph Parker on September twenty fourth in Manchester. That was a aggressive struggle within the early going earlier than Joyce wore the 31-year-old Parker down with the quick tempo and the heavy pictures he was touchdown to the top and physique.

Curiously, Parker not too long ago stated that he’d be keen to take a rematch with Joyce if he wants an opponent for his subsequent struggle.

The fights that Joyce desires are in opposition to WBC belt holder Fury and former two-division world champion Joshua, but it surely doesn’t seem possible that both of them will occur in 2023.

If Fury defeats Usyk in April to develop into the undisputed champion, he’s anticipated to vacate the WBO title so he can maneuver round what can be a really, very laborious struggle for him in opposition to Joyce.