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Joe Joyce
BIG Joe Joyce returns to the ring tonight at Wembley Arena in what has all the makings of a shootout against Carlos Takam.
At a time when England finds itself blessed with an abundance of world-class heavyweights, Joyce has found himself the victim of being grievously underappreciated. The 35-year-old, having only turned pro in 2017, has already racked up an impressive record of 12 wins in 12 fights with 11 victories by KO. In his last fight he forced the much-fancied prospect Daniel Dubois to retire with a fractured orbital, and is now knocking on the door of a world-title shot.
Takam is now all who stands between Joyce and that title shot in the form of a mandatory slot with the WBO, which would place him in line to face either Anthony Joshua or Oleksandr Usyk depending on which of the two emerges victorious when they meet on September 25 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London.
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