John Joe Joyce

John Joe Joyce

John Joe Joyce (far right)
Personal information
Born	(1987-10-17) 17 October 1987 (age 37)
Relative	Patsy Joyce (nephew) [1]
Medal record Representing   Ireland Men's Boxing European Amateur Championships 2008 Liverpool Light welterweight

John Joe Joyce (born 17 October 1987) is an Irish amateur boxer who represented Ireland in the 2008 Olympic Games in the light welterweight division.

Joyce was born in Mullingar, County Westmeath. Joyce is a national Irish boxing champion who competed in the light welterweight and welterweight division. In the 2008 Olympic games he defeated Gyula Kate of Hungary by a score of 9–5, but lost via countback the round of 16 to eventual gold medallist Felix Diaz of the Dominican Republic in a match that was scored at a tie (11-11). ^{[2] [3]}

References

1. Loughran, Neil (12 September 2025). "'He asked me - am I ever going to get to that level?': The rapid rise of Mullingar teenager Patsy Joyce". The Irish News . Retrieved 13 September 2025.
2. 2008 Olympic Games Boxing Results. Retrieved August 14, 2008.
3. "Medallists by weight category" (PDF). AIBA . Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2009. Retrieved 16 November 2008.