A week on Saturday, the 18th May, Olympic Silver medalist Joe Joyce 8-0 (8 Ko’s) meets former WBA title challenger, Alexander Ustinov 34-3 (25 Ko’s) in a Co-Feature at The Lamex Stadium in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, complimenting the headlining Saunders v Isufi, interim WBO middleweight title fight.. The 33 year old Joyce, now based in the Uk, is looking to make some noise in the next 18 months and regardless of his 8 fight pro experience, felt somewhat insulted that his name wasn’t offered in the recent mix as a potential Anthony Joshua replacement for June 1st. The most recent outing where he stopped Bermane Stiverne, should have pushed Joyce’s profile up the rankings, yet only appeared to land him in a British title fight against fellow Brit Daniel Dubois.. A victory over Ustinov May not tell us an awful lot, but it’s a stay busy fight against a man with a live record, whom at the end of the day has to be removed in order to move on. The Gargantuan Ustinov looked terrible in his last outing in November, suffering an exposing stoppage defeat at the hands of former world Cruiserweight title challenger Michael Hunter jr, despite 2 years prior contesting for the world heavyweight championship.. Alexander’s best days are long gone, but a 280 pound man, with an evidently decent record can’t be taken lightly.. A loss to Ustinov is disastrous for a man in Joyce’s position, so with this fight comes pressure.. Look for Joyce to move past Alexander comfortably, yet more than likely swerve the Dubois fight.. In my opinion, Joyce is looking further than a British title..
The Event will be promoted by Frank Warren and Queensbury boxing and broadcast by BT Sport..
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