The former Olympian Joe Joyce entered this fight with a pro boxing record of 4-0-0 (4 KOs=100%) and he is ranked as the No.55 heavyweight in the world. He has already fought three times in 2018 winning over Rudolf Jozic, Donnie Palmer (Joe Joyce vs Donnie Palmer) and Lenroy Thomas (Joe Joyce vs Lenroy Thomas).
His opponent, Ivica Bacurin (who replaces Richard Lartey), has a record of 30-13-1 (19 knockouts) and he entered as the No.207 in the same weight class. He lost to Michal Cieslak in 2017 but he came back to win with Geza Nemeth and Mirnes Denadic in 2018. Joyce vs Bacurin is valid for the Commonwealth (British Empire) heavyweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Date: 2018-06-15
Where: York Hall, London, United Kingdom
Division: heavyweight (over 200 lbs, 90.7 kg)
Title: Commonwealth (British Empire) heavyweight title
Joyce’s previous fight: Joe Joyce vs Lenroy Thomas
Joyce’s next fight: Joe Joyce vs Iago Kiladze
Joyce vs Bacurin full fight video:
(Free embeddable video hosted on Youtube and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocuNFHMY4nk
Wow!