John Joe Joyce

John Joe Joyce 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 [Amateur Boxing Association|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.