Joe Joyce left ‘heartbroken’ after spending thousands on Daniel Dubois fight camp before fight postponement
British heavyweight boxer Joe Joyce was heartbroken after hearing his highly anticipated bout with Daniel Dubois had been postponed, manager Sam Jones has revealed.
The bout was originally scheduled for April 11 but the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic forced promoter Frank Warren to push the date back to July 11.
Joyce has been significantly impacted financially, but also mentally with his last two scheduled fights now being cancelled.
Speakinig to Bonus Code Bets, Jones said: “The reality is we paid for flights for our team and the sparring partner from the UK. Then we were paying weekly for four US-based sparring partners. The UFC training facility, the very nice villa we were living in out in Vegas.
Joyce has been significantly impacted financially, but also mentally with his last two scheduled fights now being cancelled.
Speakinig to Bonus Code Bets, Jones said: “The reality is we paid for flights for our team and the sparring partner from the UK. Then we were paying weekly for four US-based sparring partners. The UFC training facility, the very nice villa we were living in out in Vegas.
Regardless of the delay, Jones believes the result will be the same and equally as emphatic.
“It’s going to be a different date with the same result,” he said. “Joe is going to stop Daniel Dubois. It’s going to be a car crash at the O2 Arena and it’s only going to end one way.
“This is the biggest fight of Joe’s career, five or six belts on the line, the winner goes on to a guaranteed world title shot. The date has been pushed back but this fight will happen – the fans have demanded it.”
Credit: EveningStandard.