sport news Joe Joyce could have his controversial Rio 2016 Olympic silver medal upgraded ... trends now

sport news Joe Joyce could have his controversial Rio 2016 Olympic silver medal upgraded ... trends now
sport news Joe Joyce could have his controversial Rio 2016 Olympic silver medal upgraded ... trends now

sport news Joe Joyce could have his controversial Rio 2016 Olympic silver medal upgraded ... trends now

Joe Joyce could have his controversial Rio 2016 Olympic silver medal upgraded to gold before he gets his shot at Anthony Joshua, Oleksandr Usyk or Tyson Fury... with the IOC still looking into past questionable fights at the Games Britain's Joe Joyce could still have his silver medal from Rio 2016 upgraded He lost in controversial fashion to Tony Yoka but the result could yet be changed A decision could be made soon with Joyce waiting for major title fight He is set to fight in September but is eyeing up Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua

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Joe Joyce may receive an upgraded Olympic gold medal before he gets his shot at the world heavyweight title for which he remains in contention after Saturday night's slugfest victory in Wembley Arena.

The Juggernaut, having been wheeled into the prize-ring for the first time in a year, reinforced his status as mandatory challenger for the WBO belt by knocking out German veteran Christian Hammer in the fourth round of a toe-to-toe brawl.

But that opportunity must wait until next year as Anthony Joshua, Olexsandr Usyk and Tyson Fury sort out which of them becomes the first undisputed heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis.

Britain's Joe Joyce remained unbeaten after stopping Christian Hammer on Saturday

Britain's Joe Joyce remained unbeaten after stopping Christian Hammer on Saturday

Joe Joyce stopped an exhausted Christian Hammer (R) after four action-packed rounds

Joe Joyce stopped an exhausted

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