Kaelan Joyce

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Kaelan Joyce
Statistics
Rated at Light Heavyweight
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Nationality British
Born 20 August
Gibraltar
Kaelan Joyce
Medal record
2003 BUSA Boxing Championships
Gold medal – first place Coventry Middleweight

Kaelan Joyce (born 20 August 1982), is an amateur boxer from the British Overseas Territory, Gibraltar.[1] He started his boxing career in January 2000 as a Middleweight and competed exclusively in Gibraltar at first, but then mostly abroad thereafter.

University Days

Kaelan was awarded a place at Southampton Solent University (UK) in September 2002, where he went on to earn an honours degree in a Computer Networking related subject. Whilst at University he trained at the Golden Ring ABC[2] (Southampton, UK) where he gained valuable experience and subsequently went on to win gold[3] at the BUSA (British Universities Sports Association) Championships,[4] thus becoming champion of his respective weight class. He remains the only Gibraltarian to date to accomplish such a feat.

Boxing Career and Background

Joyce started off as a brawler with limited boxing skills but with time developed into a decent boxer. Known for his aggressive style and sturdy defence, he improved considerably under the watchful eye of Ernest Victory (Head coach - Gibraltar Amateur Boxing Association).

Kaelan has sparred with several big names including Tom "Kong" Watson and former World Boxing Foundation (WBFo) Super Featherweight Champion Carl Greaves.[5] He has also fought and beaten renowned British Martial Artist, Jason “Daddy Cool” Ball in an amateur boxing bout that took place on 3 July 2008 at the Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar.[6]

Currently competing in the light heavyweight division (having moved up a weight class) Joyce lost his last bout on points, which took place on April the 17th 2010 at the Don Principe Pabellon (Spain). The Spanish media had Joyce winning.[7]

Let’s Dance 2009

Joyce appeared on Gibraltar’s version of Dancing with the Stars called Let’s Dance,[8] which was aired live on GBC Television for over six weeks.[9] He managed to get to the final[10] and finished in 3rd place.[11] This was partly due to the substantial amount of public votes he received.[12] The show was a success and several thousand pounds were raised for the local charities.[13]

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