Olympic Silver Medalist Raises Glove Mid-Fight as Career Nears End

Joseph Joyce Signals Career’s End With Mid-fight Gesture After Artem Suslenkov Loss

By NoSmokeBoxing Joseph Obey “Joe” Joyce, the 2016 Olympic silver medalist, effectively brought his professional boxing career to an apparent halt on Thursday, July 11, 2026. He signaled to the referee, Gustavo Padilla, that he could not continue during the eleventh round of his bout against unbeaten Russian heavyweight Artem Suslenkov at the VTB Arena in Moscow, Russia. The stunning mid-fight gesture came as Suslenkov piled on pressure in a dec…

Olympic Silver Medalist Raises Glove Mid-Fight as Career Nears End

Joe Joyce briefly threw his hand into the air as Artem Suslenkov closed in during the eleventh round. The image came only days after World Boxing News questioned whether the Briton should even have been in the WBA heavyweight title conversation. Only days after WBN argued Joyce should not be handed a shot at Murat… Read More »Olympic Silver Medalist Raises Glove Mid-Fight as Career Nears End