Joe Ward (boxer)
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| Real name | Joseph Ward |
| Rated at | Light-Heavyweight |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.86 m) |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Born |
30 October 1993 Athlone, Westmeath, Ireland |
| Stance | Southpaw |
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Joe Ward (born 30 October 1993) is an Irish amateur boxer from Moate, Westmeath. He competes at Light-Heavyweight.
Ward won his first major gold medal in 2009, at the World Junior Championships in Yerevan, Armenia. Ward defeated Armenian fighter Hayk Khachatryan in the Light-Middleweight final.
Results:
In May 2010, Ward won his second World title at the World Youth Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan. He defeated Australia's Damien Hooper in the final, this time at Middleweight.
Results:
At the 2011 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Ankara, Ward secured at least a silver medal after victory over Imre Szellő of Hungary in the semi-finals. Ward then met Nikita Ivanov in the Light-Heavyweight final, where he took the gold medal after a 20-12 victory over the Russian.
Results:
In October 2013, at 19 years of age, Ward won a bronze medal at the World Amateur Boxing Championships in Almaty. Ward lost to title holder, 2011 World Champion Julio César la Cruz in the semi final. The Cuban went on to retain his title with a gold medal in the final.
Results:
Ward won his second European gold in Samokov, Bulgaria in August. Despite an accidental clash of heads opening up a small cut above Ward’s left eye, he continued a stylish performance to seal victory over Dutch fighter Peter Mullenberg in the final.
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