Joe Joyce speaks out for first time since stunning KO defeat to Zhilei Zhang and insists he will not retire from boxing yet

Published: 0:45, 24 Sep 2023Updated: 0:45, 24 Sep 2023

Joe Joyce has insisted that he will not retire from boxing following his KO defeat to Zhilei Zhang on Saturday night.

The Brit was stopped in six rounds by the Chinese heavyweight when they first met in April, and knocked out in the third round of their rematch on Saturday night in London.

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Joyce was knocked out by a heavy right hook from Zhang in round threeCredit: Getty

Despite the crushing back-to-back losses costing him his world title mandatory status, Joyce is adamant that he will continue on at age 38.

“This is not it for me,” he said in a post-fight interview on his promoter Queensberry Promotions’ channel, “I’ve got plenty more in the tank.

“I’m just gonna have to have a bit of time off, then come back new and improved.”

Joyce added: “Zhang is a great fighter and a great southpaw.

“He’s a fellow silver medallist and probably avoided by most.

“So it was probably a bit too far of a risk.

“I needed to fight a southpaw because I hadn’t fought a southpaw for a long time.

“But yeah it’s just disappointing because I got myself into the position I was in and then it was obviously a risk too far and I paid the price.”

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