The odds will be firmly against Joe Joyce as he looks to reassert himself in the heavyweight division with a clash against Artem Suslenkov on 11 July.
Once tipped for a world title fight, Joyce's momentum was unceremoniously derailed following back-to-back knockout losses to Zhilei Zhang in 2022 and 2023.
Since then the 2016 Olympic silver medallist has won just one of his last three fights, and now finds himself on the outside looking in on an ever-changing heavyweight division.
More than a year on since his loss to Filip Hrgovic, 'The Juggernaut' will return to the ring on 11 July when he travels to Moscow, Russia to take on the undefeated Russian Artem Suslenkov over 10 rounds.
Date: | Saturday 11th July 2026 |
Fight: | Joe Joyce vs Artem Suslenkov |
Approx Ring Walk Time: | TBC |
Weight Class: | Heavyweight |
Titles: | N/A |
Referee: | N/A |
Promoters: | IB Challenger |
Venue: | VTB Arena, Moscow, Russia |
TV Channel: | TBC |
Joe Joyce's clash with Artem Suslenkov is scheduled to take place on Saturday 11 July, 2026.
The heavyweight clash between Joyce and Suslenkov will be held at the 14,000-capacity VTB Arena in Moscow, Russia.
Timings for the IBA PRO 19 event are yet to be confirmed, but it is expected that the bout will get underway around 19:00 BST)
Joe Joyce | Artem Suslenkov | |
Record: | 16-4 (15 KOs) | 14-0 (9 KOs) |
Age: | 40 | 30 |
Birthplace: | London, England | Volgograd, Russia |
Height: | 6′ 6″ / 198cm | 6' 1″ / 186cm |
Stance: | Orthodox | Orthodox |
Last Fight: | Loss (UD) vs Filip Hrgovic (Apr 2025) | Won (TKO) vs Artur Mann (Apr 2025) |
KO%: | 93.75% | 64.28% |
Alias: | 'The Juggernaut' | - |
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