Joe Joyce is not worried about a lack of ring time as he sets his sights on boxing gold at the European Games. The super-heavyweight has wasted no time reaching the semi-finals in Baku, needing just five minutes and 15 seconds to stop his first two opponents. The Londoner made light work of Moldova’s Alexei Zavatin and followed that up with another first-round win against Lithuania’s Mantas Valavicius last night. Joyce, 29, is now guaranteed at least a bronze and he fights France’s Tony Yoka in the last four on Thursday before a possible a clash with home favourite Majidov Mahammadrasul in the final. “Because of the World Series of Boxing, I have had lots of time in the ring,” said Joyce....
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