Ward loses out, but Joyce seals European final spot

Ward: Lost out in Kazakhstan. Picture credit: Paul Mohan / SPORTSFILE

Bernard O'Neill

DAVID OLIVER JOYCE and Joe Ward last night lost on their AIBA Pro Boxing (APB) debuts in Kazakhstan and Bulgaria.

Ward dropped a unanimous decision ((59-55,59-55,60-54) to Russia's Nikita Ivanov - an opponent he has beaten twice in the last three years - in Sofia.