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Joe Joyce through to gold-medal bout

Great Britain's Joe Joyce beats Ivan Dychko to qualify for the super-heavyweight gold-medal bout at the Rio Olympics.

Great Britain's Joe Joyce has qualified for the super-heavyweight gold-medal bout at the Rio Olympics.

The 30-year-old Commonwealth and European champion is now guaranteed at least a silver medal at the Games, having beaten Kazakhstan's Ivan Dychko on a decision.

Joyce was unanimously beaten in the opening round of the semi-final, but fought back to win the next two rounds and power into the gold-medal bout.

Joyce threatened to knock his opponent out in the third round as he looked to leave no doubt in the judges' minds, and despite falling short of bringing an early end to the fight, he did enough to book his place in the final.

France's Tony Yoka will be Joyce's opponent on Sunday.

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Team GB boxer Joe Joyce celebrates following his win over Moldova's Alexei Zavatin at the European Games in Baku on June 20, 2015
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