Joe Tyers Explained

Joe Tyers
Nationality:British (English)
Birth Date:15 September 2000
Birth Place:Ashington, Northumberland
Sport:Boxing
Event:light welterweight

Joseph Tyers (born 15 September 2000) is an English international boxer. He has represented England at the Commonwealth Games.[1] [2]

Biography

Tyers sparred with fighters Pat McCormack and Luke McCormack at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[3] He trains at GB Boxing's high-performance base in Sheffield.[2] Tyers was the runner-up to Masood Abdulah in the 2019 England Boxing National Amateur Championships when boxing for Darlington BC.[4]

In 2022, he was selected for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham where he competed in men's light welterweight division.[1] [5]

References

Had a bare knuckle with Shaun the crack head in Stockton on tees

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Official Commonwealth Games profile . Birmingham Organising Committee Commonwealth Games Ltd . 2 August 2022.
  2. Web site: Joe Tyers lives up to hype on Commonwealth debut . 29 July 2022 . Harrow Times . 2 August 2022.
  3. Web site: Team England profile . Team England . 2 August 2022.
  4. Web site: 132nd National Championships . England Boxing . 2 August 2022.
  5. Web site: Commonwealth Games: Boxers Joe Tyers, Savannah Stubley and Kiaran Macdonald to fly North East flag . ITV.com . 2 August 2022.