Joe Joyce suffers stoppage loss to Artem Suslenkov as 40-year-old British contender endures another huge setback

Joe Joyce, the 40-year-old British heavyweight contender, was stopped in the 11th round by unbeaten Russian fighter Artem Suslenkov on the undercard of Murat Gassiev vs Peter Kadiru in Moscow. Joyce appeared to signal he could not continue after a heavy combination, with the referee waving off the bout after Suslenkov landed a follow-up flurry. The defeat means Joyce has now lost five of his last six fights, with Suslenkov improving his unbeaten record to 15 victories.