Joe Ward is an Irish

Irish Amateur Boxing Association

The Irish Amateur Boxing Association is the governing body of amateur boxing in Ireland. It was founded in 1911 following a meeting in Dublin.-Structure:...

 amateur boxer

Amateur boxing

Amateur boxing is practised at the collegiate level, at the Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games, and in many other venues sponsored by amateur boxing associations. Amateur boxing bouts are short in duration and fighters wear head protection, so this type of competition prizes point-scoring rather...

 from Moate

Moate

Moate is a town in County Westmeath, Ireland.The name An Móta is derived from the term motte-and-bailey as the Normans built an example of this type of fortification here. The earthwork is still visible behind the buildings on the main street....

, Westmeath, Republic of Ireland

Republic of Ireland

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Career

In 2009, Ward won the AIBA World light middleweight junior title after a win against Hayk Khachatryan of Armenia in Yerevan, Armenia.
In May 2010, Ward won his second world title after winning the world title at the AIBA World Youth Championships

Youth World Amateur Boxing Championships

The Youth World Amateur Boxing Championships, or AIBA Youth World Championships, is a boxing championship event organised by the AIBA for "Youth" competitors who are under the age of 19 years old...

 in Baku, Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan

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At the 2011 European Amateur Boxing Championships

2011 European Amateur Boxing Championships

The Men's 2011 European Amateur Boxing Championships was held in Ankara, Turkey from June 17 to June 24, 2011. It was the 39th edition of this biennial competition organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, the EUBC.-Schedule:...

 in Ankara

Ankara

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, Ward secured at least a silver medal in the light-heavyweight division after victory over Imre Szellő

Imre Szello

Imre Szellő is a Hungarian amateur boxer who has qualified for the 2008 Olympics.-2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships:...

 of Hungary in the semi-finals on 23 June.
On 24 June 2011, he went on to win the gold medal after a 20-12 victory against Nikita Ivanov

Nikita Ivanov

Nikita Ivanov is a Kazakhstani ice hockey forward currently playing for MHK Krylia Sovetov. He was a member of the Kazakhstan men's national junior ice hockey team at the 2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.-References:...

of Russia.