VIDEO: Olympian Joe Ward's 4-year-old son shows his terrific boxing skills

With just one week to go until the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, the countdown is well and truly on for local boxer Joe Ward.

The 22-year-old from Moate qualified for the games by winning a silver medal at last year world championships.

He arrived in Rio last week and the first bouts in his 81kg weight division will take place on Saturday, August 6.

This video (below), which was filmed earlier this year, shows the boxer with his four year old son, also named Joe. Given the speed and punching power he shows here, it looks as if young Joe might one day become a talented boxer in his own right!

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