Elijah Pierce and Jose Sanmartin make weight for OTX Boxing 10
Junior featherweights Elijah Pierce and Jose Sanmartin were on target at Thursday’s weigh-in, ahead of Friday's OTX Boxing 10 main event at OTE Arena in Atlanta.
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Elijah Pearce and the WXXXLF within: ‘A loss is like having your career taken away’
Junior featherweight boxer Elijah Pierce has embraced the moniker "WXXXLF," using it as a way to reflect on the challenges he’s faced.
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Elijah Pierce Bows Out of Friday’s Fight in Atlanta Due to Illness
Elijah Pierce will not headline Friday’s OTX8 card in Atlanta after missing Thursday’s weigh-in ceremony and later announcing on his social media platforms that an illness would force him out of his scheduled fight.
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Elijah Pierce’s Fight For Recognition Could Lead To Murodjon Akhmadaliev
Junior featherweight Elijah Pierce, who bounced back from a knockdown to knockout Arthur Villanueva in his last fight, is targeting the top contenders in his division, including unified titleholder Murodjon Akhmadaliev.
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Elijah Pierce Gets Off the Canvas to Stop Arthur Villanueva
Elijah Pierce picked up a fourth-round knockout over Arthur Villanueva after picking himself up off the deck early in the fight Friday at Overtime Elite Arena in Atlanta.
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Elijah Pierce Hoping Win Over Arthur Villanueva Will Set Up Naoya Inoue Fight
Junior featherweight Elijah Pierce has made no secret of his desire to fight Naoya Inoue. But Pierce (18-2, 15 KOs) is first set to fight Arthur Villanueva, on March 29 in Atlanta, in an Overtime Boxing event being broadcast by DAZN. Although Villanueva (35-4-1, 20 KOs) has lost only to top contenders and world champions in Luis Nery, Nordine Oubaali, Zolani Tete and McJoe Arroyo, Pierce is already thinking about the statement a win would make – and how it might push him a step closer to a much bigger fight.
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Elijah Pierce Inks Promotional Pact With Viva Promotions
Boxing promoter Brendan Gibbons announced the first signing to the roster of his Las Vegas-based Viva! Promotions -- top-10 world-rated junior featherweight contender Elijah Pierce (18-2, 15 KOs) from Midwest City, Oklahoma. Pierce, 27, is currently riding a three-year, nine-bout winning streak and is expected to make his 2024 debut in March.
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Overtime Boxing (OTX) Results: Elijah Pierce Stuns Mike Plania With One-Punch KO
The maiden voyage of Overtime Boxing (OTX) kicked off Friday from the OTE Arena in Atlanta on DAZN. Founded by sports media company Overtime and led by general manager Brandon Rhodes, the upstart OTX launched their developmental, prospect-and-contender-based trial series with a five-fight card.
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Overtime Boxing Summertime DAZN Series To Debut Aug. 4 In Atlanta
Another developmental series will be added to DAZN’s boxing schedule. Overtime Boxing (OTX)—an extension of the Atlanta-based sports media company—will launch a prospect-based summertime series that will run every Friday in August on DAZN. The news came with the announcement that the first-year boxing outfit signed more than 30 fighters to its roster.
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Elijah Pierce Powers Past Tramaine Williams For Unanimous Decision
Uncasville, CT – Elijah Pierce established himself as a legitimate contender in the super bantamweight division Saturday night at Mohegan Sun Arena in what was undoubtedly the biggest win of his career. The scores were 96-94, 97-93 and 97-93.
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