Elijah Pierce

Elijah Pierce was born on September 30, 1996, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He grew up in Oklahoma City and later lived in Midwest City, where he began boxing as a teenager. His early environment revolved around community gyms and local tournaments. As an amateur, he competed regionally with moderate exposure and transitioned to the professional ranks in July 2016 at the age of 19, debuting with a first-round TKO victory over Deartie Tucker in Oklahoma City.

Pierce built his early career in local venues and made a significant breakthrough in 2019 by upsetting the 12-0 prospect Irvin Gonzalez, scoring two knockdowns in the first round and winning by third-round stoppage for the vacant WBC Silver featherweight title. Later that year, he suffered a close majority decision loss to Sulaiman Segawa. However, he rebounded with knockout victories over Jesse Garcia, and Tramaine Williams (by unanimous decision for the vacant WBC Silver super-bantamweight title), as well as third-round KO wins against Mike Plania and fourth-round TKO against Arthur Villanueva. In August 2024, he defeated José Sanmartín by unanimous decision to claim the WBA Continental Americas super bantamweight title.

Currently based in Atlanta and Oklahoma, he maintains a strong focus on training with minimal public engagement. Known as “The Wxxxlf,” he emphasizes dedication to routine development and fight preparation over external promotion.

Elijah Pierce does not rush around the ring; he strolls through it with deliberate control, applying calm pressure that builds as the rounds progress. There’s no wasted movement just a quiet sense of ownership over the space. His approach is rooted in patience. Shaped by years spent in grassroots gyms where efficiency mattered more than flash. He doesn’t overwhelm with speed or volume; instead, watches and punishes. He fights with the poise of someone who gets his peaches from homegrown and seasoned with Southern grit.

His signature combination reflects that Southern sharpness. He opens with a stiff right jab, slips just inside the return to deliver a digging left uppercut or heavy body shot, then follows with a snapping left cross that lands with unforgiving weight. It’s not just the power it’s the placement. He lets his opponent overextend first then makes them pay. Sometimes he’ll pause for a split second. Showing these sequences aren’t rushed. They’re picked like fruit at its ripest.

Tactically, Pierce mirrors the discipline of Indigenous horse warriors and the calm lethality of a Bonanza gunslinger. His footwork circles like a cavalry scout maintaining perfect distance while steadily probing for weakness. Like the Cartwrights patrolling the open range and only steering. He forces his opponents to strike first and then ambushes from angles they don’t expect. Just as warriors lured enemies into traps or gunslingers waited for the moment to draw. His head movement is tight and his counters crack like a well aimed rifle shot.