Elijah Pierce

Elijah Pierce

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Elijah Pierce vs. Arthur Villanueva 2024 (5.667)

Arthur Villanueva (35-4-1) returns in an eight-round bout against the highly-regarded prospect Elijah Pierce (18-2-0) at the Overtime Elite Arena in Atlanta. Following his retirement in 2019, Villanueva decided to re-enter the boxing ring and has triumphed in his last three matches.
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Elijah Pierce vs. Mike Plania 2023

Junior featherweight contenders Elijah Pierce and Mike Plania meet in an intriguing crossroads fight in the first Overtime event at the OTE Arena, Atlanta.
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Elijah Pierce vs. Jose Sanmartin 2024

Enjoy another huge bill of fights on DAZN, as primetime boxing returns to the Overtime Elite Arena. Elijah Pierce (19-2) features in the main event, enjoying one of his toughest tests to date against super-bantamweight star Jose Sanmartin (35-8-1).
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Elijah Pierce: Wood Carver 1974

Elijah Pierce was born the youngest son of a former slave on a Mississippi farm on March 5, 1892. He began carving at an early age when his father gave him his first pocketknife. As time passed, Pierce found work as a barber and began to carve wood seriously. Through his carvings Pierce told his own life story and chronicled the African-American experience.
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Sermons in Wood N/A

An interview with Elijah Pierce in his barbershop on Long Street in Columbus. He talks about his work and his life and he shows how his carvings express his experiences and beliefs. Shows Elijah Pierce telling the stories behind his carvings including his own near-lynching, his father’s tales of slavery, his religious conversion, and some of the Bible stories that have influenced him.