Elijah McCall (born March 3, 1988, in Chicago, Illinois) is an American former heavyweight boxer. He is the son of former heavyweight champion Oliver McCall.
Elijah passed on a football scholarship at James Madison University. to pursue boxing. . he was a star highschool running back at Bassett high school in Virginia.
Elijah has had 16 pro bouts to date, with 12 wins (11 by knockout), 3 losses (All by KO or TKO), and 1 draw. He was surprisingly knocked out in the fourth round after dominating Dieuly Aristilde, after dropping him twice in the first round, yet went on to get flattened with a right hand himself in the fourth.
12 Wins (11 knockouts, 1 decision), 3 Losses (3 knockouts), 1 Draw | |||||||
Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
Loss | 11-3-1 | Marcin Rekowski | TKO | 5 | 18/05/2013 | Legionowo Arena, Legionowo, Poland | Referee stopped the bout at 1:36 of the fifth round. |
Loss | 11-2-1 | Andy Ruiz Jr. | TKO | 3 | 07/12/2012 | Texas Station, Las Vegas, Nevada | Referee stopped the bout at 2:59 of the third round. |
Win | 11-1-1 | Jason "Big Daddy" Massie | KO | 5 | 13/07/2012 | UIC Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois | Massie knocked out at 0:36 of the fifth round. |
Win | 10-1-1 | Travis Fulton | TKO | 2 | 21/06/2012 | The Belvedere, Elk Grove, Illinois | Referee stopped the bout at 2:10 of the second round. |
Win | 9-1-1 | Stanley Allen | KO | 6 | 25/05/2012 | Horseshoe Hammond, Hammond, Indiana | Allen knocked out at 2:26 of the sixth round. |
Win | 8-1-1 | Corey Winfield | UD | 5 | 03/02/2012 | Guilford Convention Center, Greensboro, North Carolina | 49-46, 48-47, 48-47. |
Win | 7-1-1 | Maurice Winslow | TKO | 1 | 16/07/2011 | Greensboro Coliseum Complex, Greensboro, North Carolina | |
Win | 6-1-1 | Octavius Davis | KO | 2 | 21/05/2011 | Rec Center, Wilson, North Carolina | Davis knocked out at 1:15 of the second round. |
Win | 5-1-1 | Matt Green | KO | 2 | 16/04/2011 | Greensboro Coliseum Complex, Greensboro, North Carolina | |
Loss | 4-1-1 | Dieuly Aristilde | KO | 4 | 16/02/2010 | Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood, Hollywood, Florida | McCall knocked out at 1:13 of the fourth round. |
Win | 4-0-1 | Reginald Jackson | KO | 2 | 23/10/2009 | The Orleans, Las Vegas, Nevada | Jackson knocked out at 1:25 of the second round. |
Win | 3-0-1 | Chad J. Davis | KO | 1 | 22/05/2009 | The Orleans, Las Vegas, Nevada | Davis knocked out at 2:49 of the first round. |
Draw | 2-0-1 | Alvaro Morales | PTS | 4 | 06/03/2009 | The Orleans, Las Vegas, Nevada | 40-36, 37-39, 38-38. |
Win | 2-0 | Yohan Banks | TKO | 1 | 30/01/2009 | The Orleans, Las Vegas, Nevada | Referee stopped the bout at 2:23 of the first round. |
Win | 1-0 | Darion Moss | TKO | 1 | 21/06/2008 | Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood, Hollywood, Florida | Referee stopped the bout at 2:24 of the first round. |
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