Ebo Elder: A Word From God; the Prophet has Spoken.

On March 22, 2005, SaddoBoxing had the privilege of taking part in a conference call between Juan Diaz and Ebo Elder. The two fighters expressed their thoughts and concerns about their upcoming WBA title fight on April 23. But much more was said on the part

of Ebo Elder. It started out as your normal conference call, but if you are the type of person unfamiliar with the whole spectrum of spirituality, then Bro, Ebo would have had you scratching your head and thinking twice about his sanity. Fortunately, I am no stranger to the role spirituality can play in ones success and totally understand the level and amount of faith that allowed Ebo to exude confidently his sense of his pre-ordained destiny.

Beyond training hard, working out and eating well-balanced meals, Ebo has much faith in his belief that he will be victorious over Juan Diaz, to quote him; victory is a “100% certainty.” His surety of a win on April 23, 2005, is due to a word from a prophet. In March, of 2004, “a word from God” as Ebo describes, was given to him from a prophet. He told Ebo that on his seventh comeback fight, he would fight for a world title and win a world title on this seventh comeback fight.

To date, this will be Ebo’s seventh comeback fight and he will be fighting for a world title. Coincidence? Some may think that this could be the truth, but whatever the case may be, it was indeed spoken, and Ebo Elder is a believer. This has not been an easy road for Elder, but he counts all his trials and tribulations as blessings, stating, “my loss to Hernandez was a blessing in disguise.” In a twist of fate, the loss saved his failing marriage and a fading relationship with his father.

He has now rebounded and been in win/win situations, since his spectacular win over Courtney Burton. Miraculously, with 2:10 on the clock, he came from behind and knocked out Burton in the twelfth round. With his marriage and his relationship with his father stronger than ever, Ebo is on the right path, and destined to do great things.

Katrina Walters can be reached at boxingkatrina@aol.com