Ebo began boxing at the age of two when his father bought him a punching bag. He had a long amateur career with 139 wins before turning professional in 2000, amassing 16 wins before his first loss. After a series of wins over mid-level opponents including
Emmanuel Clottey, Elder took a significant step up in class with a convincing win over undefeated contender
Oscar Diaz, winning by a score of 98–92 on all three scorecards. After a tune-up bout, Elder scored a near-shutout victory over 23–7 Fernando Trejo, launching him into a WBO NABO lightweight title match. Elder won the
WBO NABO lightweight title by 6th-round TKO over 17–3 Ricardo Fuentes, then defended it in a thrilling bout with 21–2
Courtney Burton. The scorecards were close after 11 rounds, before Elder dropped Burton twice in the twelfth, winning by TKO with 50 seconds left in the round.
Shobox announcer
Steve Farhood said of the Elder-Burton bout, "I don't think we've ever had a more physical, grueling, brutal fight." The win over Burton would be Elder's last. In his last fight before joining the
ESPN reality show, "
Contender Season 2", he lost to former title holder
Lakva Sim, this time as the recipient of a 12th-round TKO.
The Contender On the ESPN
reality show The Contender 2 series debut, Elder was chosen to be on the Gold Team. In the first bout of the tournament, Ebo lost to
Michael Stewart by technical knockout 1 minute 52 seconds into the 4th round. ==Later life and death==