‘Dude looks like a monster’ – Boxing legend Evander Holyfield’s son Elijah makes sensational career change [Video]

BOXING legend Evander Holyfield’s son Elijah has made a sensational career change – and fans say he ‘looks like a monster’.

Elijah has become a wrestler and this week made his in-ring WWE debut having previously pursued a career in NFL.

Elijah, 27, tried his luck in college football after high school and played for the Georgia Bulldogs from 2016 until 2019.

The Georgia native went undrafted five years ago but joined the practice squads of the Carolina Panthers, Philadelphia Eagles and Cincinnati Bengals before leaving the NFL in 2022.

The 5ft 10in (1.78m), 215 lbs (15st) athlete signed with WWE earlier this year after taking part in tryouts over SummerSlam weekend.

And Elijah made his debut in the squared circle on Tuesday ahead of the live taping of NXT from the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida …