Riding a 2021 Michigan State Golden Gloves Championship win along with winning the USA National Tournament Championship in December, Justin Lacey Pierce holds a record of 27-8. Fighting out of PK Boxing Gym, he enters this weekend’s tournament ranked number two in the country, in the 156-pound weight class.
Lacey Pierce, 23, was introduced to boxing by friend Mical Pagan, older brother of Michigan Golden Gloves Honor Roll boxer Joshua Pagan, while attending East Kentwood High School.
“My friend was boxing out of Wyoming Pride at the time and I asked him about it,” Lacey Pierce said. “He gave me the address, and I just showed up. And I have been boxing ever since.”
Boxing has brought a lot of discipline into Justin’s life, along with giving him an actual purpose. His dream for 2022 is to win the state title, then go on to win the National Golden Gloves title, followed by one more USA boxing champion and to turn pro at the end of the year.
Lacey Pierce will join former local Golden Gloves boxers Joseph Hicks and Joshua Pagan who both went pro earlier this year.
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