Junior welterweight TERELL BOSTIC (13-2, 2 KO’s) is a red-hot fighter proper now. Using a five-bout successful streak, he’s aiming for large recreation within the 140-pound weight class.
Now he returns to the scene of his final defeat as he participates in “Vacation Combat Night time 3,” going down at Manhattan’s Sony Corridor on TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17. It’s being introduced by BOXING INSIDER PROMOTIONS and televised stay on DAZN, the chief in stay streamed boxing.
Bostic’s story begins in Wyandanch, NY, in Suffolk County on Lengthy Island. He finally discovered that boxing gave him a way of course. Previous to that, nevertheless, there was some faculty. Bostic attended Suffolk Faculty (for 2 semesters) and majored in prison justice, however he had found boxing on the age of 21 and was too targeted on his budding boxing profession to proceed that.
To the very best of his recollection, he was 27-7 within the beginner ranks, and maintains that he was unjustifiably on the brief finish of some dangerous selections, certainly one of which occurred within the semifinals of the New York Metro match towards Paul Anthony. He got here proper out of a nationwide match to punch for pay.
Bostic’s professional debut was in August 2015 as he stopped Masaki Aida in two rounds. However issues moved slowly; within the first 5 and a half years of his profession he fought solely six instances. Annoyed, Bostic proceeded to purchase out his administration contract as a method of getting a contemporary begin.
Bostic fought at Sony Corridor for the primary time in February 2023 and banged out a six-round choice over a really spirited Clay Burns. However he wasn’t as lucky 4 months later, as he returned to the venue to tackle undefeated Mathew “Lefty Gunz” Gonzalez. He had the chance to take the measure of Gonzalez, however he didn’t actually get his engine began till later within the bout, after which it wasn’t sufficient, at the least as evidenced by the judges’ scorecards, which had the battle 78-74, 77-75 and 77-75 in favor of Gonzalez.
Bostic has had a pleasant clear run since then. He’s on a five-fight win streak, and has acquired some {hardware} alongside the way in which. On March 9 he gained an eight-round majority choice over Julio Rosa to seize the WBA Fedecentro Tremendous Light-weight Title. In his subsequent battle (June 8), he moved down a bit to annex the WBA Fedecentro Light-weight Title with a stoppage on the finish of six rounds over Carlos Rosario.
Final day trip (September 14) he took a six-round choice over German Ivan Meraz, a journeyman with 138 professional fights.
Bostic, who calls himself “The Downside,” has gone a full eight rounds on two completely different events. He considers himself a slick counter-puncher with a excessive boxing IQ.
However will he have an issue with CARLOS MARRERO? The 31-year-old from Bridgeport, CT gained solely two of his first eleven fights (2-6-3), however has undergone one thing of a profession resurgence, as he’s presently working with J. Russell Peltz, a former promoter who’s a member of the Worldwide Boxing Corridor of Fame.
Marrero, who turned professional in November 2017 with a four-round choice loss to Saquan Felton, has suffered 5 attracts or losses by majority or break up choice. Included in all that had been back-to-back attracts towards Wilfredo Pagan with the New England 140-pound tremendous light-weight title on the road.
He’s now gained 5 of his final six bouts. This features a pair of wins over Tyrone Luckey, certainly one of which was his solely profession KO. He’s coming off consecutive choice victories over Boris Nde, a four-rounder (February 24) and a six-rounder (July 20).
Tickets for the December 17 present at Sony Corridor are priced at $110, $160, $215 and $350 (entrance row), and could also be bought on-line at https://www.ticketweb.com/occasion/boxing-insider-fight-night-sony-hall-tickets/14011593.
Sony Corridor is situated on the backside of the Paramount Lodge Occasions Sq., 235 W forty sixth Avenue.
Doorways open at 6:30 p.m. ET with the primary bout at 7:30 p.m. ET.