By: Sean Crose
The 12-0-1 Matthew “Lefty Gunz” Gonzalez took on 8-1 fellow junior welterweight Terrell Bostic Thursday night time on the Sony Theater in New York City. The bout was a scheduled eight spherical affair. Bostic appeared very fluid and robust within the opening spherical. Gonzalez, nevertheless, was capable of finding his stride within the two rounds following. It was an in depth combat, little question, however Bostic getting muscled by the stronger Gonzalez. Bostic had his moments within the fourth, however Gonzalez did some robust work courtesy highly effective punching and a pointy southpaw jab.
Bostic was despatched to the mat by Gonzalez is the fifth, but it surely was from a toss, not a punch. Slowing the tempo down a bit within the sixth, Bostic maybe threw Gonzalez off a bit, as he was capable of land efficient and to maintain his man from launching a severe offense. Bostic went on to toss off a sequence of robust physique pictures within the seventh. It appeared just like the combat could be beginning to flip in Bostic’s favor. The eighth and closing spherical noticed Bostic proceed to work the physique with quick, correct punches. Gonzalez, then again, tried to land energy pictures that might earn him the win (by choice or by knockout). After the combat had ended, it was frankly troublesome to inform who the judges would give the nod to.
Yet ultimately, Gonzalez received through unanimous choice by scores of 78-74, 77-75, 77-75.
