A Hunt Before Bostic’s Super Middleweight Hunt

It’s not the fight he desired, but if it were all about that, then Jameson “Jamie Kang” Bostic (12-3, 8KO) would never find work.

In an effort to stay busy while further surveying the super middleweight landscape, Bostic returns to the ring this Friday, when he faces journeyman Marvin Hunt in a catchweight tune up bout at the famed New Daisy Theatre in Memphis, Tenn.

Call it Bostic’s Hunt before the Super Middleweight Hunt.

As has been the case the moment he started winning again, finding anyone willing to step in the ring with the 6’5″ southpaw has been problematic, to say the least. Having signed with legendary promoter Don King in 2007, Bostic believed his troubles would be over and his resurrected career would begin to flourish.

So far, not so good.

Bostic made his DKP debut last October, sounding outpointing previously unbeaten Anthony Upshaw in the curtain raiser to Samuel Peter’s Showtime-televised win over Jameel McCline at Madison Square Garden.

Since then, it’s been a series of dates that fell through. A planned return to the Garden beneath the Roy Jones-Felix Trinidad super fight this past January fell through after an exhaustive opponent led to dozens of “thanks, but no thanks” responses. Ditto for King’s efforts to secure his beanpole prospect a spot on the March 8 card in Mexico.

Not one to take kindly to inactivity, Bostic now turns to his home away from home in Memphis, as he fights in the area for the third time in his past four fights. While he appreciates the homecoming of sorts, what would greater hit the spot is a long-desired fight against anyone who calls himself a player in the super middleweight division.

“I’ve been calling out these guys it seems like forever,” says Bostic, presently riding a 1o-fight win streak. “Damn it if they don’t answer the phone, or agree to something then change their mind once they see a contract.

“It ain’t like I’m being unrealistic, either. I’m not saying “Give me Joe Calzaghe next.” I know I got to earn my way to the top, but so does everyone else. There are a lot of guys not fighting anyone while waiting around for a gift. Those are the guys I’m calling out.”

One in particular is unbeaten Canadian contender Jean Pascal, who was once rumored for a summer showdown with Edison Miranda before those plans fell through. As was the case last year when Pascal was on the prowl for an opponent, Bostic didn’t hesitate to offer his services.

The same offer still stands, even if Bostic knows not to hold his breath in awaiting a response.

“We tried this last year. After I beat (Upshaw), I wanted to fight once more in 2007 or at the start of 2008. Pascal still needed an opponent at the time, and I was more than willing to go to Canada to fight him.

“Here we are again. Pascal has plans for a summer fight, but nobody to play with. My passport’s already up to date, and I’ll make sure my schedule’s open.”

Bostic hopes to make up for lost time in the interim, with the possibility of fights on back-to-back Fridays. An intended slot on an end-of-the-month fight card in Chicago initially fell through, but has once again become available. Even with the Memphis fight booked, breezing to and through the Windy City remains very much a possibility.

“Memphis is on, no doubt, but I don’t care about fighting two weeks in a row. I’ve done it before (scoring wins in consecutive weeks in March 2006 and again six months later); ain’t no thing to do it again. I ain’t hard to please; an opponent is in the other corner when the bell rings is enough to keep me happy for now.

“Money will come. Right now, all I care about is getting the opportunity.”

Or at the very least, for fellow super middleweights to man up and fight.

Until then, fans can catch their next glimpse of the future super middleweight champion this Friday. Tickets are still available for the full night of action at the New Daisy Theatre, and can be ordered at the venue’s box office, by calling (901) 502-1020 or contacting Team Jamie Kang through its MySpace page at http://www.myspace.com/jamiekang.