Rey Bautista

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Rey Bautista

Real name	Reynaldo Bautista
Nickname(s)	Boom Boom
Rated at	Super Bantamweight
Height	5 ft. 6 in. (167 cm.)
Nationality	Filipino
Birth date	June 19, 1986 (1986-06-19) (age 21)
Birth place	Candijay, Bohol Philippines
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	26
Wins	25 (96%)
Wins by KO	18 (72%)
Losses	1
Draws	0
No contests	0

Reynaldo "Rey" Bautista, nicknamed Boom Boom, is a Philippine boxer in the Super bantamweight division.

1 Advantages and Disadvantages
2 Professional career
3 See also
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Advantages and Disadvantages

Bautista is renowned as a power pucher, capable of sending rivals into the canvass. This is why he's often compared to Manny Pacquiao. His only weakness is his lack of durability which was well hinted in his bout against Daniel Ponce de Leon.^[1]

[edit] Professional career

Bautista started his career in Cebu when he beat Rey Compendio in a unanimous six round decision on June 12, 2003. He since won 16 of his next bouts, mostly held in Cebu or his home province of Bohol.

His first big break came in September 10, 2005, when he knocked out Felix Flores in an eighth round bout at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

In The World Awaits undercard, Bautista gained the #1 contendership for the WBO Super Bantamweight title when he won in a unanimous decision against Sergio Manuel Medina. Despite giving Medina a knockdown, he too suffered a knockdown from the Argentinian opponent by being pummeled to the ropes.

On August 11, 2007, Bautista challenged Daniel Ponce de León of Mexico for the world title. The Mexican however proved too strong, knocking down the Philippine challenger twice in the first round forcing the referee to end the bout. In this, Bautista's unbeaten streak came to an end.

On April 6, 2008, Rey "Boom-Boom" Bautista knocked out Genaro Camargo of Mexico in the second of a 12-round match at the Invasion: Philippines vs The World boxing event at the Araneta Coliseum in Cubao, Quezon City. He knocked down Genaro twice in the first round and sent him down for the third and final time 57 seconds into the second round. Bautista thus retained his World Boxing Organization (WBO) inter-continental super bantamweight title.^[2]