Rey Bautista
Born
Reynaldo Bautista

(1986-06-19) June 19, 1986
NationalityPhilippines Filipino
Other namesBoom Boom
Statistics
Weight(s)Featherweight
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights39
Wins36
Wins by KO25
Losses3
Draws0

Reynaldo "Rey" Bautista (born June 19, 1986 in Candijay, Bohol, Philippines), more commonly known as Boom Boom Bautista, is a retired Filipino professional boxer who once fought for the WBO junior featherweight title. He currently resides in Tagbilaran City, Bohol.

Early life

Bautista spent his early childhood in the fields, growing rice with his family. Craving to live a better and more successful life, he turned to boxing at a very young age. Bautista, at the time, was discovered by Nemi Monton (ABAP Region VII president and chair for Boxing Development of the Bohol PSC), who allowed the young Bautista to fight in amateur bouts, within the island province of Bohol. Fed up with poverty, Bautista turned pro just a week shy before his 17th birthday, hoping to find a better opportunity.

Early career at Bantamweight

On June 12, 2003, in the Gaisano Country Mall in Cebu, Philippines, Bautista made his professional debut. He won a shutout, unanimous decision (UD) through six rounds against Reyco Compendio. At only 17 years of age, Bautista showed much potential.

After winning his next seven fights, Bautista compiled an undefeated record of eight wins, and 0 losses (8-0). With only eight fights under his belt, the young Bautista campaigned in Indonesia, South Korea, and Japan for his next three fights. Impressively, he won all three bouts. Bautista defeated Indonesian, Hengky Wuwungan when the referee stopped the fight to prevent Wuwungan from receiving any further damage. Bautista then faced South Korean, Hwi-Jong Kim, whom he defeated by a split decision (SD) through ten rounds. Then Bautista followed that up by traveling to Japan to defeat Hirokatsu Yamazaki, when the Japanese retired from the bout right after the third round.

Following the Yamazaki fight, Bautista had the opportunity to fight for his first regional title. On August 17, 2004, in the Sports and Cultural Complex in Mandaue City, Cebu, Bautista defeated Thai fighter, Saensak Singmanasak by second-round TKO for the then vacant WBO Asia Pacific bantamweight title. Bautista defended that title once (against South African Vuyisile Bebe, whom he defeated by a UD through twelve rounds) before he got his first big break in the sport, a chance to show many others his true potential.

Super Bantamweight

On September 10, 2005, in the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Bautista fought in the undercard of Manny Pacquiao's and Erik Morales' respective fights with both Héctor Velázquez and Zahir Raheem. The then undefeated Bautista was able to defeat his Colombian opponent (Felix Flores) by a third-round KO, impressing many people, which led to him fighting on U.S. soil for the majority of his next few fights. But before he was able to make his three fight campaign in the United States, Bautista needed to defend his WBO Asia Pacific bantamweight title from Tanzanian, Obote Ameme. Bautista was able to do just that, defeating Ameme by a second-round TKO.[1]

Three months later, Bautista started that three fight campaign by defeating Mexican, Gerardo Espinoza by a UD through eight rounds.[2] Five months later, Bautista continued his success in the states by defeating Nicaraguan, Roberto Bonilla by KO in just three rounds.[3] He finished off the successful "road-trip" by defeating Brazilian, Giovanni Andrade, after Andrade retired from the bout after 4 rounds of action.[4]

After one fight in the Philippines (where he defeated Mexican, Marino Montiel for the then vacant WBO Inter-Continental and Asia Pacific Youth super bantamweight titles), Bautista fought in The World Awaits undercard, when his promoter at the time, Oscar De La Hoya of Golden Boy Promotions, allowed Bautista to fight in the undercard of his bout against Floyd Mayweather. This was a big step in Bautista's career, since the fight was titled as a WBO Super Bantamweight Title Eliminator.[5]

On May 5, 2007, in the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, Bautista faced and defeated the then undefeated Argentine contender Sergio Manuel Medina (28-0) by UD. Bautista, although defeating Medina, too suffered a knockdown. On the eleventh round, "Medina clearly staggered Bautista with a solid combination and the Filipino held on to the ropes to apparently keep himself from going down". But nonetheless, "in the end, it was the unabated aggression of Bautista which accounted for the big margins on the scorecards of the judges, as he connected with several solid combinations to win most of the close rounds (of the bout)". The win gives Bautista his first world title shot, against the then WBO Super Bantamweight World Champion, Daniel Ponce de León of Mexico.[6]

First and second career loss

On August 11, 2007, in ARCO Arena in Sacramento, California, Bautista headlined the boxing World Cup staged by Golden Boy Promotions: Philippines vs. Mexico. Bautista, to the disappointment of the many Filipino fans in attendance that night, failed in his first attempt at a world title, when he suffered a first-round TKO loss to the hands of Daniel Ponce de León, suffering his first ever loss as a pro. The Mexican proved to be too strong, knocking down Bautista twice in the first round, forcing the referee to stop the bout.[7]

On November 22, 2008, after administering three more wins to build his confidence following his first-round knockout loss to Ponce de León, Bautista was vanquished by Heriberto Ruiz of Mexico, who had a record of (39-7-2) coming into the bout. Bautista lost by scores of 80-70, 78-72 and 77-73, all in favor of the Mexican.[8]

Featherweight

Bautista and his handlers decided to move up one weight division, up to featherweight,. On October 16, 2009, Bautista made his long-awaited ring return. There, he took on respected Marangin Marbun of Indonesia, whom he defeated by a seventh-round TKO,[9] awarding Bautista the then vacant interim WBC International Featherweight title, which he relinquished on January 19, 2010.

Bautista fought Thailand's Saichon Sotornpitak for a 10-round non titled fight on April 24, 2010 in Dubai. The bout headlined the card "Philippines vs The Rest of the World, which is presented by KO Promotions in association with ALA Promotions.[10] In this event, two other Filipino boxers, Milan Melindo and Larry Canillas, won their respective bout. Bautista stopped Sotornpitak in the sixth round and improved his record to 28-2, with 21 knockouts.[11] On August 28, 2010, Bautista fought Mexico's Alejandro Barrera (cousin of Marco Antonio Barrera) at the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel in Cebu. The Filipino pugilist won the match by TKO in the 4th round, after the referee stopped the fight due to a bad cut over Barrera's left eye, caused by a punch.[12]

On January 29, 2011, the Filipino boxer knocked out Barrera in the third round of their rematch, which took place at the Cebu City Waterfront Hotel & Casino in Cebu, Philippines.

Ruiz-Bautista Rematch

June 12, 2011, after suffering a loss in 2008, Bautista defeated Ruiz by Technical decision.

Rey 'Boom Boom' Bautista suffered three cuts due to head butts before the fight was stopped at 0:56 of the seventh round. Heriberto 'Cuate' Ruiz of Mexico effectively defused Bautista's aggressiveness with timely clinches, an effective jab and lateral movement in the early rounds.

Just like in their first fight, Bautista was cut by a clash of heads in the third at the corner of his right eyebrow. Bautista continued to charge forward which resulted in heated exchanges. In the fifth, Ruiz' survival skills showed as he landed a low blow and effectively clinched. Another headbutt opened a cut on Bautista's scalp. Referee Danrex Tapdasan had a hard time controlling the extra-curricular activities.

Bautista was surging and landed the cleaner and harder blows in the 5th and 6th rounds. Ruiz was fading but another clash of heads opened a cut on Bautista's right eyebrow. The ring physician, Dr. Jose Unabia, recommended the fight stoppage. The scores read – Judge Bruce McTavish 69-65, Judge Muhamad Rois 68-65 and Judge Rey Danseco 68-65 all for Bautista.

Bautista won the IBF International featherweight title but a section of the crowd voiced their displeasure. The sportswriters at ringside also had an animated discussion about the outcome.

Per IBF rules, no points were deducted due to the headbutts.[13]

WBO International featherweight title

On October 20 Bautista won against Daniel Ruiz for the vacant WBO International featherweight title via split decision. The fight took place at the Mall of Asia Arena and was headlined by Bautista's ALA teammate AJ Banal.[14]

Retirement

Bautista attempted to defend the WBO International featherweight championship against José Ramírez on April 20, 2013 but lost by split decision. Moments after the bout, he announced his retirement,[15] but he returned for 2 more fights during 2014.

Post-boxing

Several days after his retirement, Bautista applied to become a boxing trainer for newcomers in the Philippine Air Force.[16]

Professional boxing record

39 fights 36 wins 3 losses
By knockout 11 1
By decision 25 2
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
39 Win36-3-0Mexico Juan José Martínez TD7 (10)5 Sep 2014United Arab Emirates Dubai World Trade Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Majority TD: Fight was stopped on the 7th round due to a severe cut on the left eyelid of Bautista
38 Win35-3-0Mexico Sergio Villanueva UD1010 May 2014Philippines Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines
37 Loss34-3-0Mexico José RamírezSD1217 Aug 2013Philippines University of Southeastern Philippines, Davao City, Philippines Lost WBO International featherweight title
36 Win34-2-0Mexico Daniel Ruiz SD1220 Oct 2012Philippines Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines Won vacant WBO International featherweight title
35 Win33-2Mexico Genaro García KO2 (12), 1:2430 Mar 2012Philippines Carlos P. Garcia Sports Complex, Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Philippines
34 Win32-2Mexico Miguel Angel Mendoza KO6 (12), 1:2010 Dec 2011Philippines Hoops Dome, Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu, Philippines Retained IBF International featherweight title
33 Win31-2Mexico Heriberto Ruiz TD7 (12), 0:5611 Jun 2011Philippines Waterfront Cebu City Hotel & Casino, Cebu City, Philippines Won vacant IBF International featherweight title;
Unanimous TD: Fight stopped due to a cut on Bautista's right eyebrow produced from an accidental headbutt in Round 7
32 Win30-2Mexico Alejandro Barrera KO3 (10), 2:5629 Jan 2011Philippines Waterfront Cebu City Hotel & Casino, Cebu City, Philippines
31 Win29-2Mexico Alejandro Barrera TKO4 (10), 1:1428 Aug 2010Philippines Waterfront Cebu City Hotel & Casino, Cebu City, Philippines
30 Win28-2Thailand Saichon Sotornpitak KO6 (10), 1:5923 Apr 2010United Arab Emirates The Lounge, Chi Garden, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
29 Win27-2Indonesia Marangin Marbun TKO7 (12), 1:2516 Oct 2009Philippines Waterfront Cebu City Hotel & Casino, Cebu City, Philippines
28 Loss26-2Mexico Heriberto Ruiz UD822 Nov 2008United States MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, U.S.
27 Win26-1Mexico Eden Marquez TKO2 (12), 1:0830 Aug 2008Philippines Waterfront Cebu City Hotel & Casino, Cebu City, Philippines Retained WBO Inter-Continental junior-featherweight title
26 Win25-1-0Mexico Genaro Camargo KO2 (12), 0:576 Apr 2008Philippines Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines Retained WBO Inter-Continental junior-featherweight title
25 Win24-1Mexico Antonio Meza UD122 Dec 2007Philippines Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental junior-featherweight title
24 Loss23-1Mexico Daniel Ponce de León TKO1 (12), 2:3011 Aug 2007United States ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California, U.S. For WBO junior-featherweight title
23 Win23-0Argentina Sergio Manuel Medina UD125 May 2007United States MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, U.S.
22 Win22-0Mexico Marino Montiel KO3 (10), 1:0724 Feb 2007Philippines Cebu City Sports Complex, Cebu City, Philippines Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental and WBO Asia Pacific Youth junior-featherweight titles
21 Win21-0Brazil Giovanni Andrade RTD4 (10), 0:012 Dec 2006United States St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida, U.S.
20 Win20-0Nicaragua Roberto Bonilla KO3 (10), 2:3620 May 2006United States Staples Center, Los Angeles, U.S.
19 Win19-0Mexico Gerardo Espinoza UD823 Dec 2005United States Sycuan Resort & Casino, El Cajon, California, U.S.
18 Win18-0Tanzania Obote Ameme TKO2 (12), 1:5719 Nov 2005Philippines Carlos P. Garcia Sports Complex, Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Philippines Retained WBO Asia Pacific bantamweight title
17 Win17-0Colombia Felix Flores KO3 (8), 1:1210 Sep 2005United States Staples Center, Los Angeles, U.S.
16 Win16-0Mexico Gilberto Bolanos RTD5 (10), 3:0011 Jun 2005Philippines Mandaue City Sports and Cultural Complex, Mandaue City, Cebu, Philippines
15 Win15-0Thailand Aree Phosuwangym TKO5 (10), 1:4511 Mar 2005United States Blaisdell Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
14 Win14-0South Africa Vuyisile Bebe UD1229 Jan 2005Philippines Mandaue City Sports and Cultural Complex, Mandaue City, Cebu, Philippines Retained WBO Asia Pacific bantamweight title
13 Win13-0Indonesia Christian Casino UD1 (10), 2:5824 Oct 2004Philippines Bohol Wisdom School Gym, Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Philippines Retained WBO Asia Pacific bantamweight title
12 Win12-0Thailand Saensak Singmanasak KO2 (12), 1:4317 Aug 2004Philippines Mandaue City Sports and Cultural Complex, Mandaue City, Cebu, Philippines Won vacant WBO Asia Pacific bantamweight title
11 Win11-0Japan Hirokatsu Yamazaki RTD3 (10), 3:0027 Jun 2004Japan Sangyo Shinko Center, Akashi, Hyōgo, Japab
10 Win10-0South Korea Kim Hwi-Jong SD1029 May 2004South Korea Kyongmin University Gym, Uijeongbu City, South Korea
9 Win9-0Indonesia Hengky Wuwungan TKO3 (10), 1:0020 Apr 2004Indonesia RCTI Studio, Jakarta, Indonesia
8 Win8-0Philippines Albert Cesa TKO2 (10), 2:274 Apr 2004Philippines Mandaue City Sports and Cultural Complex, Mandaue City, Cebu, Philippines
7 Win7-0Philippines Rommel Libradilla TKO2 (10), 1:1028 Feb 2004Philippines Mandaue City Sports and Cultural Complex, Mandaue City, Cebu, Philippines
6 Win6-0Philippines Rodel Orais UD108 Jan 2004Philippines Gaisano Country Mall Parking Lot, Cebu City, Philippines
5 Win5-0Philippines Jun Pader TKO3 (10)27 Dec 2003Philippines Danao Sports Complex, Danao, Cebu, Philippines
4 Win4-0Philippines Ricky Escaner TKO3 (10)12 Oct 2003Philippines Guindulman, Bohol, Philippines
3 Win3-0Philippines Rey Martizano TKO4 (8)30 Aug 2003Philippines Gaisano Country Mall Parking Lot, Cebu City, Philippines
2 Win2-0Philippines Jerry Manganip TKO3 (6)26 Jul 2003Philippines Mandaue City Sports and Cultural Complex, Mandaue City, Cebu, Philippines
1 Win1-0Philippines Noel Acasio UD612 Jun 2003Philippines Gaisano Country Mall Parking Lot, Cebu City, Philippines

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