PINOY PRIDE XII ? BAUTISTA AND GARCIA FACE TO FACE IN BOHOL
By Rene Bonsubre, Jr.
PhilBoxing.com
Thu, 01 Mar 2012
Tagbilaran City - Rey ?Boom Boom? Bautista and Genaro Garcia of Mexico met in one of the more scenic venues for a boxing press conference ? the Bohol Tropics Resort Seglim VIP room. The captivating view of the seashore provided the backdrop for the gathering storm.
?I come here to win,? Garcia said, ?I am well prepared. I will feel him out in the early rounds. I have sparred with four boxers, trained for two and a half months. I sparred twelve rounds with each boxer. I have seen tapes of Bautista?s fights. This will be a good fight.? Garcia has fought eight world titlists but he said that Hector Velasquez was the best fighter that he faced. Velasquez? name, however, does not appear on Garcia?s boxrec record.
?I love to fight in Bohol.? Bautista said, ?Na-ay garbo sa Bohol na mu-fight mi diri. The children who are just starting to take up boxing will train harder and dream that someday they will be professional boxers like us.?
?I guarantee the fans will enjoy this fight.? Bautista concluded. ALA Promotions CEO Michael Aldeguer thanked the fans who made the PINOY PRIDE series consistently top the ratings here in the country. PINOY PRIDE XI had 12.9 % of the audience last month. The world title bout between Donnie Nietes and Ramon Garcia Hirales had a 14% rating. ?This will be a non-title bout but we are looking at Boom Boom?s opponent and not just the title. He will defend his IBF belt this May.? ,Aldeguer added.
ALA Gym trainer Edito Villamor talked about the work they did with Bautista, ?Boom Boom has a good jab, it is like a straight. But we trained him to also use it to set up his combinations. We are also working on improving his balance.?
Top photo: Rey Bautista (L) and Genaro Garcia (R) pose with ALA President Michael Aldeguer during Thursday's presscon at the Bohol Tropics Hotel in Tagbilaran City.
L-R: Pinoy Price 13 headliners: Michael Domingo, Jason Pagara, Genesis Servania, Rey Bautista, Genero Garcia (Mexico), Nick Otieno (Africa), Frans Yaranga (Indonesia) and Marvin Tampus.
Servania (L) and Otieno.
Pagara (L) and Yaranga
Domingo (L) and Tampus.
Photos by Dong Secuya.
Bautista did score a couple of knockdowns against his last opponent, Miguel Mendoza, with just his jab.
?We have seen a few of Garcia?s fights. This will be a good fight.? Villamor added.
Bautista has also trained for two months for this fight. The twelve instalment of Pinoy Pride will be held at the Carlos P. Garcia sports complex in Tagbilaran City. It will also feature unbeaten Genesis Servania (16-0, 6 KO?s) against Nick Otieno (21-7L-, 9 KO?s) of Kenya, Jason Pagara (27-2, 16 Ko?s)vs Frans Yarangga (10-1-1, 7 Ko?s) of Indonesia, and rugged veterans Michael Domingo and Marvin Tampus.
Also set to appear on the preliminary bouts are Mark Acub vs Freddie Martinez (8 rounds), Juren Labordo vs Junel Busano (4 rounds), Jimmy Paypa vs Royroy Sumugat (8 rounds), Rey Morales vs Jordan Catubay (8 rounds) and Pedro Balaba vs Jerome Casas (4 rounds).
The official weigh-in will be at the Island City Mall at 11 AM.
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