Rey “Boom Boom” Bautista once again proved that he is the future of Philippine boxing, the one to carry the torch when Manny Pacquiao phenomenon comes to an end. Last May 5 (May 6 here in the Philippines) Bautista fought his most difficult fight to date. And boy he passed it with flying colors. Sergio Medina, Bautista’s Argentinean opponent is also undefeated with 25 fights under his belt. Many thought that this fight would determine if Bautista is ready to fight for a world title but nobody taught that Medina is one tough nut to crack.
Sure Medina is undefeated but all of his fight has been held in his homeland Argentina, while Bautista have already fought in America thrice. Said Medina after the fight “This is my first time fighting in America and I was nervous.” Imagine if Medina had the experience fighting in America before he fought Bautista then it would have been a tougher fight for Bautista. Who knows maybe his chances of beating Bautista is higher.
But I take nothing away from Bautista; he fought a very good fight. Considering he’s only 20 years old while Medina is 25, still he showed he was the more mature one. Now that his next opponent could be Daniel Ponce De Leon who is also a knock out artist, he’ll have a much difficult fight ahead of him.
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