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VILLAMOR: YOU WILL SEE AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT BOOM-BOOM ON DEC. 2 (WITH PHOTOS) By Dong Secuya PhilBoxing.com Sat, 24 Nov 2007  CEBU CITY -- One week before the ring comeback of erstwhile darling of Philippine boxing Rey 'Boom Boom' Bautista whose star was unceremoniously dimmed by a first round demolition courtesy of Chihuahua warrior Daniel Ponce de Leon, ALA Gym chief trainer Edito Villamor has declared that the boxing world "will see an entirely new Boom-Boom come Dec. 2." "You will see a new Bautista come Dec. 2," Villamor declared. "His defeat against de Leon sunk deep in him and has profoundly changed him -- both inside and outside the ring. Where before he rams himself into his opponent inside the ring, now he is more agile and got a lot of head movements. He is evolving into a complete fighter." The 21-year-old Bautista, who still got a fearsome win-loss record of 21-1 with 17KOs, will take on Mexican champion Jose Antonio Meza (23-3-0 16KOs) who had earlier declared that he will "shame Bautista in front of his people." Bautista's future hinges a lot on this fight as another devastating loss may plunge him deep into the abyss. But a highly confident Villamor said that it won't happen. "He (Bautista) will come out with a bang," Villamor said. "He is more focused now, more mature and very hungry. I'm very confident that he will come out of this fight victorious." Stablemate Z Gorres, who regularly spars with Bautista, echoed Villamor's statements. "Yes, Boom-Boom has improved a lot now," Gorres said. "Now he realizes that you can't meet those punches head on. You need to duck those punches in order to survive." The Bautista-Meza fight will headline the Dec. 2 boxing event at the historic Araneta Coliseum in Cubao, Quezon City dubbed as 'Payback' and is promoted by Third Force Promotions. BAUTISTA TRAINING PHOTOS, Nov. 23, 2007 at the ALA Gym:         Click here to view a list of other articles written by Dong Secuya.  |
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