Filipino boxer
Ian Clark Bautista
Birth name Ian Clark Pedres Bautista Nationality Filipino Born (1994-10-31 ) October 31, 1994 (age 30) Binalbagan , Negros Occidental , PhilippinesCountry Philippines Sport Boxing
Ian Clark Pedres Bautista [ 1] (born October 31, 1994) is a Filipino boxer.
Background
Bautista was born in from Binalbagan , Negros Occidental .[ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
He was a participant in the 2014 Asian Games in South Korea . He was eliminated in the preliminary by South Korean boxer Choe Sang-don in a controversial bout which the Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) felt Bautista should have won. ABAP decided not to file a formal protest but urged organizers to probe "questionable" fights in the tournament in general.[ 2] [ 5] [ 6]
Bautista had attempted to qualify for Olympics. He failed to qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro having joined the AIBA World Olympic qualifier .[ 7] He also tried to earn a berth in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo via the Asia & Oceania boxing Olympic qualifier . In his first match, he caused an upset by winning over Japanese boxer and former AIBA youth world champion Hayato Tsutsumi .[ 8] However, his qualification bid ended in his following match against Chatchai-decha Butdee of Thailand.[ 9]
Bautista has competed for his country in the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games . He won gold at the 2015 SEA Games in Singapore . However he would only settle for bronze in the next two iterations of the regional games in Malaysia (2017) and the Philippines (2019) . He would regain his form by finishing as a gold medalist in the 2021 edition in Vietnam.[ 3] He would win another gold medal in the 2023 edition in Cambodia .[ 10]
References
^ "Today at the Sea Games: Quiet day for contingent as medals slow to a trickle" . New Straits Times . May 13, 2023. Retrieved May 13, 2023 .
^ a b "Bautista laments loss over biased decision" . SunStar . September 30, 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2023 .
^ a b Li, Matthew (May 22, 2022). "SEA Games: Ian Clark Bautista ends years of heartbreak, cops bantamweight gold" . Tiebreaker Times . Retrieved May 13, 2023 .
^ Montecillo, Yves (January 30, 2021). "Bautista starts training for Olympics qualifier" . Negros Now Daily . Retrieved May 13, 2023 .
^ Terrado, Reuben (September 29, 2014). "Philippines seeks review of 'questionable' Asiad results after controversial Bautista loss" . Sports Interactive Network Philippines . Retrieved May 13, 2023 .
^ "SEA Games: Aggrieved boxer Bautista urges fair judging" . Philippine Daily Inquirer . Agence France-Presse. June 9, 2015. Retrieved May 13, 2023 .
^ Songalia, Ryan (June 17, 2016). "PH boxer Bautista eliminated at Olympic qualifier" . Rappler . Retrieved May 13, 2023 .
^ de la Peña, Leobert Julian (March 5, 2020). "Ian Clark Bautista upsets former world champion in Olympic Boxing Qualifiers" . Daily Guardian . Retrieved May 13, 2023 .
^ Li, Matthew (March 7, 2020). "Ian Clark Bautista ousted from OQT by SEAG tormentor" . Tiebreaker Times . Retrieved May 13, 2023 .
^ Satumbaga-Villar, Kristel (May 13, 2023). "Ian Clark Bautista wins PH's first boxing gold" . Manila Bulletin . Retrieved May 13, 2023 .