Filipino Rey “Boom Boom” Bautista vowed to put the pressure when he meets former conqueror Heriberto Ruiz this Saturday for their much-awaited grudge rematch at the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel.
Bautista, in an appearance over popular radio program “Pinoy Boxing” over RMN-dyHP on Sunday, told listeners if Ruiz thinks the same fighter who fought him previously will be fighting him this time, then the Mexican banger is in for the shock of his life.
“I am not the same fighter whom he headbutted, and who was not armed with two hands in our previous fight. Even if I was bloodied after that headbutt, I still fought my heart out,” Bautista told Pinoy Boxing referring to their first encounter which the Boholano lost.
Asked as to his strategy for the fight, Bautista made a general statement, saying that he will keep the pressure on Ruiz, and will be in front of him all thoughout the 12-round contest.
Ruiz, accompanied by his father Jose Heriberto Ruiz and handler Francisco Dominguez, touched down last night in Cebu for this Saturday’s main event duel in the Pinoy Pride 6: The Grudge Rematch card to take place.
The Mexican fighter knocked downed and beat Bautista via unanimous decision the first time they fought in Las Vegas in 2008 in the Ricky Hatton vs Pauli Malignaggi undercard and is confident coming into this fight releasing a statement that he will shame Bautista anew but this time in front of his countrymen.
“Boom Boom should be man enough to accept defeat and avoid making excuses. He beat Alejandro Barrera but that fighter is not good. He is just living off the name of his famous cousin,” stated Ruiz in an interview with Cebu-based Mexican Michael Lopez.